For those who want to study engineering...have you considered schools outside US?

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<p>I know many Asian colleges that are well known for Engineering, because of rigorous academics and less ECs. </p>

<p>They make you study like nerds, but then employers often hunt for these students coz they turn out to be geniuses in the future. </p>

<p>i have even heard companies argue and debate and fight against each other (legally and thru money etc.) to get some students to work for them</p>

<p>How many of you have heard about the following reputed universities in Asia?
How many of you are considering to go there?</p>

<li>Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), India</li>
<li>Institute of Engineering (IOE), Nepal</li>
<li>Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand (also in Vietnam i think)</li>
<li>Asia Pacific University (APU), Japan</li>
</ol>

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<p>ive definitely heard of iit. i have no money to travel. also theres a language barrier.</p>

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<p>IIT is good, but it's no MIT/Caltech/UC Berkeley/Stanford.</p>

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<p>hmm, i thought IIT was better than MIT/etc iirc.</p>

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<p>it is, but i dont think i would and im not that high up to even think about going to ITT.</p>

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<p>Let's not get into this whole IIT > MIT thing again...</p>

<p>IIT is more difficult to get into with a harsh entrance exam, but often, the students that go there think purely in terms of paper-and-pencil exams. I've known of IIT grads that come to the US and note this difference. Also, engineering/sciences are heavily research-based, and with regards to the resources students have in that arena, MIT (and a lot of other good US universities) dominate.</p>

<p>IIT is good. It's very very good. But for real-world engineering education, MIT would be better. </p>

<p>This isn't pro-American bias, by the way - I'm still an Indian citizen (US permanent resident in NJ) and lived in India for 10 years (during which period it was my dream to go to IIT). Both my parents also attened IIT (albeit that one attended for Masters), and share an opinion similar to mine.</p>

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<p>^Wow...</p>

<p>Not leaving much room for an arguement, lol.</p>

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<p>CautiousPessimism, a curiousity question: What language do they teach in at IIT?</p>

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<p>They teach in English. The language barrier (at least in schooling) should not be much of a barrier to a student wishing to study at IIT. Once you've got used to the accent and what not, you'll do just fine.</p>

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<p>Haha, the accent and what not. IIT IS a good school, I would say top 25 atleast in the world for engineering.</p>

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<p>in the indian community, IIT is revered...</p>

<p>if you are smart, ur parents are like ,"IIT or BUST!!!!"</p>

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<p>In response to the two questions:</p>

<ol>
<li>No</li>
<li>Absolutely Not</li>
</ol>

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<p>If you guys want to know more about IIT and the whole culture, check out this video: <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-721133053692899260%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-721133053692899260&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>IIT is regarded in high esteem by even MIT. MIT is safety for IIT international rejects (US Students apping to IIT) This is no exaggeration. Go look at the acceptance rates and MIT-IIT exchange rates</p>

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<p>I share your views about IIT. People usually prepare 2 years by taking extra classes for IIT entrance exams (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics ONLY). IIT is tougher to get into compared to MIT.</p>

<p>The bad thing is, people over there are too darn studious. At least MIT people participate in ECs....IIT students don't even think of ECs.</p>

<p>In terms of resources, I think IIT cannot reach upto MIT/Caltech/Berkeley....</p>

<p>Hasn't anyone heard any of the other colleges that I mentioned above?</p>

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<p>ntek511, from the people interviewed in the video I posted, they start studying even earlier than that</p>

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<p>sure they do....I am talking about the MAJORITY.
Parents who are obsessed with IIT get their children to prepare very early!!</p>