This post aims to motivate you to pursue your Bachelor’s degree in The USA.
Based on my research and experience, I will be discussing advantages of studying in the USA.
On purpose, I am detaching the criteria of expenses and family attachment so as to make you focus on the education part. In my forthcoming posts, I will be guiding you on overcoming these barriers.
Advantages of Studying in USA right from your Bachelor’s -
- Practical Oriented Curriculum
- Research Opportunities
- International exposure
- Self-Reliance
- Varied career choices and flexibility
Practical Oriented Curriculum
How often in your high school did you copy assignments or manipulate the readings of your titration experiment?
Exactly, don’t smile.
Talk about engineering or sciences here, your manipulations and the rate of copying assignments nine-folds.
No matter where you manage to secure a seat, this scenario is prevalent all over India.
You will be surprised to know that copying assignments in The US is considered plagiarism and violator may get into serious trouble. Your course may also include CPT (Curricular Practical Training) which enables you to gain practical knowledge.
Research Opportunities
This is the most fascinating feature of the American Education System.
The universities in the US are primarily research centers. Each professor has got his area of interest and is highly dedicated towards it. Provided you maintain a good profile, you can seek undergraduate research opportunities and work on high-end research projects.
Guess what? Besides the valued experience, you also get stipend for it.
International Exposure
The US has become the hub of higher education.
Lakhs of students from all over the world are attracted to the American universities. This helps you to enhance your cross-cultural ties.
With the growth of MNCs, international exposure will be a plus for your profile.
Self-Reliance
Studying in the US lets you obtain an unofficial minor in management.
Why International students in USA are unique?
You have to manage so many things- classes, self-study, cooking, laundry, social life and what not. Unless you live in a cruddy hostel, I am sure you would have never done all these things.
I don’t blame you, we have Indian parents who care for us beyond themselves.
Varied Career Choices & Flexibility
The US has superabundance of career choices. No matter how unconventional your field of interest is, the US universities always have it in store for you.
American education system is based on credit hours and gives you lots of freedom to retain your academic interests throughout your course of study.
Now that you know numerous advantages of studying in The US, issues like finances must not deter you. There are many generous funding opportunities for undergraduate students. Know about affordability in my next post.
In mean time, do you agree to 5 reasons listed above?
Whats preventing you from studying Bachelors degree in USA?
are scholarships available to ugandans wanting to do undergraduate in medicine and surgery?
Yes, there are scholarships available. Use the CollegeBoard website to shortlist scholarship-providing universities, and then email Admissions Office for current aid available. I will be writing a detailed post on seeking scholarship for bachelors in my forthcoming post.
Thank you very much Pranav and Teerthal.
Regards
Ram
Thanks For the details I was Finding searching for this kind of POST..! Keep Posting..
Hi Pranav,
I would like to know the cost doing Bachelor’s degree in the USA. Does it cost more than 100K for four years!. I appriciate your response.
Thanks
Ram
I completely agree with pravan. I have taken a gap year after high school this year. I cleared JEE but when i realized that most of the students from iit’s went for bank jobs after graduating, i could not go there.
My passion is space science and technology and i am currently working on my application for us universities.
To your query ram, private universities cost about 200k $ for the entire 4 years while state universities cost you about 100K $.
Still many universities provide financial aid ranging from partial to 100%, so atleast consider applying to us universities if you are truly passionate about what you want to study and where do you want to work?
By,
Teerthal
Teerthal,
I find your reason inappropriate. Very few IITians seek bank jobs or so after graduation. Most of them are placed at highly reputed designations. There are many IITians in my friend circle who are either pursuing masters or are doctoral candidates at MIT,Stanford, UC Berkeley, Gatech, CMU and other universities in the same league. IITians are globally respected.
Although I do agree that the research carried out in the IITs is not on par with the research in US universities, if I were you, I would have selected IIT for my Bachelor’s instead of dropping an year.
Anyway, let bygones be bygones. I am sure you will accomplish your dream of being a rocket scientist. Good luck with your application process
Thank you,
Pranav
Ram,
The total expenses you will have to incur in four years of your undergrad studies depend on several factors. Your academic profile, university selection, time of application and communication skills are the major factors that reckon your cost of attendance.
I am working on a post which explains the entire funding for your Bachelor’s. It should be available in a couple of days. Keep checking my HSB page to know when it’s available.
Thank you,
Pranav