Hi, I have submitted documents on 31st july, dispatched to delhi embassy on 5th august, got my fee receipt after submission and submitted that as additional documents (without the embassy requesting for it) on 17th august. Does this delay my visa? My course starts sept 7th DCU, and they have agreed for extenstion for couple weeks post that date as my classes only start on 15th. the registration deadline on their website is 25th sept, i have not contacted them further about the extension, should i ? my_qualifications are 12th graduate, applied for Bsc Psychology and Mathematics DCU

MBA Profile Review Request

My_Qualifications:

Demographics:
- 24M, Indian, based in a major South Indian city

Academics:
- BSc Finance, tier-1 private university in Mumbai
- Cumulative GPA: ~73.5% (approx 3.2/4.0)
- 10th: 82%, 12th: 86% (both CBSE)

Test Scores:
- GMAT Focus Edition scheduled for September 30, currently prepping (targeting above 655)

Work Experience (4 years by application time):
- IB Executive to Senior Executive at a boutique investment banking advisory firm (July 2023-November 2024)
- Senior Business Consultant at an edtech/learning solutions company (November 2024-May 2025)
- Deal Advisory/RM, Investment Banking at a mid-market M&A advisory firm (June 2025-February 2026)
- Currently: Lead, Corporate Development** **at a $200M revenue global IT services company; also Investment Committee member at an affiliated early-stage venture arm, covering deal sourcing, diligence, and IC scoring

Entrepreneurial Experience:
- Co-founded a restaurant/F&B venture in Chennai (July 2021-November 2023), sold to an investor

Extracurriculars/Leadership:
- College tech club: member (Year 1) to HOD (Year 2) to President (Year 3)
- Regular volunteer at an animal welfare organisation

Goals:
- Post-MBA: transition into investment banking or consulting
- Open to working anywhere geographically (preferably US)
- Targeting 2027 intake

Target Schools:
- T15 USA (particularly NYU Stern), IESE, ESCP, and HEC (if possible)

Additional Info:
- I work closely with the founders of my current company ($200Mn revenue), they are open to writing an LOR (all three of them did Masters in the US)
- Looking to come back to India post 7-8 years of working abroad.

Feedback is welcome to assess my realism.

Hey i am 20F in chennai, I am planning to do my masters in abroad and my_qualifications is BE.CSE
I went and saw idp too and their budget is way out of mine and then there’s germany, Poland and Norway
That’s in our budget. So if anyone has any idea about that consultancy or you are planning to go to germany, please do text me! That will help me out a lot.

i’m an Indian student who just gave their neet exam. I’ve always wanted to move abroad. Now admissions are closed in most if the european countries except moldova and bulgaria which are also budget friendly. Is it worth going to these countries for undergrad or should i pursue veterinary sciences in India?

Hi everyone,
I’m from India and planning to pursue a Master’s abroad in 2027. I’ve completed a B.Sc. in Psychology (56%, CGPA 5.88) and I’m currently exploring different Master’s options, mainly in Public Health, Social Work, Psychology-related fields, Health Management, etc.
My main priority isn’t just getting a degree. I want to choose a country where I have a realistic chance to:
Get admission with my academic profile
Study at a reasonable overall cost
Find a job after graduation
Get a decent post-study work period
Eventually obtain PR/permanent residency
Have a good quality of life
Avoid taking an unnecessarily huge education loan
I’m currently considering countries such as Finland, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Poland, and other European countries, but I’m open to suggestions outside Europe as well.
For people who are already studying or working abroad:
1. Which country would you recommend for my profile and goals in 2027?
2. Which Master’s courses would have the best employment prospects after a Psychology degree?
3. Which countries have the most realistic PR/settlement pathway?
4. How difficult is it actually to find a job after graduation as an international student?
5. What would be a realistic total budget for tuition + living expenses?
6. Would you choose Finland/Ireland/Germany/Sweden/etc. in the current situation, or is there a better option?
I’m especially interested in real experiences from Indians/international students who have already studied and settled (or tried to settle) in these countries.
I’d really appreciate honest advice rather than just university/agent marketing. Thanks!

