Test Preparation | Course Paper

1. Why this university?

Ans. Sir, the first and foremost factor for selecting this university was the amount of quality research

going on there in the field of Computer Science and Softw Engg. I came to know that my research

interest matches with that of the faculty there. Hence, I want to be a part their research group and

learn more. The main goal of the research there is to develop and investigate end-user software

engineering technologies for enabling End Users to Shape Effective Software. Besides this, the

University has its own Laboratory for Empirical Software Testing Research where students study

software testing techniques by empirical means. There is also an Usability Testing Facility which is

used as a testbed for systematically evaluating the usability and robustness of software tools and

interfaces, across a range of common desktop platforms. Above

all, the courses being offered there are designed in such a way that they are more research oriented.

Specialization in Softw Engg @ xxxxxx University is highly reputed and its ranked 5 worldwide for

Softw Engg specialization.

[Something like this….Any 3 points of this would do…. Make it short and simple]

2. Why do you plan to do MS? Why MS in CS ?

Ans. Having worked for 2 years in an IT company I learnt a lot about software development and I

have a good know-how of Computer Science and Software Engg, but a bit more technical knowledge

and research in the field will serve greatly when I come back here and join the company of my

choice. Higher qualifications give a better place, a better standard in today’s competitive world. I

have seen that there is a dearth of persons with greater technical know-how in this field, and

whosoever has it will be benefitted highly. So I wish to complete my MS and strengthen my

knowledge and grasp the opportunity.

3. Why do you wish to study in the US ?

Ans. US grad Schools are way ahead in research in fields like Computer science and Software Engg.

when compared to other countries of the world. They also have advanced courses like ####, %%%%

and ***** which is absent in Indian Universities. Moreover, they stress on practical knowledge & not

just book learning. A degree from US is globally recognized as the academic standards are very high

there. USA is the mecca of education.

4. Why Don’t you study in India ?

(This is the same question as the second but you can answer it in a different way. Any one qn. will be

asked. If 3rd q is asked, stress on + points of US schools and if why not India is asked,show the

negative side of Indian Universities. In both the cases you have to show the plus points of US

Universities with compared to Indian Universities)

Ans. Masters Education in India lays more emphasis on the theory part rather than the practical,

Hence a Masters degree from India does not really help in fulfilling the career goals of a person like

me. Indian Universities do not have enough facilities to support students in their research, whereas

US Universities have sound infrastructure to support students to gain both the theoretical as well as

practical knowledge. Moreover, the courses in India are not flexible as in us

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5. Why MS in CS with Softw Engg as specialization ?

Ans. The number of end-user programmers in the world will soon number 20 times as many as the

number of professional programmers. Current research is primarily focused in helping with the

dependability of the software the end users create and customize. Towards this goal, researchers in

xxxxxx University are working on ways to enable systems to collaborate with these users, in a

software development paradigm that blends traditionally separate functions — specification, design,

implementation, component integration, debugging, testing, and maintenance — into tightly

integrated, highly interactive environments that work together with users to continually improve

dependability.

6. Which was your undergraduate college?

Ans. I did my Bachelors of Engineering in ****** which is affiliated to #### University.

7. How many admits/ rejects?

Ans. [Explain]

8. What was your first choice ?

Ans xxxxx University was my first Choice.

9. What is your GRE/TOEFL score ?

Ans. [Explain]

10. What are your grades like ?

Ans. Sir, We have a percentage system, and I scored ___ overall.

[Else tell ur CGPA]

11. Did you have any backlogs ? [if any]

Ans. Yes Sir, I had # backlogs during ^%^&%^& sems. It was very unfortunate that I was unwell.

12. What was your bachelor’s degree in?

Ans. I completed my Bachelors of Engineering in ^&%^&%.

13. Why did you switch fields from Electrical and Electronics to Computer Science ? Why are you

changing your stream?

Ans. During my college days, apart from my coursework in college I learnt computer languages out of

my own interest. In the process I completed courses in C, C++, JAVA, J2EE. I became a Sun certified

Java Programmer during my 3rd year. The additional interest that I had for Comp Science also made

me take up a job as a Software Engineer. I became well trained and gained valuable industry

experience during my job. But, I always had it in my mind, that once I strengthen myself in my field, I

will go on to enhance my skills in the field of Computers and Software Engg. Hence I chose to pursue

my masters in Computer Science.

14. What is the purpose of your trip?

Ans. To pursue my Masters in Computer Science at xxxxxx University.

15. Which university are you planning to go to?

Ans xxxxxxx University

16. Who is planning to sponsor you?

Ans. Sir, my father is supporting me for my higher education. I have also got a bank loan sanctioned

for ** lakhs.

17. Your passbooks show that a large amount of money has recently been deposited. How would

you explain that?

Ans. [Explain it… whatever may it be.. Convince him you were always rich]

18. What do your parents do ?

Ans. [Explain]

19. Does any of your relative stay in the US?

Ans. No…[If yes… be honest… they are not goin to reject u for this reason]

20. Your brother/sister is studying too. How will your parents support both of you?

Ans. Yes/ No [If yes…Explain…. that he has scholarship… or… less fees etc]

21. Why is your GRE score low ?

Ans. I answered the first few questions incorrectly and I couldn’t improve my score later even after

performing well later. But you can see that the TOEFL score is decent which shows my proficiency in

the English language.

22. What are you plans after Graduation?

Ans. Sir, I like the present company I am working for now. So I wish to complete my MS and

strengthen my technical knowledge and get back to India Post-MS and rejoin the same company.

