<p>All the people applying abroad I've spoken with are not coming back. All the people I know who've studied abroad never came back. I plan to come back. Am I crazy ?</p>
<p>No, you aren’t.
It depends on person to person if they want to come or not.</p>
<p>I plan to return. So you’re not alone ^^</p>
<p>Well considering how much it costs and also the fact that an IIT degree is valued more by most employers in India than a degree from some of the best colleges (like GATech, UCLA, UIUC, etc. MIT is probably valued more) it’s not worth coming back. If you want to come back, it’s probably better just to go to college in India. Plus if you do come back, it’s going to be hard to go back to the US if you decide to later, especially since Obama is trying to cut down on outsourcing and what not. Extending your Visa after college is relatively much easier to pull off. </p>
<p>I’m just being practical. You have to realize that in the real world ‘patriotism’ doesn’t mean much if that’s your reason for coming back.</p>
<p>“india is the Next superpower” “next century belongs to India and china” india this india that Bla Bla. Wharton has a whole subject related to doing business in india. I feel we are doing injustice to our country by not contributing to this metamorphosis taking place. And why ? Just to live a comfortable lifestyle and earn in dollars and euros. Sure my opinion has overtones and partiotism but more than patriotism it’s about ‘giving back’. Doing something for your country. Being an Indian and not an <em>American</em> Indian. Living as a native and not as an immigrant. I would be able to sleep much better knowing I’m contributing to my country’s GDP rather than a foreign one. I’m planning to do a business related major. The choice of major is a huge factor in this I guess. Like when talking about research it’s a whole different ball game. </p>
<p>Keya, what is your reason for planning to come back.</p>
<p>I’m not really the “patriotic” sort, neither do my family-ties keep me back. It’s just that it makes me feel really queer when I see all these scientists in the papers, and the most they can add is “of Indian origin”. I mean, either they admit they’re Indian, or they don’t. I don’t mind working elsewhere if they provide better resources, but I know resources in India are improving every day. Besides, the cost of living is much less in India. Research is my future, and if you’ve been reading the news about the Science Congress, the problem with Indians is in channelising their resources; there is no “lack of resources”.</p>
<p>I’m not coming back to settle here. Yeah! But i will surely open my company’s branch in India. (If I ever manage to create one. :P)</p>
<p>India has no future. Mind it! You can’t contribute **** in the nation’s growth if you’re not in politics. That’s India.</p>
<p>I agree! There is no lack of resources.
But, there is abundance of corruption to make sure that you do not get access to it.</p>
<p>I would say that if you are going to go to college in the US anyway, be open minded and consider living there. If at the end of 4 years, you still feel that you want to come back, then go ahead and come back. Don’t make rigid decisions right now as you will probably find that the way you think can change a lot in 4 years. Making those kind of decisions now will just limit your opportunities and you will regret it in the future.</p>