studying Acturial Sciences on H4 visa

Hi

You can study on H-4 Visa, however the institution charges you more, as your status is that of an Out state student.

Lets say there is a course which has 60 credits, each credit for a normal student will cost around $65 however to an out state it costs around $95 or so, thats what i was told when i was enquiring to the University of Phoenix.

So it turns out to be a very costly affair, Instead you should get yourself a Student Visa, that way studying wont cost u a fortune and you are exempted from the H1B quota too.

~Abha

 

Find out the universities in and around the Pasadena area (you can google or ask friends who are already in that area). Go to their websites. Find out the course that you are interested in doing. Call them up and find out their admission process. Find out if they have any financial aid for foreign students. Check out graduate research assistantships, teaching assistantships etc in the univ's. Usually they carry a waiver for the entire tuition fees and give a small stipend also. Go and meet the admissions professor (usually one prof has been assigned to talk to new and future students in each department) and talk to him about what you are looking from the course and if it really satisfies your needs. And ofcourse the employment opportunities from the course.

You will have to do all this leg work yourself.

Most of the masters programs ask for TOEFL And GRE/GMAT scores. If you haven't given those already, then start preparing for it.

I think as per current rules, you will HAVE to go on F1 visa (student visa), if you are attending college full time. There is no choice about it. But I might be wrong. Check with the international student office of the universities to which you apply as to the latest visa rules about studying while on H4. The last I knew (a few yrs back), one could no longer study on H4. One had to convert to F1.

In the admission application, along with your GRE/GMAT/TOEFL scores, usually you have to write a 1-2 page statement of purpose. So you can start thinking about what to write in there also while you are researching universities.

All the best !

 

Hi Pragati,

Abt my background -B.Sc. (Hons) in Maths, MBA (Marketing)... both degrees from India and M.S. in Computer Science (from US).

I'm currently working in IT.

take care,
Aarushi

 

Hi,
Do you mean to say Actuarial Sciences in related to Insurance.I am also writing FLMI for insurance.This website might help.It is a self study coursea nd a certification in insurance.

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Bipasha

 

Hi,

I have also been doing some research on studying actuarial science. But it seems like there are very few colleges offering this course. I am located in Illinois, there are 2 or 3 universities teaching actuarial science but since they are far from home, I have totally given up on going to college.

I cleared the first actuarial exam and am preparing for the second one now. I believe anyone with a Math background can self study for the first 3 exams. Companies do hire candidates who have passed atleast 1 exam for entry level positions.


Sunitha

 

Hi Sunitha,
Which course have you done for Actuarial?
And where have you done it from?