How to convince parents to allow me to go for masters abroad??
I had the most draining dinner conversation yesterday. I told my parents I’m thinking about doing masters abroad after graduation and the way they reacted you’d think I said I’m disappearing forever.
It’s not even a money problem. We can manage it. But indian parents hear “foreign” and immediately assume your life is finished. My dad started talking about visa rejections, my mom went into “India mein kya kami hai”, and somehow the conversation ended with them naming random relatives happily living in Mumbai/BLR.
Meanwhile every second person my age is either moving to Germany or posting admission screenshots on LinkedIn and I’m just sitting here confused about my life.I’ve been researching this whole thing for weeks now because I genuinely wanted to understand if it’s actually doable or just rich kid fantasy. Spoke to a few seniors, watched too many YouTube videos, even ended up on one of those Leverage Edu calls because I was overwhelmed by all the uni and scholarship stuff.
Now I’m actually more confident about it than before but convincing parents is a whole different entrance exam apparently .
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