A new alternative transportation system has unveiled by Zipcar Inc associated with Ford in the name of 'Zipcar'. A zipcar works like a prepaid transportation system. If you register with zipcar service, you will be alloted a swipe card, where you can put fund to use the zipcar. Zipcars will be placed all over University campuses, Main junctions of all cities in US. So, all you need to do is put funds and drive away the car.
The zipcar usage tariffs are listed below:
For Students and University Alumni:

• $7 an hour on a weekday and $8 on weekend
• $66 for an entire day

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ME: Good Morning sir
VO: Good morning

VO: (Was typing something.. )What is your date of Birth?
ME: ITS -- JULY ---- SIR..... 

VO Paused for a while....

VO: What's the highest level of education you had?
ME: I did Bachelor of Architecture.

VO: Oh. When did u complete?
ME: In April, ___

VO: So do you have working experience?
ME: Yes Sir. I worked as an Associate Architect at ____ for an year and currently working as a full time lecturer at ABC college

I observed a little smile on VO's face

VO: Oh are you working as a lecturer? Good to hear that.
ME: Yes sir. Thank you

VO: Are you going to University of Florida?
ME: Yes sir. I am going to University of Florida, Gainseville to pursue Masters in Construction Management

VO: So how are you going to fund the studies?
ME: I will be using part of my parents savings. Do you want to see the documents?

VO: NO. Don't open that folder, its not required
(VO Scribbled something in the DS forms and said the final word)

VO: You are granted visa. Enjoy your stay in US
ME: ( In an excitement...) Thank you sir. You have a wonderful day


Friends now its your turn to share your visa interview experiences. E-mail your experiences to [email protected] 

Me: Good morning officer. How are you?
VO: Fine, thank you

VO: Give your TOEFL and GRE Score card 
       (looked them for few moment)

VO: When did you pass out?
Me: April 2011

VO: How about acedamics?
Me: 65%

VO: Any backlogs?
Me: 6 sir

VO: Why so many? 
Me: Explained

VO: Whats your father?
Me: Told

VO: Whats your father's salary?
Me: I gave the annual income

VO: Where can I expect you after 2 years?
Me: (Didn't explain well)

VO: Any brother or sisters?
Me: Told

VO: Sorry I can't issue visa as you haven't reached the consulate requirements.
       Next time come with some work experience or   with more GRE Score

That's a sad end for me. Good luck for you all guys.
By the way my GRE is 990
TOEFL 100

