If it makes you feel any better: a perfect 1600 score would also not have guaranteed acceptance to the schools that meet full need for international students.
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Unless you already speak Japanese it’s not feasible. Japanese is an incredibly difficult language and the level required for Japanese universities is at least 5 years post AP. It’s almost impossible to reach unless you were in Immersion Japanese school or something similar.
TUM is not a Hochschule. I sent you links to Hochschule programs already. You can apply to TUM + programs I sent you info about, etc. but beware of deadlines.
For France contact Campus France ASAP. The deadline may have passed or be soon.
Following up on @MMRose ‘s idea, have you contacted these universities indicating you have a 1470 SAT?
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You got a 1470. That’s outstanding. That’s not your issue. Your issue was and has been affordability.
Instead of finding flaws all the time, find solutions for your future. I don’t know what they are but they are out there.
Good luck.
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Am I missing the obvious? What about college in India?
Never mind. My idea wouldn’t work.
Unfortunately, (based on comments here and in OP’s chance me thread ), he seems to have focused on his US applications and didn’t get the grades/test scores to get accepted to an affordable college in India.
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Missed that. What a shame. OP was advised to focus on that exam.
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OP could have had a 1550 - 1600 and still likely couldn’t come here. I think they’re missing that.
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@Ihopethebest how many outstanding applications do you still have?
Do you have ANY options at all in your home country? Getting a job, for example, some kind of trade school? Etc.
TLDR version:
He claims to have applied to literally 100 colleges (though requests for the list and updated statuses have gone without response).
At some point in the process, he went from believing that his parents could cover the costs to, unfortunately, learning that his parents would be unable to contribute financial.
Along the way, he was upset with the college board because the laptop they loaned him for the SAT was not to his liking. He also was quite unreceptive to the overwhelming collective opinion that he should not focus his limited time and financial resources on trying to improve his 1470 SAT.
Now, you’re pretty much up to speed.
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Can you study for and retake the JEE?
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Its not possible to do US applications and JEE at the same time so it’s not surprising JEE results aren’t good.
OP could retake the JEE if he wants to attend one of the highly selective IITs. He could also attend a local college with Board results. I think in order to retake the JEE he’ll need an average of 75 on his Board Exams in Class XII.
OP needs to focus on his Boards (CBSE I think???) so the Class XII results are good enough for a place *somewhere*. European countries won’t care about JEE and will value the 1470 but will want to see strong grades in Class XII exams.
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Based on his previous posts, those exams are happening now-ish.
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Yes, but here’s additional context. I know this from my team in India, many of whom are IIT graduates.
There are two levels: JEE Main and JEE Advanced and they are really hard. I asked ChatGPT to confirm my understanding and this is what it said:
Extremely hard—among the toughest entrance exams in the world.
JEE tests conceptual mastery, not rote learning.
Physics: Multi-concept problems (mechanics + calculus + reasoning)
Chemistry: Mix of physical rigor, inorganic memory, and organic logic
Mathematics: Olympiad-level thinking under time pressure
Many problems require:
Translating real-world scenarios into equations
Identifying hidden constraints
Solving in minimal steps under strict time limits
The JEE Main is accepted not only by the IITs but also other elite colleges. My impression is that less than 10% achieve an acceptably high score and under 2.5% qualify for the Advanced exam required by the IITs
OP is likely better off applying to local colleges that don’t need the JEE.
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Great information.
@ihopethebest – Is not worrying about the JEE and instead concentrating on your 12th grade board exams and applying to a local public college in India that doesn’t require the JEE a possible path forward, as @DadOfJerseyGirl and @MYOS1634 have suggested?
Would this be an affordable option?
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I agree.
Typically it’s either US Colleges applications OR JEE.
That’s why doing well on Board Exams is now going to be crucial (regardless of where OP goes in the end, they’ll use these results).
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I am sorry, I really respect your opinion. But I really can’t sleep well at night thinking about it. I have been mailing that guy’s team over 2 months and they reply like ai bots/
Well I have played my luck at the JEE examination, I’’ll have to see if I qualify.
The problem with local colleges is that they are super job-oriented and don’t have proper funding to get decent faculty. I am from a backward state (Andhra). OOS schools are basically impossible as they require donation + they are not guranteed.
I think france might be a better option if I could somehow dodge the language bariier.
I have spammed emails to them multiple of them and got ignored.
It virtually does not exist
What kinds of jobs? Maybe this is something to consider.
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