When searching for a graduate program, look for schools that are equally strong in computer science and engineering. MIT is still the leader here, but other schools like the University of Washington and Texas A&M University have built on their strong engineering programs to integrate computer science.
Bi-Weekly Pay. With a bi-weekly pay schedule, workers receive a check every two weeks. The company chooses a set day, such as Thursday or Friday, and issues payment every other week on that day. With a bi-weekly pay schedule, employees receive the equivalent of 26 paychecks during a standard year (52 weeks divided by two). With a bi-weekly pay schedule, two months out of the year produce three paychecks.
The main difference between a biweekly and semimonthly payroll is that biweekly happens every two weeks while semimonthly occurs twice per month, such as on the 15th and final day of the month. An employee knows when each biweekly payday will happen, such as every other Friday; however, semimonthly paydays are not as easy to predict as they may fall on different days of the month.