So, a common question that may come to your mind and that is, ‘Why Study in the USA?’ To satisfy you with your queries, we have jotted down some of the points in the following:

To Avail the Opportunity to Study in the Top-Class Universities: The country is well-known for its famous universities. Every year, more than 30 Universities occupy a place in the QS University Ranking. This proves the attractiveness of the country.

Unique Curriculum: Ever wonder why many game-changers are from US universities? Well, it is because the country provides a unique yet high-ranked quality of education. Students pursuing their education are educated in liberal arts. That means students not only acquire knowledge of their relevant subject matters but also about other subject areas such as mathematics, economics, philosophy, history, or literature. It will help you to choose your long-term career path.

Innovation and Research: The country is the place for the latest innovation and research. Almost all tech giants have offices in the country. That means you will get access to any innovation made at an early stage. Also, the country provides huge facilities for research endeavours. So, if you have a passion for research, you can also go there.

Amicable Atmosphere: It is a harsh fact that in many countries, international students are welcomed with hatred or racism. But the country is different in this case. The country tries to offer the same treatment regardless of background.

Future Prospects: While you complete any of your academic programs, there is a huge prospect that remains in your future that cannot be described in words. However, just to provide you with a thorough insight some of them have been jotted down:

• Continue your higher education
• Work in the world’s top-notch companies with handsome perks
• Move to Canada very easily

To be frank, pursuing your education in the United States is quite costly than in other countries. However, to supplement your desire to continue your learning, there is the presence of several scholarship programmes.

Criteria for Scholarship: Academic performance is the primary indicator for acquiring a scholarship. However, extra-curricular activities, voluntary activities act as important criteria to enjoy the eligibility of the scholarship program. Apart from that, a good GRE or GMAT score is always welcome to ensure your desired scholarship. Your chance of scholarship gets higher if you have research publications.

Popular Scholarships: Various educational institutions in the United States of America are offering a wide number of scholarships. In the following, we have attached some of the famous scholarships:

• Fulbright Scholarship: This scholarship comes up with a full free facility. This scholarship covers the expenditure of tuition, health, and medical, airfare, and living expenditure. This scholarship will even pay you the money for the purchase of your textbook. This scholarship is available at Masters and PhD programmes.
• Humphrey Fellowship Program: Unlike other scholarships, this scholarship is only available to professionals who have years of experience in their respective professions. The scholarship is offered to persons who have portrayed outstanding commitment and dedication to public service. This scholarship comes up with full funding and date for one year. With the help of this scholarship, you will be entitled to study at an American university. But the university will be selected by the authority based on your experience and professional expertise.
• Microsoft Scholarship Program: This scholarship is offered by the tech giant Microsoft. This scholarship is only available at the Undergraduate level. This scholarship is offered to specific fields of study such as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math commonly known as ‘STEM’.
• Rotary Foundation Scholarship: This scholarship is provided to students who have outstanding extracurricular fit. The scholarship is available for the courses like community development, peace and conflict, disease prevention, and so on. This scholarship comes with partial funding.

Furthermore, various universities are offering a wide number of scholarship programmes to foreign students which come up as partial or full funding facilities. So, you can apply for any of these opportunities.

To avail, the opportunity to study in any university of the USA varies a lot depending on the types of programmes and benefits. As a result, the eligibility criteria also vary. However, to provide you with a basic view regarding this query, in the following, we have tried to list down some of the criteria that are needed by you to be eligible:

• Minimum 18 years of age
• Citizens of the listed country mentioned in the circular
• Be able to satisfy all criteria expected by the Department of Home Affairs to acquire a student visa
• Capable to meet the criteria set by the institution at which he/she has planned to enrol
•  Sound academic performance to avail scholarship
• Try to have some sound research experience
• Experience in extra-curricular and social activities
• At least 6.5 scores in IELTS examination
• Try to secure higher marks in GRE or GMAT examinations

Please remember, the above is just the general criteria. The requirements vary in terms of the study programmes and the university you will choose.

To study in your desired universities in the USA, you will need to attain a visa. The US offers several student programmes. As a result, the type of visa differs greatly. Generally, the government of the United States offers three types of student visas. They are outlined in the following:

For applying for a visa, at first, you will have to attain enrollment from a university. Only then, you can apply for a visa.

Required Documents: To apply for the visa in the US, you will need to present the following documents:

• A valid passport with the validity of around six months
• Your academic certificates and transcripts
• Bank statements
• Document of sponsorship (If you are blessed with a sponsor)
• Documents that will bear evidence of your leaving the country as soon as you finish your programme (In most cases, form of an air ticket to your country)
• Your photographs
• Non-immigrant visa application and form I-20
• Covid screening documents

Language Requirement: In the United States of America, your medium of learning will be English. So, you will have to prove your efficiency in the English language. And to prove that, you can attend any international English language examinations. However, most universities in the United States accept the IELTS. So, you should take this examination. To apply to the educational institutions in the United States of America, you will need to secure at least a 6.5 band score.

Applying for the Visa: For applying for your visa, you will need to go to the official website of the US embassy in Bangladesh. Please keep in mind that your application date will start counting as soon as you pay off the visa application fee.

Visa Fee: For applying for the visa, you will need to pay $160 as an application fee. You may have to pay a $350 SEVIS fee for F and M visa applications and $220 for a J-visa application.

A study has revealed that at present, nearly 10,00,000 international students are continuing their studies in various educational institutions. Various colleges or universities offer a wide range of courses. Of them, the top six courses are listed in the following:

It is quite different to live in the United States of America. The cost also differs in terms of the courses. In the following, the approximate expenditure is given to give you a basic idea about the expenses:

Doesn’t match your budget?: Don’t worry. The above figures are given just to give you an idea about the expenditure associated while pursuing a career in the United Kingdom.

