Nice video bro...❤from India.. but I wanna know If I have an amazing coding or programming portfolio, let's say I know around 10 coding languages or something great in numbers like that and used to build apps and websites for my clients in the past, moreover the point is that all these I have done or I do are nothing but my passion which I am very good at, then otherwise I have no great olympiad stats or medals apart from a few in SOF Olympiads, so will all these computer or programming skills which I have mastered in this early age of 16, be considered some extracurriculars making easy pathway for me to enter into such prestigious universities like the Harvard or MIT?
No definitely not an easy pathway. The video is extremely misleading. As Indian international student, your chances are near 0. There are 4 things working against you. 1) Only top Universities are giving out significant financial aid to international students and those have below 10% acceptance rate for domestic students and below 5% for international students. Harvard is like 1.5% and MIT even lower for CS majors. 2) You are Asian. Asians are smart, but that’s not good for you. Your competition would be extreme even for a domestic applicant, but as international this is worse. Asians are overrepresented on campuses and colleges want diversity. They often treat Asian applicants completely differently of others and it’s not favorable treatment. 3) You are Indian. If you weren’t, you might’ve had a chance with your academics, but there is 1.5 billion Indians and many have spent their high school years working with one objective in mind-getting into the US. Universities want to say how diverse their body is, how many countries are represented on campus. Being From the largest country in the world isn’t doing you a favor. 4) Computer Science. It is by far the most competitive major and you will be applying to most competitive schools in the world. On top of that, you "used" to build apps? They want to see someone who is persistent, starting late is better than early and stoping, but the best is starting early and continuing. There are so many students who are really good in CS, what makes you stand out? Sure, knowing 10 languages is impressive, but how many are you „fluent“ in? Probably not 10. How have you used your skills for greater good? They don’t want another „employee“ they want the next Sam Altman. Someone who will change the world. You might be that person, but how are they supposed to know? How have will you demonstrate it in your application? With that being said, should you even bother? Sure, but don’t expect an easy path. Start as early as possible and try to build a narrative for your self, that you thing the admissions officers value. Don’t forget to take the SAT. They say it’s optional, but realistically your chances are already low enough, why lower them even more? You’ll need at least 1500 (98th percentile) for less competitive schools, 1550+ for the better ones. And make sure to have some safety options in India in case it doesn't work out, because life isn’t fair, especially when it comes to college admissions for international students from Asia.
Ok... look I won't give you false hopes... It's tough. But it's not impossible bhai. It's great to have an amazing portfolio. But trust me what matters is if you have used your skills in solving real world problems...
Here's what I mean... Like you can start building apps that might contribute towards helping the society. And another important thing is how you are showcasing these in your application. You can write an amazing narrative about your projects in your sup. essays. as well as you can try to achieve some top things in computer olympiads. Hmm tough hai. But impossible nahi hai. You are 16. That's means you are probably in Class 10 or Class 11 right now. And trust me, don't stop looking for the right opportunity. And hmm just like @joseffencl4297 said... always keep safety colleges in your college list.
Bro... thanks for spilling out the truth so bluntly. I really appreciate it. And yes, whatever you said is very true. It's difficult but kinda taking a little optimistic approach. Another tip that I would add to your answer is that... Even if CS if the most competitive major (there's no denying), if you choose your major a little smartly, your chances can get lifted up. Though there's no official data to prove this but if you look at the numbers carefully in the UG majors count of MIT (registrar.mit.edu/stats-reports/majors-count), it's plausible that there's sort of a higher chance if I apply in 'Urban Science and Planning with Computer Science, XI-6', instead of Computer Science. And later on, you can switch majors if you have decent grades in your college. PS @joseffencl4297 in case you ever decide to join our community, just know we would love to have those who can speak their minds & the truth openly!
hey bro... it's totally fine I understand. We don't share your details with any third parties or anything. It's just a formality. Alternately, you can write an email to our founder Sayak: sayak@abroadforbetterfuture.live Include why you want to study abroad... that's what is important :)
It's ok yaar. We don't sell your info or anything. It's just for the sake of it. If you're still interested in joining, Bhai, you can mail at sayak@abroadforbetterfuture.live Include your major reason of wanting to go abroad after 12th. And yup, we'll see if we can help!
Hey buddy just subscribed . Can you make a video regarding the scholarship provided on the basis of income and all this..........
Sure bro will definitely do it! We have some amazing stuffs in the oven particularly for indian students!