Hey everyone!

Finally received my passport with the stamped German National Student Visa today! This community helped me a lot during the stressful wait times, so I wanted to share my complete end-to-end timeline, total costs, and key tips for anyone applying for the upcoming intakes.

Profile & Background:

Undergrad: B.Tech in Information Technology (CGPA: 9.25)

Target Program: M.Sc. Computer Science (Winter Semester 2026)

Admitted University: RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau

Jurisdiction: Germany Consulate Mumbai (German Visa Application Centre)

Timeline:

(Kinda obvious but first, check if ur undergrad university has H+ status on anabin, only then can u apply to German Universities)

January: Applied for APS Certificate in the first week.

February: Received the APS Certificate in the first week.

April – June 2026: Shortlisted universities and submitted applications via uni-assist and direct portals.

June 2026: Received admission offer.

(Tip: Don't edit the APS certificate in any way or change it's name, since there's a signature validation in it)

Visa:

22 July: Submitted visa application on the new Consular Services Portal, and entered preliminary review.

23 July: Received a correction, and completed it the same day

24 July: Received another correction, and completed it in an hour. Afterwards received the notification to book an appointment

6 August: Attended VFS Mumbai appointment (document verification, biometric data, passport submission).

13 August: Passport dispatched

14 August: Passport delivered safely (with visa)! 🎉

(In total, it took only 3 weeks for the entire Visa process)

Total Expense Breakdown:

IELTS Certificate: 18,000/-

APS Certificate Fee: 18,000/-

Application Fees (Uniassist + Direct Portal Applications):

€165 ~ ₹18,000/-

German Blocked Account Deposit:

(Opted for Expatrio Value package which includes blocked account, free travel insurance, tk public health insurance, free expatrio bank account, digital isic card)

€12,153 ~ ₹13.5 lakhs (setup fee and all)

Visa Fees:

CSP service fee: 1093/-

Courier Service: 733/-

SMS Service: 156/-

Visa Fee: 8,100/- (€75)

Total: ₹10,082/-

Total Cost (From APS to Visa):

~₹14.2 lakhs OR ~€12,800

Key Takeaways & Tips

CSP (Consular Services Portal): Don't forget to upload the 2 declaration forms. And merge the health insurance and travel insurance confirmation for the insurance proof field.

APS Reference Number: When VFS or CSP asks for your APS Reference/Special Reference number, make sure to enter the Prüfnummer printed on your APS certificate.

Photos: 3 biometric photos of 35x45 mm, 80% face coverage, white/light colored background, no shadows, neutral expression

VFS Add-on Services: None of the premium lounge or value-added services are mandatory. Just opt for the standard Courier and sms services so you don't have to travel back to pick up your passport in person.

Funding Proof: The official 06 Blocked Account confirmation document (€11,904) is 100% sufficient as your Finanzierungsnachweis.

Blocked Account & Health Insurance (Expatrio):

I used the Expatrio Value Package (Blocked Account + TK Public Health Insurance + Free Incoming Travel Insurance). The digital setup was quick and the blocked account confirmation was issued almost immediately after transferring the funds.

If anyone is currently setting up their blocked account or health insurance package, you can use my referral link/code to get some cashback (€15) on your setup:

Referral Code: whuwgqliio1

Referral link: http://www.expatrio.com?f=whuwgqliio1

Feel free to ask any questions in the comments about CSP, VFS Mumbai, or the timeline. Happy to help out!

I spent years in the education consultancy business.

A big part of that was MBBS abroad.

And honestly, I did it for money.

I wasn't some passionate "career counsellor" sitting down with students and figuring out what was best for their future. Most of the time, students came asking for a particular country or university, and my job was to get them there.

I knew most students were making decisions they probably shouldn't have.

But if I didn't take them, someone else would.

That's how this industry works. At some point, you stop thinking whether something is right and start thinking about the money.

I eventually got out.

