Sunday, January 26, 2014

Rafael Nadal Vs Stanislas Wawrinka: AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2014 FINAL

An easy win for Rafael Nadal was predicted by many in the Jan 26, 2014 final. The Number 1 seeded Spaniard was in supreme form wiping off the Swiss giant Federer in straight sets. But, the final was quite spectacular, nothing like what was being talked of.

Not to forget, Wawrinka had wowed the world defeating Djokovic in the quarter finals and Berdych in the semis to reach his maiden final in a grandslam. The eighth seeded Swiss was more than a tough fight for Rafa. His excellent service, majestic backhand and aggressive forehands deserved applause but Rafa's blisters in his palm and untimely back-ache during the match, helped Stan Wawrinka clinch his first major.

Stan broke very early in the first set of the much awaited final and won the set 6-3 with scorching winners. The second set was much of the same. With some pin-point aces and aggressive gameplay, Wawrinka broke the very first game of the second set and went up 2-1 with a break ahead when Rafa had to see the physio due to his back pain. Rafa didn't move much, even started hitting some drop shots and came to the net; very unconventional for the baseline shotmaker. After losing the set 6-1, Rafa got a back massage again which saw him return to the match although not completely in full flow.

The tennis world witnessed some trademark shots from Nadal which saw him break the seemingly invincible service game of the Swiss. But, it was more credit to Stan's unforced errors than Nadal's winners that saw the him take the third set 6-3.


When the Swiss broke in the fourth set to go up 4-2, it seemed over, but Rafa was courageous enough to fight back with a break. Stan broke again, after which the inevitable happened. Nadal was physically struggling and finally gave resigning expressions as Stan was servicing for the match. He took the fourth set 6-3 to clinch the trophy.


Congratulations. He will be the world number 3 and has become the first player to beat Djokovic and Nadal in a grandslam to clinch the title.
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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Select US colleges for Master's program by yourself

Hi. I have researched US universities for more than a year. I can understand how difficult it is to obtain genuine information. If you are reading this, you will end up finding a list of universities that you can potentially get admitted to, after you spend a couple of minutes reading through.

The main evaluating factors for getting admission in US grad schools are:

1. Bachelor's GPa or Percentage
2. GRE score
3. Academic score in College (Your School score is not that important)
4. TOEFL / IELTS score
5. Publications
6. Research and Project
7. Work experience
8. SOP and LOR

Now, pick up a calculator and add your points based on the tables below. If you haven’t taken any required test, use your targeted score and move on. On the basis of the total points you earn, find out the universities that suit you.

     1.    Bachelor's GPa or Percentage
[Maximum points = 30]
Percentage
GPa
Points



Top 2% of College
4.0
30
80+
3.8+
27
75+
3.5+
22
70+
3.3+
19
65+
3.0+
16
60+
2.8+
10
55+
2.5+
5
50+
2.3+
2

     2.    GRE score
[Maximum points = 30]
Verbal score
Points
Quantitative score
Points
AWA score
Points
English related major
Math related major
English related major
Math related major
165+
15
10
165+
10
15
5+
5
160+
12
10
160+
10
12
4.5
4
155+
10
7
155+
7
10
4
3
150+
7
5
150+
5
7
3.5
2
145+
5
3
145+
3
5
3
1
140+
2
2
140+
2
2



     3.    Academic score in College (Certificate level: Standard XI-XII)
[Maximum points = 5]
Percentage
GPa
Points



85+
4.0
5
80+
3.8
4
75+
3.5
3
70+
3.3
2
65+
3.0
1

     4.    TOEFL / IELTS score
[Maximum points = 5]
TOEFL
IELTS
Points



110+ with 27+ in speaking
8+ with 7.5+ in speaking
5
100+
7.5+
4
90+
7.0+
3
80+
6.5+
2
70+
6.0+
1

     5.    Publications
[Maximum points = 10]
Points
More than 3 international papers published in reputed journals
10
Atleast 1 international paper published in reputed journal
7
Atleast 1 national paper published in reputed journal
5
Atleast 1 conference paper presentation
4

