What to do if you're deferred from your Early Action/Early Decision school

If a college or university defers your early application, you can still make it through in the regular application. In the 11th instalment of our 12-part series on US college admissions, we share helpful pointers on how not to let deferrals defeat you.

How Warren Buffett Turned his Harvard Rejection into Opportunity

In HBO's Becoming Warren Buffett documentary, the self-made billionaire investor talks about turning his Harvard rejection into an opportunity.

US Justice Department says Harvard admissions 'may be infected with racial bias'

The Justice Department sided with the Students for Fair Admissions which brought the high-profile lawsuit against Harvard University

Indian-origin academic, Anantha P Chandrakasan, named Dean of MITs School of Engineering

MIT, one of the world’s best schools, has named an Indian-origin academic as dean of its School of Engineering.

How America's top inventor Gurtej Sandhu gives back to students

The IIT Delhi-trained electrical engineer has racked up 1,335 US patents, besting prolific inventor Thomas Edison’s 1,093 patents.

US College Shocker: Nearly 36% of Students Don’t Get Enough to Eat

Financially stressed students are being forced to choose between covering steep tuition fees and buying food.

Mindfulness: How Brown University is championing the cool trend

The Ivy League school's new Mindfulness Center will conduct and promote research on the impact of mindfulness on mental and physical health

Foreign Students in "Catch-22" as US Colleges Race to Open in Fall

Growing numbers of US colleges have announced they are reopening this Fall but expect dramatic changes to campus life.

The US Advantage: Numerous, Top-Notch, Economics Programs

Gita Gopinath, Harvards newest tenured professor of economics says South Asian students mulling over studying economics abroad should give the US their best shot as the country has a real advantage in offering high quality education through a breadth of courses at numerous, competent institutions. She also says there are many good departments in the top 50 US universities offering strong undergrad programs apart from those at the highly coveted Ivy League schools.

'In computer and software engineering, the financial outlook for PhDs is excellent'

Dr. Sohum Sohoni, Assistant Professor at The Polytechnic School (Arizona State University) answered questions which plague the mind of every engineering student who wants to study in the US. Read his answers below.