MIT vs Harvard vs Stanford vs Yale

jmtabb
Tue, 11 Sep 2018 19:06:33 +0000

I think you are trying to get a hard answer when there are no hard answers available.

With only 5 Indian graduates per year at any of these schools, the odds of someone here having firsthand knowledge of exactly what you are asking for is pretty small.

And you have made comments that make people question why you are looking at these US universities and how you will pay for them.

So I’ll cut to the chase a bit - your chances are low. Very low. You need to be able to explain why Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT (or wherever) is the correct next step for you, in a convincing way that does not include “so I can get a great job that pays $100k when I graduate”.

Do you have a chance of admittance at one of these schools? Presumably yes given the Olympiad medal you have referenced. But schools will also need top grades, top test scores and an interesting narrative. And there are still no guarantees. My daughter’s high school had two students with big accomplishments apply to MIT last year - one was a Siemen’s Science award winner and the other was an ISEF award winner. One was admitted to MIT, the other waitlisted. Both are of Indian descent, but I do not know if they are US citizens.

Can you get a well paying job right out of university? Sure. No one here can tell you what the salary will be, where the job would be, and if it will let you pay back your expected loans on the schedule you are suggesting. If you cannot get a well paying job out of any of these universities, the problem will be something other than the name of the school you attended.