Colleges in USA

Yes, for all new Indian students, it is important to go through an orientation program.

The orientation is mandatory for the knowledge of the student dorms and living in the US. 

Generally, international students should submit their test scores and recommendation letters as early as possible, meaning shortly after the main deadline. Given below are the guidelines for the same: 

• It should be done to ensure review of the application (ideally within 1 to 2 weeks).
• If the test scores are delayed then the self-reported scores can be considered, but for the initial review only.
• After getting the conditional letter, the applicant should submit this along with other admission requirements at Stanford.

Given that the US visa processing takes a few weeks, it is important for Indian applicants to apply and submit their financial documents early. The safest deadline for the same is Jun 1, 2026. 

Some of the Stanford courses may have earlier requirements and deadlines too. After a student submits these docs succesfully, they are then issued an I-20 by the Bechtel International Center.

The Stanford University admission notifications are released at the same time for domestic students as well as international students including the Indian applicants. These results are generally released in early April. 

Generally, these decisions are posted on the applicant status page and it is also shared via the registered email of the student. 

Harvard's LLM is a one-year long course. 97% of the students in Harvard LLM course are international. The annual tuition fee for this course is USD 80,760 (Around INR 73.2 lakh) and the living expenses is around USD 41,040. For admission to this course, Indian students are required to submit resume, personal statement, previous studies transcripts, etc. 

For the Class of 2025, Harvard Uni placement rate for MBA graduates is around 90% (received a job offer three months after graduation). The graduates have landed job roles in Consulting, Technology, Venture Capital, and Private Equity industries. The median base salary of the MBA graduates of Harvard is USD 184,500 or Around INR 1.67 Cr.  

For the Class of 2025, Yale Uni placement rate is 95.3% (employed or in graduate school within 6 months of graduation). The mean starting salary of these graduates is USD 94,028 (Around INR 85 lakh). The top five industries where the graduates are working include Technology, Consulting, Financial Services, Healthcare, etc. 

The median salary for the Class of 2025 Yale MBA graduates (international) is USD 175,000 (Around INR 1.5 Cr.). The annual tuition fee for Yale MBA is USD 88,300 (Around INR 80 lakh). This means that ROI of Yale MBA is high. A few of the companies that hired the MBA graduates of this universuty in 2025 are Amazon, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Bain & Company, Barclays PLC, etc. 

UPenn accepts TOEFL iBT, IELTS and DET as proof of English language proficiency. The minimum score requirement is-

• TOEFL iBT- 100 or above
• IELTS Exam- 7 or above
• Duolingo English Test- 130 or above