<p>I'm currently enrolled in a high school in America and I was wondering if it'd be a good choice to go to India to join a business college. I've always been attached to India and think that this would be my chance. Can you give me advice on this?</p>
<p>I don’t know what’s the quality of tertiary education in India,but if you want to go to business school you’re better off studying in the U.S.
You could major in engineering/science/math or whatever in India and then do your graduate school in the US.</p>
<p>Overall, you’d be better off attending an AASCB institution in the US. How well do you know India? How well do you speak Hindi and/or the language(s) of the province you’d be going to?
If you want to reconnect with your heritage, take a gap year. Volunteer in India - there are plenty of opportunities.
Keep in mind that the college system, the teaching approach, and the secondary school curriculum are so different there’s no garantee you would do well - in past years, this forum received posts from frantic students who did just what you’re thinking of and were now saddled with a transcript full of Fs and Ds and trying to get back to the US. It’s a huge risk you’d be taking.</p>
<p>Why is it a risk? I’ve also read about people who went to colleges in India and are loving it saying that it’s the best decision they made.
I can speak Hindi fine along with Marathi. </p>
<p>Why so?
I plan to do MBA and it’s not like people who go to business school in India don’t succeed.</p>
<p>Key question: do you want to work in the Us or in India? if you want to work in India, it would make sense to attend college there, although attending college in the US and going to India then would be a possibility too. Going to college in India then looking for a job in the US would almost certainly mean a lower entry pay though (just ask Indian engineers with a US degree and Indian engineers with an Indian degree).
it’s a risk because unless you’ve attended secondary school in India, you don’t really know the curriculum, the approach, the type of tests, etc. There’s a world - not just in content, but also in the philosophy behind, the whole educational infrastructure - between AP and JEET, for instance.
Since this is quite a big choice to make, you could apply to US colleges now, but plan for a gap year (you could talk about it in your essays); defer from your favorite admission; spend a year volunteering or working in India; apply to college in India, then, and decide where you want to go.</p>
<p>Bad choice, very bad indeed. Stay in the US.</p>
<p>If I was to attend college in the US, where would I apply after high school? Do I just apply to a business school or what?</p>
<p>What are your stats? What’s in-state for you? What’s your parents’ budget?</p>
<p>Well… I’m in the top 40% for class rank only because I had to go to India in the middle of school for three weeks. I live in California and budget can be switched up.</p>
<p>Have you calculated your UC GPA? CSUs and UC’s have a November 30 deadline!
UCR has a business school if that’s what you’re interested in.
University of San Diego’s business school has a good reputation, but it’s expensive.</p>
<p>What do you mean calculate?
I’m like confused right now :/</p>
<p>Are you a senior? If so, you will want to make an appointment immediately with your High School guidance counselor and fully explore US and California options. If not, and you are starting to explore options, carry on.</p>
<p>Just note that many people around the world, including in India, strive to come to university in the US, and particularly to a UC or CSU. Admission to UC or CSU is preferentially biased to US citizens graduating from California high schools. Therefore, by leaving this preferred position, you are taking a risk of not being able to return to it.</p>
<p>As you know, being desired by much of the world does not mean the opportunity should be, or is, desired by you.</p>
<p>I have decided to just go to college in America, preferably a UC, and get the best job possible in India. I am currently in 10th grade. Which UC do I have more chances to go to? I was thinking about UCI and then UCI Business school.</p>
<p>It’s awesome you have started thinking about this so far in advance. You may wish to peruse Fiske to explore options, and set up a file system on your computer or in a file drawer. As you collect information on different schools over the next two years, set up a folder and save the information. There are great business schools, and you will want to further define (finance, international trade, marketing, entrepreneurship, etc.) your focus and compare it to what is offered. Also, set up a file for scholarship information. Then, you will have some solid data to compare and make an informed decision on where to apply to school, starting approximately the summer after your junior year.</p>
<p>You also may wish to build your business skills through FBLA, or other extra-curricular activities. Don’t rely on coursework or college to teach you what you need to know. Learn all you can, and allow a college to accelerate and systematize your learning. You will want to show any college the steps you have been taking to become a businessman, and will be explaining how their programs will facilitate you reaching your goals, when you do apply, so aim high, enter competitions to show your competence, and do your best.</p>
<p>You could look at doing a semester or a year abroad your Junior year in high school. By planning ahead, you open yourself to myriad opportunities. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>Thank you for the wonderful information although I’m a little confused. How can I do a school year abroad? Would India be considered abroad? I’m in FBLA but left because I did not have the time to do it. I’m joining again next year.</p>
<p>Take the time to follow your passions. It is important to invest in yourself in that way.</p>
<p>There are many programs for Junior Year Abroad. You can learn more through a simple internet search.</p>
<p>If you live in California, then any non-US country is considered “abroad.” India, in your situation, is “abroad.”</p>
<p>From an internet search for the definition of “abroad”:</p>
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<p>Do you have any experience with these programs? Would this affect my current year in my school year?</p>
<p>No, you’d apply to spend a semester abroad next year - YFU or Nacel are programs that organize this.</p>