     6.    Research and Project
[Maximum points = 10]
Points
More than 3 quality projects with technical paperwork
10
Atleast 1 relevant research experience under Professors
8
Atleast 1 undergraduate final year project
5

     7.    Work Experience
[Maximum points = 5]
Points
More than 1 year work experience in relevant field
5
More than 1 year teaching experience in relevant field
4
More than 3 months internship in relevant field
2

     8.    SOP and LOR
[Maximum points = 5]
Points
Well written SOP without any grammatical error + Excellent LORs from reputed Professors
5
Decent SOP + Decent LORs from teachers
3
General SOP + General LORs from teachers
1



THE LIST OF UNIVERSITIES THAT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER
Total points = 90+
THE IVY LEAGUE STANDARD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology                    www.mit.edu
Stanford University, California                                 www.stanford.edu
University of California- Berkeley                             www.berkeley.edu
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign                   www.uiuc.edu
Georgia Institute of Technology                               www.gatech.edu
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI                       www.umich.edu
  Harvard University                                                  www.harvard.edu
Cornell University                                                   www.cornell.edu
University of California, San Diego                           www.ucsd.edu
California Institute of Technology                             www.caltech.edu
University of Texas at Austin                                   www.utexas.edu
University of Wisconsin- Madison                            www.wisc.edu
University of California Los Angles                           www.ucla.edu
University of Maryland, College park                         www.umd.edu
Princeton University                                                www.princeton.edu
Pennsylvania State University, University Park          www.psu.edu
Texas A & M College Station                                   www.tamu.edu
Purdue University –West Lafayette                           www.purdue.edu
  Carnegie Mellon University                                       www.cmu.edu

Total points = 80+
THE TOP LIST
Ohio State University                                                www.osu.edu
Duke University                                                        www.duke.edu
Columbia University                                                  www.columbia.edu
University of Minnesota                                             www.umn.edu
Yale University                                                         www.yale.edu
John Hopkins University                                            www.jhu.edu
Case Western Reserve University                              www.cwru.edu
Brown university (RI)                                                 www.brown.edu
Virginia poly Tech                                                     www.vt.edu
Dartmouth College, NH                                             www.dartmouth.edu
Iowa State University                                                www.iastate.edu
University of California- Santa Barbara                        www.ucsb.edu
Arizona State University                                            www.asu.edu
Rutgers, State University of NJ, New Brunswick          www.rutgers.edu
Rice University, Texas                                              www.rice.edu
University of Rochester                                             www.rochester.edu
University of Virginia                                                 www.virginia.edu
University of Pennsylvania                                         www.upenn.edu
Northwestern University (IL)                                       www.northwestern.edu
Washington University St Louis                                 www.wustl.edu
University of California – Davis                                   www.ucdavis.edu
University of Colorado –Boulder                                 www.colorado.edu
Lehigh University (PA)                                              www.lehigh.edu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)                        www.rpi.edu
University of Notre Dame                                          www.nd.edu
University of Massachusetts – Amherst                     www.umass.edu
Vanderbilt University (TN)                                         www.vanderbilt.edu
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill                     www.unc.edu

Total points = 75+
THE ‘A’ LIST

University of Southern California             www.usc.edu
University of Delaware                           www.udel.edu
University of Florida; Gainesville             www.ufl.edu
University of California - Irvine                 www.uci.edu
Michigan State University                      www.msu.edu
University of Cincinnati                          www.uc.edu
University of Arizona-Tucson                  www.uarizona.edu
University of Chicago                             www.uchicago.edu
University of Utah                                  www.utah.edu
Colorado School of Mines                      www.mines.edu
University of Illinois at Chicago               www.uic.edu
Colorado State University                      www.colostate.edu
University of Washington – Seattle         www.washington.edu
North Carolina State University               www.ncsu.edu
University of Iowa                                  www.uiowa.edu
University of Buffalo, SUNY                   www.buffalo.edu
University of Pittsburgh                          www.pitt.edu
University of South Carolina                   www.sc.edu
     Worcester Polytechnic Institute             www.wpi.edu


