My Odyssey, my experience and my advices on what you should know about India

Four tips on how to choose your college in India                          

One thing that I noticed most of the times, is that almost everyone who came here decided to just go for any colleges in India that their friends recommended them or counselor or the college itself. But after a while they discover that it is not what they were hoping for, for those who really came here for studying. Most of the time people coming from a foreign countries, such as Democratic Republic of Congo, we are not completing aware about all the other prospects for colleges as there are really good colleges which provides better educations and placements that really could help foreign students to have the possibilities to opt for a good placements that some universities don’t offer.

So, here are my tips to do and not do, when coming for studying:

1. Do your own research

It doesn’t kill to do your own research about that college, on field or prior coming to the country and it would be much better for you to have your own opinion about the college chosen for you. On the field you can also change the college and sometimes ask from your faculties about better option if you don’t seem satisfied with the actual program. If your friend/family member/consultancy agency, recommend you that college, please be careful, most of these people sometimes they earn a bonus for any successful admission done through recommendations. It means that when they recommend you for a particular college, and you agreed to get the admission, they will earn some commission. So please make sure they are honest with you about the university that you will be stuck into.

2. Don’t be fool by the advertising

One thing that I have to admit is that here in India; they have a much better advertising campaign that in D.R.Congo, colleges and institutions put so much effort to make sure that their colleges are the best of the best. But, you should be careful, please check online if the campus is genuine asks your friends who live here in India as it would help you a lot to dodge the bullet.

3. Do your own list

Before finalising your admission, after doing some research you should go check if the university is good and establish a list that will help you to figure out what may be the better option for you. The list could be based on the fees require for the college, opportunities for placements, the educations provided there. Believe me that would help you to do the selection and have a better exposure for jobs. Here is some list, Christ University, Symbiosis University, Delhi University, Amity University, and Jawaharlal Nehru University etc.

4. Do again have some cautions

Well, here is the part that I don’t like to talk about but we will definitely come to that point soon. In India, despite the major good points as an African/ foreigner, you need to be careful on the choice of the city you are going to live and the University.  I would recommend living in Big Cities or town where most foreigners live in, such as New Delhi, Pune, Bangalore or Chennai.

Well, these were my few tips to you, feel free to comment on other things that I didn’t talk in the article. Please remember that this blog is mostly related to my own experience and to what i have heard which correlated to that.

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