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Rank	College/University Name	Tuition	Total Grad Engg. enrollment
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	Full-time: $38,940 per year	2,677
2	Stanford University Stanford, CA	Full-time: $41,220 per year	3,572
3	University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA	In-state, full-time: $9,402 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,102 per year	1,759
4	Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA	In-state, full-time: $8,636 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,204 per year	4,607
5	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL	In-state, full-time: $14,932 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,198 per year	2,711
6	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	Full-time: $36,700 per year	2,334
7	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	Full-time: $34,989 per year	556
8	University of Texas--Austin (Cockrell) Austin, TX	In-state, full-time: $8,876 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $16,252 per year	2,476
9	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, MI	In-state, full-time: $21,846 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $40,668 per year	2,955
10	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	Full-time: $29,500 per year	1,665
11	Purdue University--West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN	In-state, full-time: $9,642 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $27,194 per year	2,865
11	University of Southern California (Viterbi) Los Angeles, CA	Full-time: $26,082 per year	4,268
13	Texas A&M University--College Station (Look) College Station, TX	In-state, full-time: $227 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $537 per credit	2,955
14	University of California--Los Angeles (Samueli) Los Angeles, CA	In-state, full-time: $0 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,102 per year	1,783
14	University of California--San Diego (Jacobs) La Jolla, CA	Out-of-state, full-time: $14,694 per year	1,438
16	Columbia University (Fu Foundation) New York, NY	Full-time: $41,160 per year	2,004
16	University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI	In-state, full-time: $10,941 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,108 per year	1,810
18	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	Full-time: $34,976 per year	394
18	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	Full-time: $38,090 per year	558
20	Northwestern University (McCormick) Evanston, IL	Full-time: $39,840 per year	1,439
21	University of California--Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	Out-of-state, full-time: $15,102 per year	707
22	University of Maryland--College Park (Clark) College Park, MD	In-state, full-time: $9,000 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,386 per year	2,200
22	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	Full-time: $25,660 per year	1,480
24	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	In-state, full-time: $8,700 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $17,200 per year	2,208
25	Pennsylvania State University--University Park University Park, PA	In-state, full-time: $17,292 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,716 per year	1,937
26	Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) Baltimore, MD	Full-time: $40,680 per year	3,171
27	University of Minnesota--Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	In-state, full-time: $12,044 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,142 per year	1,942
27	University of Washington Seattle, WA	In-state, full-time: $11,940 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,280 per year	1,799
29	Ohio State University Columbus, OH	In-state, full-time: $10,800 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,730 per year	1,652
30	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	In-state, full-time: $10,916 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,309 per year	2,955
31	Duke University (Pratt) Durham, NC	Full-time: $39,150 per year	824
31	North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC	In-state, full-time: $7,045 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,093 per year	2,586
31	University of California--Davis Davis, CA	In-state, full-time: $13,257 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,359 per year	1,178
34	Rice University (Brown) Houston, TX	Full-time: $33,120 per year	645
35	Yale University New Haven, CT	Full-time: $33,500 per year	188
36	University of Colorado--Boulder Boulder, CO	In-state, full-time: $11,682 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,244 per year	1,636
37	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	Full-time: $39,600 per year	908
37	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	Full-time: $1,623 per credit	412
39	Boston University Boston, MA	Full-time: $39,314 per year	761
39	University of California--Irvine (Samueli) Irvine, CA	In-state, full-time: $12,515 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $27,617 per year	1,095
39	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	In-state, full-time: $11,598 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,922 per year	684
42	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	Full-time: $1,234 per credit	439
43	Lehigh University (Rossin) Bethlehem, PA	Full-time: $1,185 per credit	707
44	Arizona State University (Fulton) Tempe, AZ	In-state, full-time: $8,509 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $22,058 per year	2,136
45	Brown University Providence, RI	Full-time: $39,928 per year	275
45	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	Full-time: $34,320 per year	645
45	Iowa State University Ames, IA	In-state, full-time: $8,204 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,600 per year	1,099
45	University of Delaware Newark, DE	In-state, full-time: $24,240 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $24,240 per year	771
49	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	Full-time: $39,400 per year	720
50	Dartmouth College (Thayer) Hanover, NH	Full-time: $39,978 per year	284
50	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	In-state, full-time: $9,040 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $24,902 per year	1,007
52	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	In-state, full-time: $532 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,045 per credit	798
52	University at Buffalo--SUNY Buffalo, NY	In-state, full-time: $8,370 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $13,780 per year	1,280
52	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	Full-time: $729 per credit	575
52	University of Massachusetts--Amherst Amherst, MA	In-state, full-time: $2,640 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $9,937 per year	775
52	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	Full-time: $39,775 per year	451
52	University of Pittsburgh (Swanson) Pittsburgh, PA	In-state, full-time: $19,862 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $33,934 per year	898
58	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick Piscataway, NJ	In-state, full-time: $14,400 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $22,248 per year	937
59	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	In-state, full-time: $7,250 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,670 per year	482
60	Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO	In-state, full-time: $7,434 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,022 per year	596
60	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	Full-time: $25,920 per year	1,220
60	Stony Brook University--SUNY Stony Brook, NY	In-state, full-time: $8,370 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $13,780 per year	1,181
60	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	In-state, full-time: $5,368 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $16,461 per year	1,026
64	Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	In-state, full-time: $11,550 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,980 per year	1,203
64	Northeastern University Boston, MA	Full-time: $1,190 per credit	1,705
66	Polytechnic Institute of New York University Brooklyn, NY	Full-time: $1,194 per credit	1,850
66	University of California--Riverside (Bourns) Riverside, CA	In-state, full-time: $0 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $14,694 per year	515
68	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	In-state, full-time: $9,972 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,884 per year	682
68	University of Illinois--Chicago Chicago, IL	In-state, full-time: $11,794 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,792 per year	972
70	Auburn University (Ginn) Auburn University, AL	In-state, full-time: $7,002 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,006 per year	820
70	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	Full-time: $1,162 per credit	821
70	Tufts University Medford, MA	Full-time: $24,474 per year	542
70	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	In-state, full-time: $319 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,112 per credit	1,251
70	University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	In-state, full-time: $7,229 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,202 per year	137
70	University of Tennessee--Knoxville Knoxville, TN	In-state, full-time: $8,362 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,400 per year	892
70	University of Texas--Dallas (Jonsson) Richardson, TX	In-state, full-time: $10,248 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $18,544 per year	1,268
77	Stevens Institute of Technology (Schaefer) Hoboken, NJ	Full-time: $1,160 per credit	2,472
78	Illinois Institute of Technology (Armour) Chicago, IL	Full-time: $975 per credit	1,608
78	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	In-state, full-time: $12,294 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $18,612 per year	791
