Advance hogya hai and 2 saal ghisne ke baad bhagwaan ki Dua se under 2k Rajani chahiye
On the other hand I've been learning German since 5th and I recently Achieved my C1 Certification it German.
I scored good in 12th boards asw.
I wanna go into either Quant or core EE. Would you guys pick TUM (Technical University of Münich) or a Top 7 IIT
Hey guys, kinda stuck with a big decision right now.
JEE Advanced got over recently and I should probably get a rank under 2k. Nothing is guaranteed obviously, but I’ll most likely get EE in a top 7 IIT.
The thing is, I’m interested in quant finance and stuff related to that. I also like core EE a lot, but I don’t really want to go into the usual SWE path.
At the same time, I’ve been learning German since 5th grade and recently cleared the telc Deutsch Hochschule C1 exam. Because of that, I’m pretty confident I can get into TU9/public universities in Germany too.
Now I’m genuinely confused about what to choose. IIT EE vs Germany for undergrad.
Would love advice from people who know about quant, EE, or studying in Germany.
(Finances are not an issue, my parents can easily take care of living expenses+tuition)
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98% in 12th
Under 2k in JEE (Pred)
Telc Deutsch Hochschule C1
Hey everyone, I’m a student from Bangalore and over the last 5 years I’ve spent way too much time researching studying abroad. I recently got offer letters from universities in the UK, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore, so I thought I’d make one honest post for juniors who are thinking about going abroad.
One thing I really want to say first: please don’t romanticize immigration.
Social media makes it look like the second you land abroad your life becomes perfect. Great salary, luxury apartments, foreign lifestyle, settled future. Reality is much more complicated than that, especially for Indian students taking loans.
Still the best country in the world for STEM overall. If you’re into AI, CS, quant, semiconductors, research, startups etc, nothing really matches the opportunities there.
But getting in is insanely competitive now. Top colleges want strong grades throughout high school, amazing extracurriculars, leadership, essays, SAT scores, projects, Olympiads, basically everything.
And even after all that, immigration is stressful. H1B is lottery based and green cards for Indians take forever. You could spend crores on education and still not know whether you’ll be able to stay long term.
The opportunities are incredible if you make it, but people seriously underestimate the risk involved.
The universities are amazing academically. Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, UCL etc have insane reputations and are respected everywhere.
But the cost is brutal. Especially London. Rent itself can make you question your life choices.
A lot of students think a UK degree automatically means a high paying job and settlement abroad. That’s not really true anymore. The job market is tough and sponsorship isn’t easy.
If your family can comfortably afford it or you get major scholarships, great. But taking massive loans for a random university there is honestly dangerous.
Probably one of the most popular destinations for Indians right now.
The lifestyle is great, people are generally friendly, universities are solid and pathways are simpler than the US. Engineering, mining, renewables and healthcare especially seem to do well there.
But people need to stop treating Australia like a guaranteed PR machine. Immigration rules change constantly and the economy is much smaller than America’s.
I know people who went there assuming “I’ll figure it out somehow later” and now they’re under huge financial pressure trying to recover tuition costs.
Please calculate everything properly before going.
Honestly, this is the country I’d tell people to research the most carefully right now.
The top universities are still excellent, no doubt. Waterloo, UofT, UBC etc are genuinely strong.
But outside that, a lot of students were sold unrealistic dreams over the last few years. Housing is insanely expensive, job competition is rough and immigration rules are getting stricter.
The old idea of:
“Go to Canada somehow and life will sort itself out”
doesn’t really work anymore.
Probably one of the best places in Asia academically.
NUS and NTU are excellent and the country itself is super safe and efficient. But admissions are extremely competitive for Indians.
Also, Singapore is tiny. You’re competing with some of the smartest students from across Asia for a limited number of opportunities.
Amazing option if you get in, but definitely not an easy backup.
A lot of people online oversimplify Germany.
Yes, tuition is cheap. But life there is not automatically easy. Language matters a lot, bureaucracy can be painful and adapting socially takes effort.
If you genuinely like engineering and are willing to learn German properly, it can be an amazing option. If you just want to escape India cheaply, you might struggle.
One final thing.
