About the Book: Do you want to study abroad? Which country? Which University? How brilliant are you? Which university is appropriate for which course? If there is a top rated university in a country, is it the best for you? Is it the best for ALL courses? Is it worth the cost? Are you going abroad for undergraduate, postgraduate or doctoral program? Are similar programs available in your own country at less cost? Is it a better idea to complete your undergraduate course in your own country at less cost and then go abroad for higher degrees to study in a great university? Are you culturally and socially fit to adjust yourself to the new surroundings in the country you have chosen? Are you fluent in the language of the country you have chosen? Will it be a better idea to study in a second-best institute if you are not fully confident of your capabilities to compete with the elite students? Are your GPA, SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT scores not very good? If so which universities are appropriate for you? Are you a fit candidate for the Ivy League Universities? What exactly should you study or do to enter the Ivy League? If you are not willing to walk through a tough terrain, is it really worth the trouble to study in the Ivy League in the first place? There are several such questions for which many students simply do not have valid answers. Not just these. There are some fundamental questions for which you need to get unequivocal answers before you embark on a study program abroad. You realize that you do not qualify for MBBS (Medicine) program in your own country because of tough admission criteria and/or high cost of education. You are advised by your agent that such courses can be undertaken easily at a fraction of the cost in some other country, whose students themselves do not trust them. Are such degrees recognized in your own country and will you be allowed to practice after getting such a degree? Innumerable students do not do their homework properly before going abroad for higher studies and land up in unenviable situations eventually. This book gives some input to the students by providing preliminary data required for decision making regarding higher education. You need not be the best student. But you should be a smart student. The institute you study need not be the best in the world. But it needs to be a smart one. These two criteria will surely ensure success in your life. This book is meant for smart students who want to study in smart institutes with the eventual aim of successful life and career at optimal cost.