Total points = 70+
THE DECENT PICKS

Oregon State University                         www.oregonstate.edu
University of Connecticut                        www.uconn.edu
University of Kansas                              www.ku.edu
Worcester Polytechnic Institute              www.wpi.edu
Clemson University                                www.clemson.edu
Kansas State University                         www.ksu.edu
University of Alabama- Tuscaloosa          www.ua.edu
University of New Hampshire                  www.unh.edu
University of New Mexico                       www.unm.edu
University of Missouri – Rolla                  www.umr.edu
University of Akron                                 www.uakron.edu
     SUNY- Stony Brook                               www.sunysb.edu
Indiana University - Bloomington              www.indiana.edu
University of Texas – Dallas                    www.utdallas.edu
University of Tennessee-Knoxville            www.utk.edu
West Virginia University                         www.wvu.edu
  Auburn University                                  www.auburn.edu


Total points = 65+
THE MEDIOCRE
University of Nebraska Lincoln                      www.unl.edu
University of Georgia                                    www.uga.edu
University of Missouri-Columbia                     www.mizzou.edu
Boston University                                         www.bu.edu
Tulane University                                          www.tulane.edu
Ohio University –Athens                               www.ohiou.edu
University of Houston –Houston                     www.uh.edu
Michigan Technological University                 www.mtu.edu
University of Maine                                       www.umaine.edu
University of California – River Side                www.ucr.edu
University of Kentucky                                  www.uky.edu
Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge         www.lsu.edu
Oklahoma State University                            www.okstate.edu
George Washington University                       www.gwu.edu
University of Central Florida                           www.ucf.edu
Texas Tech University                                   www.ttu.edu
    Drexel University                                          www.drexel.edu

Total points = 60+
THE FAIR PICKS
Northern Illinois University                              www.niu.edu 
University of Memphis                                   www.memphis.edu
University of Nevada Los Vegas                      www.unlv.edu
Mississippi State university                            www.msstate.edu
University of Missouri, Kansas City                 www.umkc.edu
Brigham Young University                              www.byu.edu
University of Oklahoma                                  www.ou.edu
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville           www.siue.edu
Illinois Institute of Technology                         www.iit.edu
Syracuse University                                       www.syr.edu
University of Oklahoma                                  www.ou.edu
University of Nebraska Omaha                        www.unomaha.edu
University of South Florida- Tampa                  www.usf.edu
Tennessee Technological University                www.tntech.edu
University of Alabama-Huntsville                     www.uah.edu
Polytechnic University (NY)                            www.poly.edu
University of Idaho                                         www.uidaho.edu
Indiana University Purdue University                www.iupui.edu
University of Arkansas- Fayetteville                 www.uark.edu
University of South Florida                              www.usf.edu
University of Louisiana-Lafayette                     www.lousiana.edu
George Mason University                                www.gmu.edu
Washington State University                           www.wsu.edu
Georgia State University                                 www.gsu.edu
Rochester Institute of Technology                    www.rit.edu
Villanova University                                        www.villanova.edu 

Total points = 55+
NOT BAD!
University of Houston at Clear Lake                      www.uhcl.edu
New Jersey Institute of Technology                       www.njit.edu
Idaho State University                                          www.isu.edu
University of North Carolina-Charlotte                     www.uncc.edu
New Mexico State University                                www.nmsu.edu
Wayne State University                                        www.wayne.edu
Wright State University                                         www.wright.edu
California State University, Sacramento                  www.csus.edu
Missouri State University                                      www.missouristate.edu
Florida Institute of Technology                               www.fit.edu
North Dakota State University                               www.ndsu.edu
University of Texas-Arlington                                 www.uta.edu
Clarkson University                                              www.clarkson.edu
University of Tennessee Chattanooga                    www.utc.edu
Portland state university                                       www.pdx.edu
University of Vermont                                           www.uvm.edu
University of Tampa                                              www.utampa.edu
Louisiana Tech. University                                     www.latech.edu
Wichita State University                                        www.wichita.edu
Illinois State University, Normal                              www.ilstu.edu
University of Mississippi                                        www.olemiss.edu
Northeastern University                                         www.northeastern.edu
University of Tulsa                                                www.utulsa.edu
University of Miami                                               www.miami.edu
University of Alaska- Fairbanks                              www.uaf.edu
Pace University, NY                                              www.pace.edu
Baylor University, Texas                                        www.baylor.edu
South Dakota State University                                www.sdsu.edu
Temple University, PA                                           www.temple.edu
University of New Orleans                                      www.uno.edu
University of Indianapolis                                       www.uindy.edu
Oregon Graduate Institute of Science &Tech           www.ogi.edu
Minnesota State University, Mankato                      www.mnsu.edu
   McNeese State University                                      www.mcneese.edu

