Post Graduation Advice Needed.

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techboi = rite

@gannu - I think rite is right at some point. If she gets into top 15, then she can make lots of money. But I don't know about other univs [top 50 or others]

but getting into top 15 is very very tough, not a child's play. They don't just see GRE marks, even with 1450+ [old GRE] can get into top colleges if you are clever. All top colleges ask for research background, which OP's friend doesn't have here. Cracking GRE is easy, but getting into top 15 is very tough. Needs very impressive track record, marks and research background.
 
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She has good communication skills and management skills but technologically illiterate.Wont a MBA more suitable for her.Her brother is has done MS in IT from Boston University,so her parents insist her to follow his path but she is not interested in it.
 
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I think MBA is better suited for her. Better you guys convince her parents. Make them realize that she won't be able to handle MS. better, she has to tell her parents by her brother who has already done. They might understand.

and it as always good to do waht we are good at :)
 
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avi said:
I think MBA is better suited for her. Better you guys convince her parents. Make them realize that she won't be able to handle MS. better, she has to tell her parents by her brother who has already done. They might understand.

and it as always good to do waht we are good at :)
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thats the thing bro.Convincing her parents that a MBA from India is not a inferior degree compared to MS from USA.
 
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Do you need post graduation advice or just advice which highlights the advantage of a local MBA against an MS from US?

If she is not at all interested in an MS then there is no point in discussing the merits of the same.

as someone has already said, its like comparing apples to oranges, both are great career options provided you have the drive to complete them properly.
 
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See OP once she completes her MS from US she can easily earn an equivalent of 1-2 Lac in US only...
No one will give an unexperienced person more monney than a normal graduate to do the same things as the graduate does...
More over if she shifts back to india then she will not be able get her investement back...
Now coming to the point of what she likes and does not: If she is not inclined technically at all than please dont send her. Make her do an MBA degree here only... Since she is interested she will guarantee excel in this field than forcing her to do a cource which she might not complete also...
 
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A Top 15 college is basically a top Ivy League or equivalent and you will easily get a 1-2 L job after that without work exp. It is like getting IIM A without work exp, you still get a 1-2L pm CTC, and top 15 US MS colleges are >= IIM A.

Top 50 US colleges are still comparable to a BTech from IIT which gives you 50k-1L pm without experience.

If you can get a top 30-50 US MS, it will have more value to scoring a similar percentile from a IIT Delhi/Bomba BE CS and even those guys do get 50k-1l easily.

But if you do have work experience, your package can become even double of that.

But when I say top 50 I assume that you have enough to pay a 60-70L budget, besides a 1350-1450+ GRE, avg to abv average academics, above average extra curriculars, above average SOP and LOR and references and essays, at least avg qualifying TOEFL, and overall an above average profile. If you have exceptional academics, you can compromise somewhere else. But overall you need to have an above average profile and yet willing to shell out over 60-65 L only then can you get a top 40-50 US MS.

Besides, you need to work 12-18 hours a day over there and perform in the top 20%ile or so to get this kind of package.

But most Indians who have money and are hardworking, manage to fulfill all these criteria.

If you have a CMU or NYU or almost as good degree, you don't need to be worried about jobs.

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Somebody can't be in his right sense if he thinks that at least 80% who are above average from the below mentioned universities, can't easily get a 50-70k pm package with a MS in Computers:

Duke

University of Virginia

Carnegie Mellon

UCLA

Rice

University of California

Michigan State University

University of Florida

Ohio State

Illinois

Iowa

Arizona State

Maryland

Texas

And several more

And don't tell me that these are too hard to crack because:

1. I have included more than 15 colleges.

2. I haven't included many/any college from the Top 15 and barely any Ivys or absolute top college.

3. If you can't manage to get through these, then no point in going for a MS to USA

4. If you get comparable colleges, (most mentioned above) then the chance of your not getting an above average job in India is really less. But I am talking of MS here, not BE/BS.
 
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you forgot include Harward, Stanford and MIT.

what you say about those ?
 
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I am not talking of tier 1 colleges, I am only talking of tier 2 colleges. Being above average in a tier 1 college almost guarantees a 1.25-2.5 lacs per month job straight, without work exp. These colleges are Hardware, Stanford, MIT, Yale etc.

But even 20 ranks down, or even 25 ranks down, 1 lac a month isn't that difficult to achieve. And 40-60k is sureshot.
 
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rite said:
I am not talking of tier 1 colleges, I am only talking of tier 2 colleges. Being above average in a tier 1 college almost guarantees a 1.25-2.5 lacs per month job straight, without work exp. These colleges are Hardware, Stanford, MIT, Yale etc.
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:rofl: , can you elaborate on the admission procedure to hardware? Or do i have a better chance at Software? I heard chicks at Software are better.
 
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d@rK nEmEsIs said:
She has good communication skills and management skills but technologically illiterate.Wont a MBA more suitable for her.Her brother is has done MS in IT from Boston University,so her parents insist her to follow his path but she is not interested in it.
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this is our classic indian parents bs.
that kid has done this so you also do this.
arre look at your kid's capability and then decide.
these typical mindset has pushed talent in wrong place and thus screwing a genius.

on topic.
if she does not want to stay their,
she has to do indian degrees.
no point investing money their and not doing any jobs to recover the investment.
 


"MS (fresher or 1-2yrs exp) is considered over qualified here and she wont get a job - when the same stuff can be done by BSc/BE then why get a MS?

most of the employers are taken back seeing a US degree and believe that an MS person would have high expectations in all respects and they would not be able to afford them. they simply don't consider MS ppl. "

Guys need more input on the above statement.
 
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