Need some advice please!

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<p>I'll be graduating with a degree in Literature in 2011. In a jist- I want to do my post graduation abroad (Global Media Communications), pay off the loan on time (since it'll be against the security of my own house and I possibly can't pay that huge a sum back on time by working in India!) by working in the same country, and then come back to India or stay back depending on the circumstances.</p>

<p>I can't afford the US, and UK doesn't seem to have jobs for its own citizens and so the creative/media mkt. should be the last thing on their mind. However I have a strong chance of getting through the University of Melbourne, which ranks well on all fronts. </p>

<p>But here's the catch-</p>

<p>1) Their mid-year intake is in July and that's when my grad result comes out, so I will only be able to go there Feb 2012- approx 8 months after I graduate. Then too, I'll be applying in November 2011 and if by ANY chance I don't get through then I would've wasted a year. (well, not exactly, cuz I'll have given a year to getting work ex., but I could as well just make it to one of the good Indian post grad institutes in 2011 itlself.)</p>

<p>2) As good as the employment ranking of UniMelb as shown on the net is, India being a Tier 4 country, I've heard it's hard for Indians to get a job even after Post Grad- mainly due to the lack of work ex and because a work permit for a Tier 4 country is an expense for the company that employs you.</p>

<p>As great as the course is, I don't want to go there if I don't get a job there by the end of the course. Though I have some hope from UniMelb since it's one of the top 3 universities in Australia. But again, my course isn't an engineering or management course, it's the global media communications course. I could get a good post grad college in India but I want a better dailly life than I do now.
Can anyone tell me, if they have any experience, about the job scene for Indians there? And the credibility of the university? And if it's a wise choice for me to wait till feb 2012 for UniMelb. Thanks!</p>

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<p>This forum is filled with only high school students. I doubt we’ll be able to give you a tangible response to your predicament!</p>

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<p>Ah, well my bad. Guess I’ll just have to pay someone to give me all the answers. If only all enonomies were a little less hypocritical and ambiguous about their policies, it’d save us a world of trouble. Thanks nonetheless. :)</p>

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<p>Haha, true that! :P</p>