I'm doing other things I love, and I am not here to sell you a university, a country, an application package or a dream.

So I made this account because I owe myself a little redemption.

I won't tell you which college to choose.

I won't tell you which country is "best."

I won't take your money for counselling.

What I will do is tell you what agents conveniently leave out.

Ask me about MBBS abroad. Ask me about Russia, Georgia, Philippines, China, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, or any other destination you've been pitched.

I'll tell you the problems.

And yes, making life slightly harder for dishonest agents is a perfectly acceptable side benefit.

For students from other streams or anyone planning to study abroad, I’ll use the best of my knowledge and experience to share whatever information I know or can properly source.

Just a note: I’ll probably be using ChatGPT quite a bit for my replies here. I’m not going to sit and type out every long response myself. I’ll just explain what I want to say and let ChatGPT help me put it into words.

My_qualifications are: 12th grader

Background:

​Curriculum: India CBSE (10th) / State Board MPC (11th & 12th).

​Academics: 10th Grade: 94%. 11th Grade (Intermediate 1st Year MPC): 83.2% (391/470). I am expecting a massive rebound to 95%+ in 12th grade and targeting a 1530+ on the SAT (790-800 Math).

​Objective: CS Undergrad with concentration in AIML

​The Main Extracurricular / "Spike":

Instead of a generic app, I am building a full-stack Cyber-Physical System with two friends (one mechanical engineering applicant, one 3rd-year university data architect).

​Project: An AI-Predictive Thermal Management System for high-density AI data centers.

​What it does: Uses an ESP32, DHT22 sensors, and a cloud time-series database to stream telemetry data from a physical mock server rack. My specific role is acting as the PM and writing the Python time-series machine learning model to predict heat spikes 30 seconds before they happen, dynamically adjusting PWM cooling fans to preemptively cool the hardware.

​The Impact: Focuses on lowering Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and reducing enterprise energy waste by 20-30%, solving a massive geographical and operational bottleneck for AI data centers.

​My Questions for this Sub:

​The 11th Grade Dip: Will top US engineering schools forgive the 83.2% in 11th grade if my 10th, 12th, and SAT scores are top-tier, and this project proves my technical ability?

​Community Service vs. Enterprise Impact: I keep hearing that colleges want "well-rounded" students who volunteer locally. My project solves an environmental/infrastructure problem rather than a traditional local community service problem. Will admissions officers view this as lacking "impact"?

​Vibe Coding: I am using AI tools to help accelerate the coding process so I can focus on system architecture and product management. As long as I understand and can debug the entire pipeline, is this a red flag for CS admissions?

I'm 22M from India and planning to study abroad around 2027. My main goals are to study, work during/after my studies and eventually settle abroad.

my_qualifications :

10th: 80%

12th: 85% Commerce

BBA: 7.3 CGPA (~69%), completed through online mode

BBA took 4 years instead of 3 due to backlogs — all backlogs are cleared

1-year gap before graduation

1 year professional experience in digital marketing during my BBA

No major extracurriculars

I'm currently comparing Canada vs Australia. Canada is slightly preferred because I have a friend in Vancouver. I also asked him about the job situation and he said having a local referral can make finding student/entry-level work significantly easier.

I'm open to private colleges or lower-ranked/substandard institutions if necessary. My priority is getting abroad for study, work and eventually settlement rather than prestige.

I'm considering either a Master's/MBA or a skilled/trade-related course, depending on which is more realistic for my profile and future prospects.

I'd like honest opinions:

* How risky is my profile for a Canada/Australia study visa?

* Does the online BBA + 1-year gap + extended degree + previous backlogs create a major problem?

* Which country would you choose with this profile?

Master's/MBA vs trade course — which makes more sense?

* Am I being realistic about my chances, or am I overlooking major problems?

Please be blunt. I'm trying to understand the reality before investing money, efforts and time.

Note: All the suggestions, advices or criticism are invited. :)

Hello! I am a student in Australia and I lost my passport when coming back from India. The immigration people transferred my student visa on my old passport for now and said to get a new passport asap.

