STUDENT LIFE AT: California State University

I applied to 5 university: 
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) : Rejected (Reason for rejection : I believe they have strong requirement for GRE which i didn't meet)
San Diego State University: Waitlist
California State University Fullerton: Admitted
California State University Northridge: Admitted
University of Dayton : Waitlisted
Pacific University : Accepted 
It was cheaper as compare to other universities in which I got the admit.

Admission Process: 
Apply to Cal State apply it has many university which falls in California Region 
Pay fee for each college you want to apply to. 
Create account for individual College and fill out the requirements needs by the college. 

Accepted Exams: GRE(not necessary but good to have if don't have any experience, IELTS(above 7.5) , TOEFL(above 90), GMAT(550)
Intake: I applied to the Fall intake for [Year].
Factors Influencing Decision:
Academic Calendar: The timing of the intake aligned with my academic goals, allowing me to start the program after completing previous commitments.
Course Availability: I chose this intake because it offered courses aligned with my academic and professional interests, especially in the area of Business Analytics
Career Opportunities: I researched industry trends and found that starting the program in this intake would provide the best opportunities in terms of internships or job placements.

Application Submission: in month of Oct - Dec
Document Review: It will take approx. one month of college to get back to you. Once you are done with the process
Decision : I received the admission decision via email. I was accepted into the program, along with details about next steps, such as visa applications and enrollment. I started looking for visa appointments as soon as I received my I20
Visa Application:  I got my visa  done by the end of April.
Orientation Day: 1st week of Aug 2023, my college conducted orientation and campus tour events

1:30 is the ratio . Group participation in projects makes it easy for professors to teach and align students with different task to complete one particular project that promotes understanding of students in cultural as well as academic level too.

There are many TA position, one can ask his or her professor to offer them if the professor is receiving any funds from college to do Research that will also help to get a parttime job in College 

Facilities : College has biggest library in the center of University which could accommodate lakhs of students at a time.

There is the gym Facility (one of the highest equipped Gym in LA with in-built racing track on the top of gym building)

There are various students clubs once can enroll in any on the orientation day itself (such as research club, math clubs, sports teams, food pantry clubs )

Students mostly prefer working outside as its tough to get job On-Campus but talking about legal way its not allowed to work outside for 1st semester that gives a student window to apply for jobs on-campus but needs to do really hard work to get the one. Working outside usually offer minimum work wages then on- campus job.

Minimum is 16 to 20 dollars max. Its difficult because so much competition. Its the amount of efforts you take, having good academic gave me privilege, talking to professor asking for any opportunity if they have as Researchers Assistance , knocking different departments in college to know if they have any opening, dropping a copy of your resume and applying for the jobs on Handshake portal will help a student to get one. Usually they apply using Handshake, dropping resume to department was my method to boost my chances of getting call.
Describe the steps involved, such as searching for job openings, submitting applications or resumes, attending interviews, and any other relevant procedures that students should follow.

They must make profile on Handshake and keep short one page resume while applying for On- Campus job depending on the type of jobs you are applying to. Preparing a short introduction about you in such a way that the person willing look into your resume. Reaching out ones you have applied to the Recruiter to hear back from them.

Pay range is between $16 to $20 and are allowed to work only 20 hours a week . It was difficult because of competition, you have to knock department to department and meet them in-person to ask them if they have any opportunities. Here they have app called Handshake to use which university and college post jobs on. So make profile on Handshake and apply for the job there along with visiting all departments in college to see if anyone has the opening because sometimes the department does not post the job on Handshake and hire internally. 

70% does get the job within 6 months because if your OPT date start then you would only have 90 days to get the job that too the company must be willing to Sponsor you.

They dropped many cold emails to many of recruiter. Apply for 100 + company on daily bases if you want to secure an interview.

Try to make connections because u will get the call only if you have references in any company. so try to make connection and networking is key here to get the job here .

I followed Facebook pages and googled apartments near college then try to contact the person who lives near by or talking to senior students helps a lot .

Monthly rents depends on the type of amenities once choice to live : Studio apartments are 1500 per month excluding amenities , for 1 bedroom range is between 1800 to 2200.

Recommendation is try to find near to college and for a while accommodate more number of friends in single apartment if you want that to make budget friendly.