Useful Sites

I had experienced the distress and anxiety that one goes through while searching/selecting universities on their own for studying MS in USA. Many of them take the easier route and just apply blindly to the universities that consultancies give them. I do not deny that some of the consultancies really suggest some good universities, but how would you ever know that it is a good university without ever doing your research and homework? On the other hand, some of the universities given by them are pure safe/sure shot universities which have very flexible requirements regarding your bachelors grades, GRE, TOEFL scores etc. which really do not provide education that is worth of all your investment in this process. There is a difference in taking just any means to get into US or experience a good/tough education system. All the things that I  encountered during my Masters at University of Kansas not only made me technically sound but also changed me personally. It is your future and please do not let anything or anyone decide it. Be the master of your own destiny, struggle for it, fight for it and enjoy the achievement like a real aspirant :)

So let me start my first post with some useful sites that I had gathered during my search. Good luck to all the aspirants and let me know of your achievements :)

www.i20fever.com (* superb site by superb ppl)

www.imahal.com
www.f1study.com
www.graduateshotline.com
www.edulix.com
www.garamchai.com
www.admissionguru.com
www.desigrads.com
www.msdreamz.com
www.greguide.com
www.apply4admissions.com
www.a2zcolleges.com
www.applyadvice.com
www.gradschools.com
www.gradunivs.com
www.collegequest.com
www.studyabroad.com
http://www.infozee.com/indiatimes/usa/isa.htm
http://www.going2usa.com/education/ISA.html

Exam Info

www.ets.org
www.kaplan.com
www.gre.org
www.ipem.org

General

www.new2usa.com
www.campusprogram.com
www.chronicle.com/free/resources/academicaffairs
exchanges.state.gov/education/educationusa/
www.collegeview.com/college/niche/international/
www.businessweek.com

Financial Aid/Scholarships

www.IEFA.org
www.Internationalstudent.com
www.finaid.com
www.fastaid.com
www.scholarstuff.com
www.scholarshipnet.info
www.estudentloan.com/eslindex.html
www.studentawards.com
www.freschinfo.com
www.sprysoft.com

Indian Education

www.indiaedu.com
www.education.nic.nic.in
www.academics-india.com
www.asiadragons.com/india/education

Rankings

www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/beyond/behome.htm
www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm
deil.lang.uiuc.edu/elci/s97/hhong2/ranking.html
www.looksmart.com/eus1/eus53706/eus76270/eus61972/
eus56575/eus56641/r?l&

Undergraduate Schools

www.scholarstuff.com/colleges/united_states/usa.htm
www.petersons.com/ugrad/ugsector.html
www.aacu-edu.org
www.collegeboard.com
www.collegeview.com

Graduate Schools

www.gradschools.com
www.petersons.com
www.cgsnet.org

Law Schools

www.aals.org

Admission Issues

www.statementofpurpose.com
http://www.accepted.com
www.essayedge.com

General Site for Visa and Pre Departure Program

www.unitedstatesvisas.gov
www.ttsvisas.com
www.campustours.com
www.edupass.comwww.internationalstudent.com/studyus/gettinghere.htm
www.embark.com

Links of US Embassies in INDIA

http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov

http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov/

http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/