Now here are the list of problems:

1. Getting a new passport in Sydney is a mess and I gonna cost me a fortune which I can not really afford as a student.

2. Another option I am weighing in on is to go back to

India using my old passport on which they transferred the visa. But this passport of mine was marked as damaged by the Indian authorities since spilled some water on it once, but my main page is all intact and it is yet to expire. Is this a risky step I should take?

3. Get an emergency certificate and go back to India and get a new passport there. But I have read that if you get an EC the passport psks asks a hell lot of questions and documents to get a new passport.

Please help me out here, I am really really confused on what to do now.

Thanks!

Hello, I will start my doctoral program soon abroad, my university falls within QS world ranking 100 as per their criteria. Have anyone got this scholarship for abroad studies ?

I'm a software developer (India), and want some exposure and want to move out for some time.
For upskilling myself, I am thinking of doing masters from Dubai, as it has 2030 and 2040 plans and the AI jobs are gonna boom there.
So is my planning to study abroad is a good one?
I already tried for some job referrals but failed to get one! I'm seriously thinking of opting for the masters.
And if it's a good plan, so can you guyz guide me what to or not to do.

​

For my abroad education i came across an advertisement of leverage edu and clicked on it and filled details as I always aspired to study abroad with scholarship.

One counsellor of their company named Shivang Mishra from Noida head quarters of Leverage Edu connected to me and my father via a call then told us about everything then proceeded to make a fake hurry for less seats available for this opportunity and tried to use aggressive sales tactics to lure my father into believing them. We were told that in Italy there he will personally find me a job and let me work for 20 hrs a week which will pay me between 1 lakh rupees inr which I can use to pay my livelihood in italy. He also told us that if we don't pay now or take a loan to join their italy public program worth 2.5 lakhs which will be no cost emi, I will never be able to go to Italy. He gave me a university shortlist which looked like some amateur has created it and from then on my doubt grew bigger about the genuinity of Leverage Edu.

My father who is a self employed person believed them and they made my father a loan from Fibe and Propelled which are financiers tied to Leverage Edu.

It's monthly emi was 21135 inr / month for 12 months as auto-pay from my father's account. I told Shivang Mishra that my mother is sick for many years and needs constant care that's why if she fells sick again I might have to withdraw myself from the plan. Shivang Mishra who was literally a certified liar who kept on making false promises that he will cancel it if something happens to my mother.

Days passed by i got absolutely no help from them on anything. They keep on telling me lies about my process and after 1 month, I tried to visit Kolkata branch of their company in Kalighat hazra road to make sure that even the persons are talking genuinely or not. That Liar Shivang Mishra called me and threatened me that If I visit Kolkata branch for any information he will stop my process right away and make unnecessary problems to it. We got afraid and thought of not visiting but somehow we decided to visit then we got to know that everything told by Shivang Mishra was all lie and no process has been done yet. We were literally so shocked that did they scam us ? But then Shivang Mishra called me and tried to use sweet tone to calm us up by saying that those are technical difficulties and will be fixed soon.

After that we lose hope on the organisation. Unfortunately my mother also got very sick so that I called Shivang Mishra to tell them that I want to close my loan . He told me about a 4 weeks review process which will go on after I email. I did all the processes they have told me and also guided me to pay my first emi i.e 21135 inr to clear everything and proceed on the loan cancellation process and assured me that after the first emi payment they will cancel it but once we paid it via the first emi on July 5. They stopped picking up my calls and also threatened us that Fibe and Propelled are very aggressive on loan recovery so if u don't pay they will do this this and this to you, Literally shows their audacity of how they even care about students future.

But the thing is that why would we pay for the loan when we didn't even get the money ( 2.5 lakhs ) from those lenders instead they gave that money to Leverage edu directly without even taking our consent of disbursement and the most disgusting thing is I got no facility or no assistance from Leverage edu then why I need to pay for the loan.

They took 4 weeks and 21135 inr just to tell me that they need another 31079 rupees for other expenses then I told them to show me the details on which they are asking for another 31079 rupees. They insist to tell me miscellaneous expenses were done .

