<p>Hello,
First I was thinking about doing undergraduate from US College but due to high tution fees and low income of my parents I am some what doubtful regarding it. Also though I have good EC my school percentage is terrible , so I guess I wont be getting financial aid either.</p>
<p>I am pretty sure that I will be doing graduate studies. I want advice from you all whether its a good idea of doing undergraduate studies from India and then doing graduation in US . Also will I be able to get good colleges for masters like Harvard, Stanford etc? After doing undergrad in India.</p>
<p>I am not sure whether I will make to IIT so does anyone know people who got into Ivy league colleges without the IIT tag for their masters?</p>
<p>Any help will be highly appreciated.</p>
<p>Everybody has a fine chance at grad school in the US. THe adcoms don’t see whether you’re IIT or Stanford, in order to get into the Top schools for grad, you’d need some good undergrad research, work experience, get standardized scores and perhaps some major-related ECs.</p>
<p>^bump , please reply friends</p>
<p>It does not matter from which college you do your bachelors. You can get admitted to any good school if you have good percentage and good entrance test scores, obviously. But I think they do not look at from which college or university you have graduated. But it is better to maintain a 3.0 and up GPA.</p>
<p>BTW in which university are you right now?</p>
<p>If the goal is to go for an advanced degree, then doing the undergrad in India is just fine. (Your perspective may change after you enter your undergrad college.) Unlike the other posters’ statements, I think, yes, it does matter which college/university you come from in your undergrad, but what I think the posters are saying is that you are not disqualified if you come from a no-name college as long as you do good work. </p>
<p>What is “good work” is a separate post in itself – especially for grad school.
The key is to discover oneself in undergrad.</p>
<p>Doing undergrad in India is excellent from the point of view that you are in your native country, do not need to adjust to a different system, and you get super intimate friends – who may very well misguide you and themselves. However, some people prefer to embrace a new culture even when they are about 18. It comes down to (im)maturity. Six of one, and half a dozen of the other. </p>