[Have some valid reason]

23. What is your parents’ annual income?

Ans. My family’s annual income is *** lakhs. My father’s annual income is &&& lakhs and my

mother’s annual income is ### lakhs.

24. Do you intend to come back ? or What if you are offered a job in US ?

Ans. Yes! I really like the company that I am working at present. But, I am planning to return back

and re-join the same company after my Masters. I am going to US to upgrade my skills in computer

science and update my knowledge in the latest Software Engg practices. This would surely enable

me get better results in the competitive field here.

25. Tell me about your University’s location ?

Ans. Xxxxxxxx is in yyyyyyyy, USA. yyyyyyy is a city located in zzzzzzzzz. It is located y

hours driving distance from ttttttt and x minutes from rrrrrrr.

26. How many time s have u attended VISA interview before this? IS this your first time?

Ans. [Explain if you have been earlier... for the same VISA or… if u had gone to US in tourist

VISA..Explain it]

27. What are the courses offered ? or What type of courses are there ?

Ans. There are a variety of courses offered at xxxxxx University. They can be broadly classified under

three main baskets (1) Languages and Systems (2) Real World Computing (3) Theoretical Computer

Science. Languages and Systems has courses such as Database Management Systems, High

Performance Computer Architecture and Programming Languages. Real World Computing has

courses such as Software Engineering, Machine Learning and Computer graphics. Theoretical

Computer Science has courses such as Algorithms and Data Structures,Computability and Error

Correcting Codes.

[Something like this]

28. What do you know about the University ?

Ans. Xxxxxxxx University is a public research university located in yyyyyyyy, United States. The

university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research

opportunities. There are over x academic degree programs offered through the university. The

University offers around y courses to graduates and undergraduates and there are more than z full

time faculties. There are more than xxx students in the University. It is located ‘t’ hours driving

distance from Ppppp and ‘a’ minutes from aaaa.

29. How did you come to know about your University ?

Ans. I came to know about the University through internet and email exchanges with the seniors.

30. Suppose you meet someone in the US whom you like, would you consider marrying

her ?

Ans. I am from a very traditional family. I am very much concerned about my career and definite on

my goals. I have more important responsibilities to shoulder and am confident not to get carried

away or get attracted to people. I have decided to do an MS and am very professional.

31. Do you plan to work in the US supposing on-campus ?

Ans. I have no plans to work while studying. I want to complete the course as early as possible and

come back and join the IT industry in India.

32. How many members in a family ?

Ans. [Tell them]

33. Why the entries in the passbook are recent ?

Ans. [Explain]

34. Even in this condition of economic recession, you want to go US. Why ?

Ans. I am going there for studies and I want to return back after my studies. So, economic recession

in US doesn’t affect me.

35. Why not #####. It is ranked higher than this ?

Ans. Xxxxxxxx University offers new and advanced courses like Machine Learning, End-User Software

Engineering, Functional programming etc. I came to know from my email correspondence with Prof.

***** that we had similar research interests and I wish to join his research group. Besides this, the

University has its own Laboratory for Empirical Software Testing Research where students study

software testing techniques by empirical means. There is also an Usability Testing Facility which is

used as a testbed for systematically evaluating the usability and robustness of software tools and

interfaces, across a range of common desktop platforms. All these combined together made me

chose xxxxxxxxxxx University over #### University.

36. Name some professors of your University ?

Ans. (add prefix ‘Dr’ to the professor even if he is not of doctorate level)

37. Why have you not applied to ______ university even though you have sent your GRE

score ?

Ans.

(a) While I took my GRE I was not aware of universities that were best suited for my research

interests.Hence I chose top few colleges which I knew at that time.

(b) I had done an extensive research over the Universities before applying to any university. I tried to

match my requirements with the University’s requirement. Some how some things were not

matching. So I did not apply to that University.

38. How did they manage to save all that money?

Ans. [Explain]

39. So if your dad is a businessman, why you going for Computers?

Ans. I want to follow my own dreams.

40. How many people work under your father ?

Ans. [Explain]

41. What about your second year fees?

Ans. [ Explain it as per ur CA statement]

42. What kind of money is he using to fund your studies?

Ans. All the money is in Saving Bank accounts. [Similar to this]

43. They can’t support you from this income?

Ans. I have got a loan of ** lakh rupees sanctioned from the bank. My family’s annual income is ##

lakhs per annum. Other than this we also have enough savings and and rental income to support the

family. Hence finance will never be a problem.

44. When did your parents starting saving for your education?

Ans. For the past # years.

45. How much your parents would be providing you?

Ans. My parents would be paying me around ** lakhs. Remaining amount would be paid via bank

loan obtained.

46. Where did all these funds come from suddenly? How do I believe ur funds in the passbooks are

genuine as the entries are recent and huge?

Ans. These have been maintained for atleast 6 months. My father obtained this money by #

%&^^&&. Also, I also have the bank certificate issued by the bank manager as an additional proof for

the cash balance given in the pass book.

47. Can you tell me how did you get this amount? How did you get this money?

Ans. [Explain]

48. Tell me last three months transaction. How much money is been deposited in three months.How

much money have you transferred in your saving in last three months?

[VOs have framed this Q as a counter measure to ppl that transfer funds in small chunks in SB

accounts for the sake of visa Interview]

Ans. [Explain as per pass book]

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49. Why does the passbook have only 1 page filled? How long have you had this

account ???

Ans. As this bank is near to my house my father opened an account here. I also got my

educational loan sanctioned from this bank. Since all our future transactions for my studies abroad

will take place from this bank, my father transferred money from his other accounts to this account.