When I contacted Shivang Mishra again and guess what like any other scammer , He told me that he left the company and he doesn't know anything about me at all and stopped picking up my calls thereafter. He gave me an number of Neha wadhwani who was the manager but she never picked up my calls and after I emailed them a lot they told me that Neha wadhwani has also left the company due to unknown reasons.

At that situation my family condition was very bad as we have a patient at home and I've as per their demand gave all the medical documents to them via email but they still tried to make another 31079 rupees for nothing, even after paying 21135 rupees literally for nothing they want another 31079 for closing my loan.

After all these haphazard we've been through we decided to stop paying any emi from then on and also we filed an national consumer complaint against them.

We've also emailed Fibe and Propelled about this and written to them the same aswell.

As I researched more I found many people have been through the same issue. Leverage Edu as a company is scamming students for their own company benefit, they only care about money and they are literally like blood sucking leeches. They don't have any humanity left inside them, My mother has been suffering from mental sickness for 15 years and is terribly sick but they only care about money which they don't even deserve. They are charging money out of nothing once they were asked any valid questions they just try to intimidate me by saying that the finance company will use aggressive method against you and will harm you.

My question is how they even ask for money when they haven't done any process whatsoever.

Action taken by me:

1. National Consumer complaint.

2. Will take the RBI ombudsman complaint if further threats come from those companies ( Fibe and Propelled) .

3. Will also file a lawsuit on all the companies for fraudulent techniques to lure student into loans.

Please don't trust Leverage Edu at all.

They are scammers who run their company by scamming ambitious students and throwing them into debt crisis.

Solution:

If you are suffering from the same issue please don't trust any of their promises as I also possess many recordings on which they claimed they will cancel my loan but never cancelled it.

Just don't pay anything to them i.e stop paying emi and create a complaint via national consumer helpline and RBI ombudsman.

Im currently in 12th standard from assam state board and wanted to study BTech or similar degree abroad in Russia so i was thinking about how contacting agencies like leverage edu but then i read somewhere that it is better to do it yourself as they charge a lot and are not worth it ( about 2lakhs for basic package).. can please anybody give me good advice or sites and some good universities or even other countries to consider abroad studying my\_qualifications: 10th pass(93.5) 12th(studying currently expecting 80-90% in boards

Hi everyone! I'm an Indian student pursuing a B.Tech in AI & Data Science, graduating in 2027. I'm considering a 1-year MSc Management in the UK for September 2027. My current top choices are:

• Lancaster – MSc Management
• Bath – MSc Management
• Aston – MSc Business & Management

My_Qualifications:

• CGPA: 7.63/10 (hopefully 8.0+ by graduation)
• CBSE 12th: 77%, English Core: 93/100
• Internships: UTI Mutual Funds (Relationship Management), Tech Mahindra, AKON Group (Founder's Office)
• Leadership experience + debate/extempore/quiz achievements
• Certifications in Investment Banking, Investment Management, Global Banking & Markets, Data Analytics & AI
• Skills: Python, Power BI, Excel, SQL/data analytics

My goal is IB, consulting, strategy or business/analytics, ideally targeting firms like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, UBS, HSBC, Barclays, Deloitte, PwC, etc.

My biggest concern isn't admission — it's getting a good job after the MSc as an international student, especially with sponsorship/visa issues.

I'd really appreciate honest advice from UK graduates/current students

I am rn shortlisting countries which have fully funded scholarship for bachelor's it's hard to find cuz scholarships are mainly for masters and PhD and I plan to make those in the future but rn I don't have enough fund for the bachelors abroad and staying in my hometown isn't really a good choice for me

Any help?

Hey, my background is healthcare and medicine and I want to leave india for masters but I don't have enough money so, I'm rooting for a fully funded scholarship.

If someone has got any such scholarships for masters pls lmk, I have questions:)

my_qualifications: bhms (I'm pursuing a very stupid course and I want to leave it)