Dude can you please say how can we believe you , rather than your content is awesome keep it up
Nice video bro...❤from India.. but I wanna know If I have an amazing coding or programming portfolio, let's say I know around 10 coding languages or something great in numbers like that and used to build apps and websites for my clients in the past, moreover the point is that all these I have done or I do are nothing but my passion which I am very good at, then otherwise I have no great olympiad stats or medals apart from a few in SOF Olympiads, so will all these computer or programming skills which I have mastered in this early age of 16, be considered some extracurriculars making easy pathway for me to enter into such prestigious universities like the Harvard or MIT?
No definitely not an easy pathway. The video is extremely misleading. As Indian international student, your chances are near 0. There are 4 things working against you.
1) Only top Universities are giving out significant financial aid to international students and those have below 10% acceptance rate for domestic students and below 5% for international students. Harvard is like 1.5% and MIT even lower for CS majors.
2) You are Asian. Asians are smart, but that’s not good for you. Your competition would be extreme even for a domestic applicant, but as international this is worse. Asians are overrepresented on campuses and colleges want diversity. They often treat Asian applicants completely differently of others and it’s not favorable treatment.
3) You are Indian. If you weren’t, you might’ve had a chance with your academics, but there is 1.5 billion Indians and many have spent their high school years working with one objective in mind-getting into the US. Universities want to say how diverse their body is, how many countries are represented on campus. Being From the largest country in the world isn’t doing you a favor.
4) Computer Science. It is by far the most competitive major and you will be applying to most competitive schools in the world. On top of that, you "used" to build apps? They want to see someone who is persistent, starting late is better than early and stoping, but the best is starting early and continuing. There are so many students who are really good in CS, what makes you stand out? Sure, knowing 10 languages is impressive, but how many are you „fluent“ in? Probably not 10. How have you used your skills for greater good? They don’t want another „employee“ they want the next Sam Altman. Someone who will change the world. You might be that person, but how are they supposed to know? How have will you demonstrate it in your application?
With that being said, should you even bother? Sure, but don’t expect an easy path. Start as early as possible and try to build a narrative for your self, that you thing the admissions officers value. Don’t forget to take the SAT. They say it’s optional, but realistically your chances are already low enough, why lower them even more? You’ll need at least 1500 (98th percentile) for less competitive schools, 1550+ for the better ones. And make sure to have some safety options in India in case it doesn't work out, because life isn’t fair, especially when it comes to college admissions for international students from Asia.
Ok... look I won't give you false hopes...
It's tough. But it's not impossible bhai.
It's great to have an amazing portfolio. But trust me what matters is if you have used your skills in solving real world problems...
Here's what I mean...
Like you can start building apps that might contribute towards helping the society.
And another important thing is how you are showcasing these in your application.
You can write an amazing narrative about your projects in your sup. essays. as well as you can try to achieve some top things in computer olympiads.
Hmm tough hai. But impossible nahi hai.
You are 16. That's means you are probably in Class 10 or Class 11 right now.
And trust me, don't stop looking for the right opportunity.
And hmm just like @joseffencl4297 said... always keep safety colleges in your college list.
Bro... thanks for spilling out the truth so bluntly. I really appreciate it.
And yes, whatever you said is very true. It's difficult but kinda taking a little optimistic approach.
Another tip that I would add to your answer is that...
Even if CS if the most competitive major (there's no denying), if you choose your major a little smartly, your chances can get lifted up.
Though there's no official data to prove this but if you look at the numbers carefully in the UG majors count of MIT (registrar.mit.edu/stats-reports/majors-count), it's plausible that there's sort of a higher chance if I apply in 'Urban Science and Planning with Computer Science, XI-6', instead of Computer Science.
And later on, you can switch majors if you have decent grades in your college.
PS @joseffencl4297 in case you ever decide to join our community, just know we would love to have those who can speak their minds & the truth openly!
i dont think im comfortable sharing my postal code and where i live :/
hey bro... it's totally fine I understand.
We don't share your details with any third parties or anything. It's just a formality.
Alternately, you can write an email to our founder Sayak: sayak@abroadforbetterfuture.live
Include why you want to study abroad... that's what is important :)
It's ok yaar. We don't sell your info or anything. It's just for the sake of it.
If you're still interested in joining, Bhai, you can mail at sayak@abroadforbetterfuture.live
Include your major reason of wanting to go abroad after 12th. And yup, we'll see if we can help!