Total points = 50+
SAFE PICKS
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale                          www.siuc.edu
Northwest Missouri State University                               www.nwmissouri.edu
Middle Tennessee State University                                 www.mtsu.edu
Montana State University, Bozeman                               www.montana.edu
Florida International university                                        www.fiu.edu
St Cloud State University                                              www.stcloudstate.edu
University of Dayton –Ohio                                            www.udayton.edu
South Dakota School of Mines & technology                  www.sdsmt.edu
University of Texas, Tyler                                              www.uttyler.edu
University of Texas at San Antonio                                 www.utsa.edu
University of Texas El Paso                                           www.utep.edu
Columbus State University                                            www.colstate.edu
New York Institute of Technology                                   www.nyit.edu
California State University, Chico                                   www.csuchico.edu
Marquette University                                                     www.marquette.edu
North Dakota State University                                        www.nodak.edu
Ball State University                                                      www.bsu.edu
California State University, Northridge                             www.csun.edu
East Carolina University                                                www.ecu.edu
University of North Texas                                               www.unt.edu
SUNY Institute of Technology                                        www.sunyit.edu
University of Missouri at St Louis                                   www.umsl.edu
University of Northern Iowa                                            www.uni.edu
Old Dominion University, Virginia                                   www.odu.edu
Governors State University, Parkway IL                          www.govst.edu
University of Arkansas Little Rock                                  www.ualr.edu
California State University, Fresno                                 www.csufresno.edu
Mississippi College                                                      www.mc.edu