India is not the same country it was 15 years ago. There are way more opportunities here now in tech, startups, finance, semiconductors, research and engineering than people online admit.
Studying abroad can absolutely be worth it. But only if:
- the university is actually good
- the finances make sense
- you understand the risks
- you’re mentally prepared for the pressure
Please don’t take huge loans just because social media convinced you that moving abroad automatically means success.
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So I’ve been thinking about something and wanted to get some outside opinions.
I studied in a pretty well-known international school that had a reputation for having a lot of rich kids. I’m still in touch with a few seniors from there. One of them went to Australia for his bachelor’s, and another friend from my society also went to Australia for his bachelor’s.
Recently I spoke to both of them to understand how the job and internship scene is there because I am quite uncertain about it.
What I noticed was interesting:
- The senior from my school is around 6’2, fair, fit, and conventionally attractive.
He said getting internships is fairly easy if you network well and put yourself out there. He made it sound quite manageable.
- On the other hand, my friend from my society is more academically strong on paper but not conventionally attractive (shorter, skinny-fat, dusky skin tone).
He said it is quite hard to break into networks, people do not really approach you, and even when you try to talk, it is difficult to build connections or friendships that lead to opportunities.
This got me thinking. Is "pretty privilege" or general physical attractiveness actually a factor in internships and job opportunities, especially in countries like Australia where networking seems important?
Or is this more about personality, confidence, and background differences rather than looks?
Would love to hear thoughts from people who have experienced this or worked/studied abroad.
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Every 3rd post I see on this sub is either a guy who failed JEE asking whether he should take a massive 2Cr loan and go to Australia, UK, US or Germany for a CS/IT degree OR it's a graduate from a tier 3 college with no profile tailored for the top universities whatsoever asking whether he should change from ME or EE to CS and go to a random no name university in the US. And this is not just prevalent in studies abroad but also in people who pass JEE. Even though the recent global market for CS is terrible if you look at the branch-wise cutoffs of JEE Advance and Mains the CS branches are always at top. I have literally seen people going to a way worse college just so they can get CS over EE or a core branch.
I don't mean to say that people who couldn't crack JEE are failures or anything like that but why do people see going abroad for their studies as a pathway to PR or a guaranteed job? The local graduates are sitting jobless and applying to 100's of jobs. I mean I still get the dilemma of someone got into like the best university of the country but even then taking a 1 cr loan with no certainty of being able to get a job to pay it back? Why so?
Why are Indians obsessed with leaving this country as soon as possible. I won't say that we should stay back and make India great or any of that deshbhakti bullshit because this country is beyond the point of repair. But I have seen 2 of my cousins ruin their lives by rushing abroad and 1 of my cousin actually getting a better life by moving out of this hellhole.
It seems as soon as people finish 12th or college they either get societal pressure or peer pressure to go abroad. Most of them haven't even done basic research on the fees, job market and visa. And ironically these are the same people 4 years later who will complain about bad job market and no opportunities and be accused of "gate keeping". I have literally heard people firsthand IRL saying that "I just need to get into a university then I will get a job easily".
Also why are people so hell bent on pursuing CS or IT. Many don't even consider changing disciplines, why? Because that IIT B CS guy got a package of 4 crore.
It is not that people shouldn't go abroad or anything, I am all for people trying to get a better life for themselves but I don't get why people feel they are entitled to something. I have myself rejected offers from the top universities because I am not certain about the EE market.
I have in fact seen people not applying to the top universities because of application fees. I mean like if you cant afford to pay 5k for 1 application how will you survive abroad where the monthly living expenses don't go below 1 lakh?
Most answer "Part time jobs" to the this but they don't know the amount of subtle racism and hiring bias there is against Indian candidates. Add to that in Europe even for a normal job as a waiter you need B2 German and people just expect to walk in and get the job?
What exactly is the thought process behind thinking that the west is facing a shortage of employees in the white collar sector? Is it a mindset that people have been fed since childhood?
As of now the only real path is to either get into a top college abroad for masters with Min. 3 YOE or either aiming for an internal transfer if you work in an MNC.
This post is not meant to discourage anyone, I am simply trying to understand what exactly do people think before gambling on being the outlier while taking massive loans to fund their study abroad dream with no certainty and even doing random courses just to stay back longer.
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