78	University of California--Santa Cruz (Baskin) Santa Cruz, CA	In-state, full-time: $0 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,102 per year	372
78	University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	In-state, full-time: $11,664 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $22,413 per year	961
78	University of Houston (Cullen) Houston, TX	In-state, full-time: $358 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $668 per credit	1,105
78	Washington State University Pullman, WA	In-state, full-time: $8,852 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,650 per year	619
84	Mississippi State University (Bagley) Mississippi State, MS	In-state, full-time: $7,282 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $18,403 per year	607
85	Clemson University Clemson, SC	In-state, full-time: $8,380 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,964 per year	1,153
85	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	In-state, full-time: $11,250 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $11,250 per year	771
85	Missouri University of Science & Technology Rolla, MO	In-state, full-time: $6,339 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $14,844 per year	1,080
85	Rochester Institute of Technology (Gleason) Rochester, NY	Full-time: $33,234 per year	583
85	University of Missouri Columbia, MO	In-state, full-time: $367 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $852 per credit	581
85	University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	In-state, full-time: $5,991 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,157 per year	620
85	University of Texas--Arlington Arlington, TX	In-state, full-time: $8,040 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $13,620 per year	1,592
92	Florida A&M University/Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	In-state, full-time: $371 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,003 per credit	288
92	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	In-state, full-time: $9,306 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,174 per year	515
95	Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA	In-state, full-time: $4,551 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,358 per year	661
95	Texas Tech University (Whitacre) Lubbock, TX	In-state, full-time: $229 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $539 per credit	747
95	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	In-state, full-time: $296 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $692 per credit	645
95	University of Nebraska--Lincoln Lincoln, NE	In-state, full-time: $262 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $706 per credit	658
95	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	Full-time: $20,862 per year	872
100	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	In-state, full-time: $298 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $673 per credit	567
100	University of Alabama--Huntsville Huntsville, AL	In-state, full-time: $7,250 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $17,358 per year	752
102	CUNY--City College (Grove) New York, NY	In-state, full-time: $8,845 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $656 per credit	700
102	George Washington University Washington, DC	Full-time: $1,175 per credit	1,408
102	University of Oklahoma Norman, OK	In-state, full-time: $3,888 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $14,160 per year	693
102	University of South Carolina Columbia, SC	In-state, full-time: $10,490 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $22,490 per year	523
102	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	In-state, full-time: $7,080 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,040 per year	689
107	Brigham Young University (Fulton) Provo, UT	Full-time: $11,160 per year	445
107	Indiana University-Purdue University--Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	In-state, full-time: $332 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $949 per credit	141
107	University of Arkansas--Fayetteville Fayetteville, AR	In-state, full-time: $306 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $725 per credit	367
107	University of Georgia Athens, GA	In-state, full-time: $275 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $896 per credit	57
107	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	In-state, full-time: $236 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $621 per credit	710
112	Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	Full-time: $1,136 per credit	204
112	Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK	In-state, full-time: $155 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $621 per credit	969
112	Tulane University New Orleans, LA	Full-time: $40,300 per year	65
112	University of Louisville (Speed) Louisville, KY	In-state, full-time: $12,207 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,400 per year	654
112	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	In-state, full-time: $8,850 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $18,690 per year	811
112	Utah State University Logan, UT	In-state, full-time: $5,150 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $14,797 per year	395
118	University of Maryland--Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	In-state, full-time: $467 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $773 per credit	448
118	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	In-state, full-time: $556 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,135 per credit	967
120	Binghamton University--SUNY (Watson) Binghamton, NY	In-state, full-time: $8,370 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $13,780 per year	733
120	New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM	In-state, full-time: $5,400 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $17,088 per year	441
122	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	Full-time: $1,026 per credit	894
122	University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	In-state, full-time: $7,900 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,500 per year	317
122	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	Full-time: $1,538 per credit	192
125	George Mason University (Volgenau) Fairfax, VA	In-state, full-time: $12,756 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,116 per year	1,621
125	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	In-state, full-time: $5,368 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $10,523 per year	395
125	Old Dominion University (Batten) Norfolk, VA	In-state, full-time: $358 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $903 per credit	746
125	University of Akron Akron, OH	In-state, full-time: $6,800 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $11,644 per year	356
129	Alfred University--New York State College of Ceramics (Inamori) Alfred, NY	In-state, full-time: $20,310 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,310 per year	50
129	California State University--Long Beach Long Beach, CA	In-state, full-time: $5,794 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $14,722 per year	758
129	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	Full-time: $735 per credit	763
129	University of Alabama--Birmingham Birmingham, AL	In-state, full-time: $5,806 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $13,198 per year	353
129	University of New Hampshire Durham, NH	In-state, full-time: $11,859 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,859 per year	257
129	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	In-state, full-time: $9,588 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $22,978 per year	233
129	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	Full-time: $939 per credit	240
129	University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	In-state, full-time: $10,447 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,735 per year	332
129	Wright State University Dayton, OH	In-state, full-time: $11,316 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,126 per year	581
138	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	Full-time: $905 per credit	235
138	Ohio University (Russ) Athens, OH	In-state, full-time: $7,839 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,831 per year	325
138	Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR	In-state, full-time: $670 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $670 per credit	45
138	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	In-state, full-time: $4,230 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $372 per credit	357
138	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	In-state, full-time: $687 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $975 per credit	176
138	University of Hawaii--Manoa Honolulu, HI	In-state, full-time: $7,170 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $16,642 per year	207
138	University of Maine Orono, ME	In-state, full-time: $400 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,150 per credit	176
138	University of Massachusetts--Lowell (Francis) Lowell, MA	In-state, full-time: $2,184 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $8,568 per year	487
138	University of Mississippi University, MS	In-state, full-time: $6,237 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $13,599 per year	161
138	University of Nevada--Reno Reno, NV	In-state, full-time: $247 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,171 per credit	289
138	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	In-state, full-time: $8,568 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $16,254 per year	356
138	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	In-state, full-time: $508 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,281 per credit	135
138	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	In-state, full-time: $192 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $549 per credit	229