Total points = 45+
BACKUPS
New Mexico Institute of Mining &Tech.                                             www.nmt.edu
University of Illinois at Springfield                                                         www.uis.edu
University of Louisville, Kentucky                                                         www.louisville.edu
Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs                            www.coloradotech.edu
Chicago State University                                                                          www.csu.edu
North Carolina Agricultural & Tech State University                        www.ncat.edu
Lamar University                                                                                         www.lamar.edu
Texas A & M university, Kingsville                                                       www.tamuk.edu
Eastern Michigan University                                                                   www.emich.edu
City College of the City of New York                                                    www.cuny.edu
Western Kentucky University                                                                 www.wku.edu
Boise State university, Idaho                                                                  www.boisestate.edu
University of Hawaii                                                                                    www.hawai.edu
State University of West Georgia                                                           www.westga.edu
Ball State University                                                                                   www.bsu.edu
Bradley University                                                                                       www.bradley.edu
Cleveland State University                                                                        www.csuohio.edu
Dakota State University                                                                             www.dsu.edu
DePaul University                                                                                        www.depaul.edu
Eastern Washington University                                                              www.ewu.edu
Southeastern University, DC                                                                   www.seu.edu
Southern Oregon University, Ashland                                                  www.sou.edu
Suffolk University, MA                                                                               www.suffolk.edu
University of Denver                                                                                   www.du.edu
University of North Carolina, Greensboro                                            www.uncg.edu
University of West Florida, Pensacola                                                 www.uwf.edu
University of Central Arkansas                                                               www.uca.edu
Gannon University                                                                                      www.gannon.edu
Stevens Institute of Technology                                                             www.stevens-tech.edu
Roosevelt University Chicago                                                                  www.roosevelt.edu
Ferris State University, Michigan                                                           www.ferris.edu
Arkansas State University                                                                        www.astate.edu
Alabama A & M University                                                                       www.aamu.edu
San Diego State University, California                                                 www.sdsu.edu/
Northeastern Illinois University                                                               www.neiu.edu
University of Detroit Mercy                                                                       www.udmercy.edu
Wilkes University                                                                                        www.wilkes.edu
Farleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey                                         www.fdu.edu
State University of New York, Albany                                                   www.albany.edu
College of William & Mary                                                                        www.wm.edu
East Tennessee State University                                                           www.etsu.edu
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos                               www.swt.edu
University of Bridgeport –CT                                                                    www.bridgeport.edu
Oakland University                                                                                     www.oakland.edu
Sam Houston State University                                                               www.shsu.edu
San Jose state University                                                                        www.sjsu.edu
William Patterson University                                                                   www.wpunj.edu
Western Carolina University                                                                    www.wcu.edu
University of Central Oklahoma                                                              www.ucok.edu
Widener University                                                                                      www.widener.edu
University of St Thomas, MN                                                                   www.stthomas.edu
Western Illinois university                                                                         www.wiu.edu
Bowling Green State University, Ohio                                                  www.bgsu.edu
Delaware State University                                                                        www.desu.edu
University of Southern Mississippi                                                        www.usm.edu
Monmouth University-New Jersey                                                         www.monmouth.edu
Indian University South Bend                                                                  www.iusb.edu
Saint Mary’s University San Antonio                                                    www.stmarytx.edu
Shippensburg University, PA                                                                   www.ship.edu
Kent State University                                                                                 www.kent.edu
State University of New York, New Paltz                                             www.newpaltz.edu
Ferris State University                                                                               www.ferris.edu
University of New Haven, CT                                                                    www.newhaven.edu
University of Texas, Pan America                                                          www.panam.edu
Jackson State University                                                                          www.jsums.edu
East Tennessee State University                                                           www.etsu.edu
Lawrence Tech University                                                                         www.ltu.edu
Widener University, Pennsylvania                                                          www.widener.edu
Alcorn State University                                                                              www.alcorn.edu
Jacksonville State University                                                                    www.jsu.edu
Long Island University                                                                                www.liu.edu
Loma Linda University                                                                                www.llu.edu
University of Findlay-Ohio                                                                         www.findlay.edu
Golden Gate University                                                                              www.ggu.edu
Saginaw Valley State University, MI                                                     www.svsu.edu

Total points = 40+
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Northwestern Polytechnic University                    www.npu.edu
Saint Joseph University                                      www.sju.edu
Clark Atlanta University                                      www.cau.edu
Frostburg State University                                  www.frostburg.edu
La Salle University, PA                                       www.lasalle.edu
Duquesne University                                          www.duq.edu
Georgia College & State University                     www.gcsu.edu
Georgia Southern University                               www.georgiasouthern.edu
Kennesaw State University                                 www.kennesaw.edu
Loyola University Chicago                                  www.luc.edu
Northern Kentucky University                              www.nku.edu
Oklahoma City University                                   www.ocu.edu
Southern New Hampshire University                    www.snhu.edu
Stratford University                                            www.startford.edu
Ohio Dominican College (University), Ohio           www.ohiodominican.edu
Fitchburg State University, MA                           www.fsc.edu
Hawaii Pacific University, Hawaii                         www.hpu.edu
Northwood University, Michigan                          www.northwood.edu
Johnson and Wales University, RI                       www.jwu.edu
Troy State University, Alabama                           www.troyst.edu
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton                www.fau.edu
Alfred University                                                www.alfred.edu
Drake university                                                 www.drake.edu
Howard University                                              www.howard.edu
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania             www.ship.edu
Dominican University                                         www.dom.edu
University of East West Medicine                        www.uwem.edu
Dallas Baptist University                                     www.dbu.edu
Schiller International University                            www.schiller.edu
   Stevens Henager College                                    www.stevenshenager.edu
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