<p>Hey CCers,</p>
<p>Should I mention that I am studying for the IIT-JEE, AIEEE, etc. in my resume or something?</p>
<p>Ani, How many people in India study for IIT-JEE and AIEEE? So, will this make you look special?</p>
<p>Lmao but they don’t mention it do they?</p>
<p>Should I just make a mention of it in my extra-curriculars?</p>
<p>I think IIT JEE is viewed very prestigiously by MIT atleast. Almost all of the Indian Graduate/Masters students at MIT are from IIT. But I think it’d be great if a person has already taken JEE and scored a high rank (within 500). Then it’d have a huge weight. Many IIT JEE toppers have subsequently enrolled at MIT eg. Abhinav Kumar, Raghu Mahajan.</p>
<p>IMHO,
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[<em>] hajaar people do the same thing in India, so ho-hum.
[</em>] Shows that you are more passionate about getting into IIT than the schools you are applying to.
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<p>Now, if you are one of those poor kids in some rural Bihar and you are doing this studying under street lamps then it is a different story.</p>
<p>EDIT: I agree with Rohan - if you have already taken JEE and scored a high rank then it might a difference.</p>
<p>Tippu, seriously, how do you know about everything?</p>
<p>Anyway, getting to the point-</p>
<p>The IIT/entrance examination results will be out after the whole admissions process is over. Plus there’s no way that I can predict my JEE rank! :|</p>
<p>I think I’ll just put it in my application… Will say that I am preparing for IIT-JEE and other Indian entrance exams along with the math olympiad… But idk… I’m confussedd :(</p>
<p>ani, as i told u many times, i m a pretender. i just funnel info gathered from google/bing, no?</p>
<p>u can put it if u think it reflects ur interest. definitely, it won’t hurt.</p>
<p>Yeah, I guess it’ll look like I am really interested in math and science.</p>
<p>I hope they don’t think that I’m applying to USA as a back-up! </p>
<p>Actually the Indian system is a backup for me</p>
<p>me thinks iit rejects come to US. (i am just joking ok?)</p>
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<p>US Universities >>>>>>>>> IIT.</p>
<p>Quote my IIT-K dad in a conversation “Beta IITians don’t make good engineers”</p>
<p>And where else will I learn life-skills and where elseeee can I opt for amazing liberal arts courses?</p>
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<p>I wouldn’t put it that way.
It is more like:
Some US Universities >> IIT.</p>
<p>I agree you don’t get well rounded education at IIT as you do here in the US. But does it really matter. I am interested in what ansrox and blue_box have to say. Do they find non-technical class highly enlightening? </p>
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Sorry, I have to respectfully disagree with your dad. My personal experience is different.</p>
<p>An iit ranker below 50
wouldnt give a second glance to us colleges unless its mit.Seriously,he hasnt slaved his life away to chuck his place after he gets it ,no?!
By ‘mentioning’ do you mean,talking about your coaching and stuff?</p>
<p>Below 500 i mean.</p>
<p>Dude,if you can get into the top 7 iit’s,then you dont have to worry.The student body is what makes iit iit.Just being with them for four years shall make you a completely different person.And dont worry about learning.You’ll get to learn more than you would in mit even.</p>
<p>perfectpixie, i agree 100%. well said.</p>
<p>I agree. Anyone can fill up the form and appear for JEE but it’s only when you achieve something remarkable on the exam. Within 500 puts you in the genius category.</p>
<p>It’s true that IITs don’t give a well rounded education and the curriculum at IIT is indeed suicidal but they are the best India has to offer. People have graduated from IITs and have gone on to lead Fortune 500 companies and Silicon Valley ventures. And all US Universities are not >>>>>>>than IITs. I think the top 50 US Univs have better programs in Tech than IITs (due to huge funding, infrastructure which can never be possible in India). The fact that some of MIT’s best professors and also the Current Dean of Harvard Business School is from IIT is enough testimony to that.</p>
<p>prof Aggarwal (sp?), past chairman of computer engineering department at MIT graduated from IIT Madras.</p>
<p>Sunil Kumar, newly appointed dean of Booth school of business @ UChicago, graduated from NITK (KREC) and IISc (B’lore). I can go on and on.</p>
<p>Well I personally don’t think I’m getting a top 5000, let alone top 500 rank!</p>
<p>“Some” was implied! :|</p>
<p>Top 50?no way.The only advantage us colleges have over iit’s are their labs.And,few people would think ‘infrastructure’ when they think college,yeah?sure,you have more research opportunities,but that’s only because india doesnt have the money.And,tbh,not many indian engg. aspirants think ‘research’ when they think undergrad.</p>
<p>^^haha,aniruddh!bdw,havnt you left coaching?</p>