Apart from the tuition cost, there are other expenditures which you should consider. They are in the following:

Accommodations Cost: You can reside in the University dormitory. If that does not suit you, you can go for off-campus accommodation wherein you can share your accommodation cost with families. It is a good advantage that many Bangladeshi students are at present pursuing their studies in the country. So, you can share with them. Also, you can solve the accommodation problem by renting an apartment. In that case, you will have to pay utility bills like electricity, water, gas, security, and so on. You may also have to make a ‘Tenants’ Insurance Policy’ to rent an apartment.
If you want to rent a room or house, you should double-check the following issues:

• Facilities
• Deposits
• House tax
• Inventory
• Maintenance cost
• Bill payment
• Contract with owners

Although the rent of the apartment varies a lot in terms of the areas and cities, it costs around $6,000 to $14,000 per year.

Cost of Student Visa: For attaining the facility to study in the USA, you will need to attain a Visa. And for that, you will have to apply to the USA embassy. The visa requires $160 to apply for.

Living Expenses: After ensuring your tuition fees and accommodation expenses, you must consider your living expenses. To help you clutch a basic view, the list of living expenses is given in the following:

Stay Safe with Health Service and Insurance: It is obligatory to make an insurance policy if you consider studying in the United States. The regulation clearly outlines that every student must ensure an insurance policy before the start of their respective program. At present, some American universities are offering a student insurance plan. But the drawback of this insurance policy is that it will terminate as soon as your programme finishes. The insurance plan will cost you around $1,500-2,000 yearly.

Taxes: While pursuing your study in the United States, you will be allowed to work 20 hours a week. This regulation will be reduced in time of vacation. At that time, you will be allowed to work full-time. However, you will have to submit your taxes on this income. One thing to mention is that while staying on your student visa, you will have to only pay taxes based on the income that has been generated from USA sources.

As soon as you finish your academic programme, there is a greater opportunity for you to stay in the US permanently. To attain this, you will need to acquire the citizenship status of the country. For permanent residency, there are mainly three ways available.

Optional Practical Training (OPT): This is the most popular residence option for a student like you. Mainly the students having the F-1 visa are eligible to apply for such types of residency. Under this type of visa, you will have to find employment after graduation related to your field of study. This visa is a temporary authorization of your employment. With the help of this visa, you will be entitled to continue your employment for the next year. By this time, you can apply for permanent residence status. However, the time can be extended if you graduate from such stipulated subjects as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). In that case, your visa can be extended for up to 2 years.

Non-Immigrant Work Visa: This visa is often known as an H-1B visa. This visa is very important and useful for you if you already have found an employer. To be eligible for this type of visa, you will have to enter an organization. You will have to prove to USCIS that you possess extraordinary employment or professional skills to occupy the position in your organization. To avail of this visa, your employer will have to act as your sponsor. After acquiring this visa, you will enjoy a six-year residence opportunity. In the fifth year of your visa, your employer will again have to file for this visa. If your visa is granted, then you will enjoy the limitless staying opportunity or the status of a permanent resident. Please keep in mind, if you switch your employer, then you will have to apply for the visa again.

Green Card: This is the most popular method to attain permanent residence status. To be specific, this is the ultimate goal for any international student to attain. You can acquire this visa in several ways. But the chances get higher if you possess a non-immigrant visa. Through this, you will be able to prove your value to your employer that can lead to permanent residency. However, there are several ways to attain a green card. In the following, some common methods are summarized:

• Family Sponsorship: If you are blessed with a family member or relative who is a citizen of the United States of America, you can apply for a green card. To avail of this opportunity and acquire the status of sponsor, your family member must be your spouse, children over 21 of age, parents, or siblings. In that case, you will need to prove your relationship through Form I-130.
• Marriage: If you don’t have your family member in the country, don’t worry. You can make your own family. You can acquire permanent residency through marriage. You can marriage a US citizen and apply for a green card. However, you may also prove the validity of the marriage to the authority.
• Military Service: Although it is astonishing, you can acquire permanent resident status through your employment with military service. If you are an international student and have attended university for at least 2 years, you can go for military service. You will have the opportunity to work in the military in specialized position such as an interpreter, medical field, and so on. This is one of the most effective ways to ensure your citizenship. You can skip the 5 years required for the application for the visa with the help of this method.

Reading about all these things may seem overwhelming. Let us help you ease into things with direct communication from our team members. You can also hear directly from the students who are living in USA.

The United States of America is regarded as the place of higher education. Below is the list of the Universities as per QS world university ranking 2021:

Universities in the US usually follow a standard recruitment process for domestic and international students. The following chart contains a list of documents that are usually demanded by universities. However, these requirements may differ slightly according to the requirements of individual universities.

To be frank, the working opportunity for you is quite different than in other countries. You are allowed to work 20 hours a week on a part-time basis. There are some fields where you can work on a part-time basis:

• Teaching assistantship
• The student union at your university
• Cafeterias
• Computer Centres
• Research Assistantship
• Curricular Practical Training (CPT)

While studying in the USA, please keep in mind the following issues:

Search for Scholarship: It is quite hard to continue your academic programme with your fund in the United States of America. So, always look for a scholarship opportunity. Indeed, finding a scholarship is quite hard, a scholarship; even partial funding can help you to continue your journey. Apart from searching from your home country, you should also e-mail some professors personally to acquire their recommendations and scholarship opportunity.

Choose Course Wisely: Always keep in mind that all courses do not carry equal opportunities as well as demand in the market. So, before applying choose the prospects of your chosen course widely. You can do so by delving into the sites and various resources.

Deadline: In the country, there is a specific deadline for the application of a visa and scholarship. Missing a deadline means you will lose the opportunity to apply for a specific programme in that year. Keep track of this information very carefully.