Darshan wants to know, higher education in USA or Job in India?
I’m applying for USA Fall 2012, but I was placed this year and if I do join the company, I will have to sign a bond for 15months. So, I was wondering if you could suggest me what to do. Please do help me. Eagerly waiting for your reply. – Darshan
Higher Studies in USA vs Job in India
You are not the first person to ask this question.
Lets look at options available for you and my thoughts.
- Take this job and quit next August (still short of 15 months contract)
- Return on investments for MS in US is much more than what you I would have gain 15 months work experience.
- Value of Higher Education from USA is not comparable to working for IT consulting company (and for some client).
- If you don’t want to break the contract then apply for Spring 2014.
- Find another job without bond.
I don’t know about your family’s financial need. Also, you haven’t mentioned about your ability to pay for Higher Education in USA.
I know several families struggle to even pay for college expenses for BE in India. For such students, Rs15,000 monthly pay check is huge.
You have had plans to apply for Fall 2012, then I assume you are financially capable of paying the expenses for education in USA.
At end of the day, you have to do what is best for you and once you make a decision, don’t feel bad about it.
I know, its late to apply for Fall 2012 (if you haven’t taken GRE by now).
Education will pay dividends in long run.
But, you have to ask some tough questions.
Will you have interest for higher studies in USA after working for 15 months?
If I were you, I would keep my aim towards completing Graduate School in USA.
From my experience, knowledge gain in one semester from Grad school in USA is equivalent 15 months of work experience.
Even then your problems solving and analytical skills gained from Grad School will be way higher.
Read the following 2 articles.
Why International Students in USA are Unique
My Father Proudly Declared “My Son is Going to USA”
Experiences like above shows the value of higher education from USA.
Try your best to study in USA. If it doesn’t work out, then take the job in India.
hi, i am nikita negi and have completed my master’s in biotechnology from india, and was planning to do my second masters degree for US and then was planning to do my phd , but after getting rejected from other 5 universities,i applied in International technological university in california. i have received my I20 and i have only 12 days left to report there . I want to know is it worth spending on this university for mba in biotechnology??are there chances of getting job, after performing well in mba???i will be glad if i had ur reply as soon as possible. i scored very low in gre 278/340 but till some extent ok in toefl 80/120.
Hi i am srikanth. I have completed my engg in CSE with gpa 9.26 from NMIT,Bangalore and joined dell on july 2nd .
I am very much interested in learning new things and gaining more and more knowledge. I was interested to pursue my higher studies from my 2nd year itself,hence took up a GRE training from princeton for old format GRE, sadly due to carelessness of few officials i got my passport late,could not write GRE in old format. but i rescheduled my GRE to new format and prepared from official ETS and barrons GRE and got 307/340 (160 in quant and 147 in verbal).
My father is a railway employee and cannot afford the fees for MS , i get a monthly salary of 21k in which i can save upto 10k per month(gave info cos i wanted to tell my financial status).
I am bright student from chilhood and very good in grasping new concepts and good in aptitude and problem solving and paid the entire princeton coaching fees from scholarship i got from CBSE, i dont want to stop my education to BE, i want to do higher studies where i can get very good exposure,facilities,knowledge-gain and return of investment.
recently few of my friends have gone to do MS in US for fall2012 and they say i need minimum of 40 lakhs for 2 years of MS.If that is true then my dream of doing MS is shattered…..
OR is there anyway where i can do MS with an inital amount of 5 lakhs in hand(can use some illegal way to show 20 lakhs in my account and then taken back). I can do all sort of small jobs for sustaining day to day life in US(fuel-filling,libaray work,… anything).
In this scenario i am ready to give 4hours per week for preparation for GRE and willing to take up GRE in july 2013 for fall 2014.
HSB please guide me and give me some suggestions that i can implement so that i fukfill my DREAM……….
Read this – http://www.happyschoolsblog.com/agents-to-show-bank-balance-usa-admission/
Hi.. I got the admission in university of Greenwich, London, UK. I am confused either to do my Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences in UK or not. I like to know the info about the UK and the life of the Indians after completion of the course. Please help me out…
HI , i got admit from cleveland state university and old dominion university. I have completed my BE(Mechanical) . But the universities are not ranked uni. Still thinking whether to do ms or marchant navy….plzzzz reply……….
Hi HSB,
Iam currently working in an IT company in India with one year experience in SAP ABAP. My interest is to do MS in US . At the same time, I dont want to quit my job. Is it possible for me to continue my job as well as study there ? My bond with this company will get over next August only. With two years of experience in ABAP will I get a job there as well as can I continue with my studies? Kindly reply me.
Hi Indu,
Better late than never! Yes you can continue your work and study with one of the 3 options available with Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago (IIT C). Three otions would be On-Campus, Online and Hybrid. In the Hybrid option, students have may also begin their studies in India and complete their studies in the USA, Students who spend atleast two consecutive full-time semesters as F-1 students in the USA, may be eligible for optional practical training authorization in the USA after graduation.
Hi,
Currently i am working in a reputed IT company,& i am intended to take GRE in August 2013.Since i am a 2012 B.tech passout in Computer Sc. with DGPA 8.02,and having no internships, will it really be a great issue to get admission in MS in US without internships leaving aside the LORS,SOP,and exam score.What is the scope of getting jobs in US after completion of Phd keeping in mind its economic scenario?Is there any sort of campussing as in India?It would be kind of you if you do reply.