[IWantOut] 18M Student Sudan -> Germany\Hungary\Brunei\Italy\Korea\Japan
Hello everyone, I'm an 18 year old Sudanese secondary school grad looking for a fully funded or decently funded scholarship in Engineering or Computer Science outside of Sudan. I can't really rely on my family to help with the costs, and it doesn't have to be just those six countries, so other suggestions are very much welcome.
I was in the UAE, and in the first year I did pretty much nothing. Then I started self-studying the curriculum since there were no schools teaching it near me, and I specialized in Computer Science.
The exams were supposed to be earlier this year but they got delayed indefinitely, so I stopped studying, and then they were suddenly announced with one week's notice. I crammed and got a 76.4%, which is gonna be quite a mountain to get over in my applications.
After that I took the IELTS and got 7.5 (8.5 listening, 7.5 reading, 7 speaking, 7 writing). I don't have any work experience, and for skills, I've done Python courses on freeCodeCamp.
My heart lies in Engineering and I wanna do a master's in Nuclear Engineering after the bachelor's, but I'm willing to do a Computer Science related field as all my brothers went down that path, so I'll be able to get advice from them. Nearly all of my documents are ready and I have a motivation letter I'm fairly happy with, but I don't have recommendation letters because I self-studied and never had teachers. This could be an important detail: my oldest brother just finished his master's in Germany, so if I got in there I could maybe live with him.
My questions are as follows:
Do I have a realistic shot at any of these with 76.4% on a Sudanese certificate?
Is South Korea worth trying with that 80% requirement?
Are there countries I'm missing that take Sudanese bachelor's students?
How badly do missing recommendation letters hurt, and is there a way around it for self-studied students?
Thanks for the advice!