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Know that there are excellent teachers from all sixteen MBTI type preferences! It is important to not limit yourself based on your type preference.Persons with an INFP type preference can be and are great teachers! (I'm an INFP who has worked as a teacher/educator for many years, including teaching university level courses for teachers who needed their continuing ed credits!)INFP's love to bring out the potentials in others using creative, original means. Teaching is a perfect opportunity to use INFP preferences to design innovative curricula, encourage potentials and 'bring out the best' in students.You mentioned three subject areas that you love. This expresses your 'interests.' By all means I heartily recommend you continue to engage in activities related to these subjects that you love, regardless of what you select as a career path.You didn't mention a particular desire to teach. Know that there are other career paths aside from teaching where you could engage with these subject areas in a work setting. You can locate info online about the variety of careers related to interests.If you specifically are drawn to teaching, great!To be realistic about teaching as a potential career path I suggest you reflect on, and identify, perhaps with professional career counselor guidance, what are your specific interests, skills and strengths related to teaching.In order to teach in these subject areas you need to have not only interests, but also a certain level of knowledge and proficiency in these subject areas. If you haven't already, take classes and take training related to these subjects to gain competency. Ideally, you will also have some volunteer/internship, group affiliations/associations or related work experience in these areas.Another suggestion is to do some research if you haven't already. Find out who are the deans of colleges closest to you in the subject areas of your interest. Contact them explaining that you are considering being a teacher in this field and that you'd like to learn more about the pros and cons of this career path. Prepare a few questions in advance to ask them, find out if they would meet with you for about 15 minutes to discuss this, or if you might be able to email them some questions. If they do, be sure to send them a thank-you note!All persons with INFP preference are not the same. I suggest you do the expanded analysis MBTI form to find out more detail about your I-E sub-scales.If, for example, you find verbal expression challenging, then ask yourself: Despite my fears, am I willing to challenge myself and take actions to improve my skills in this area so that I can speak in front of a class? (There is no 'right' answer.' ) If is also fine if you decide that you don't really want to challenge yourself in that way.If that is the case, you can still consider teaching as a career path. You then might thrive most working in a setting where you are teaching a small group of students with special needs/disabilities, or working as a 1-1 tutor in this area. You have to be realistic about where and how much you are willing to 'stretch.'If you are considering teaching you also will need to think about what populations you would be interested in teaching. K-8, high school, community college, university, public schools and what settings: a small, private school, a large, diverse population in a city etc.As a teacher, for example, I discovered that I deeply disliked the necessity of enforcing discipline in the K-8 classroom setting. Despite using 'positive reinforcements' and all sorts of creative discipline measures to establish classroom focus and stability this was something I didn't enjoy.. As a result, I then shifted to consulting in classrooms as an independent contractor, providing modulars in classes where the student's regular teacher was primarily responsible for enforcing discipline. This allowed me to use my best skills and to enjoy myself the most: designing creative fun, multi-sensory, innovative curricula and sharing this with students.Also, regarding careers and type preference in general here is an overview of the issue of 'careers and type preference:'The truth is, regardless of a person's type preference my guidance is to always make it your priority to get clear about your values, interests, skills and strengths. Next, notice where you feel drawn, where you feel a sense of interest, and especially explore areas where you have a sense of 'allurement' or passion. These areas point to your 'calling.'Whenever possible explore first those employment opportunities where you feel this sense of 'being called.' When you are engaged in what you feel passionate about you will likely be willing to 'go the extra' mile, put in extra effort and actually ENJOY this, despite fears and challenges.It is helpful to know what careers the majority of person's with your type preference customarily choose as well as to view the statistics on type preferences for those who have chosen a specific career path you might be considering.Does this mean you should not select a career path simply because there is a low number of persons with your preference in this particular field. Absolutely not. Does this mean that you will have more challenges performing the job requirements?Possibly. If you love what you are doing overall and feel that this suits who you are, challenges will provide you with personal growth and an opportunity to come up with 'out of the box' improvements and solutions. Also, when asked, mentors and guides are often available to provide a new perspective!."What Color Is Your Parachute" is a book written a long time ago but it is helpful in assisting you to determine your values, interests and passions. Also, Dependable Strengths is a method that is most helpful in helping you to define what are your core strengths and abilities that will assist you with selecting a best career fit.

Yes, it is typically quite hard, primarily because most schools are only offering admission to ~1–4 students each year (and sometimes only every few years, depending on funding).To be a better candidate, the first two things listed below are obvious but the last two are a bit more subtle:Get a high GPA. You’ll be going to school for 5–7 more years after all. Schools will want to know that you have been—and will continue to be—successful in an academic environment.Get very high scores on standardized tests. But of course! How do schools compare a 3.2 GPA from MIT and a 3.9 GPA from University of Wisconsin? The only direct comparison we have between students is their score on standardized tests. They’re not perfect, but love them or hate them, they’re the best we have at the moment. And they do a pretty decent job!Get more research experience in your field. DON’T just go get a master’s because you think it’ll help you get into a PhD program. For the most part it won’t. That is unless you do a ton of research in said master’s program. But, if you just want to do research to improve your chances of getting admitted to a top PhD program, then why not just, ya know, do research?! E-mail professors. Offer your help for free. See if you actually like the long, hard slog of research. Over time, they may offer you some of their grant money, if you’re very helpful. You’ll now have a great recommendation letter for PhD programs and some solid experience under your belt.Write a really good statement of purpose. Most people don’t have a good idea of how to write these. They focus too much time on what they did in the past, which, although important obviously, should not be the primary focus of your statement. You should be focusing on the future! What will you do for 5 years? Who will you work with? On what exactly? How will the studies you plan to do contribute to the field? If you can answer these questions cogently in a statement of purpose, I guarantee that helps you way more than listing out every prior piece of research you’ve worked on and what statistical package you used for the analysis. Most people write primarily about their past experience, so this is a great place to get a leg up. Of course, it takes a lot of reading and thought to answer the aforementioned questions well. That’s exactly the point. If you can answer them well, you’ve clearly thought very hard about getting a PhD and have already made a significant investment.I’ve helped countless people improve their grad school applications and SOPs. Often within a day or two, with some effort on the part of the candidate, I see massive improvements in SOPs. This is the easiest way to improve your application, so get someone with a lot of experience in reading and writing SOPs to review this before you send it in. If you just go to your requisite undergraduate campus writing center, they are going to help you with grammar and say you should talk more about your research, but they are often lacking the experience necessary to really tell you if your SOP is good from a structural and content perspective.I’m always happy to take a look at SOPs and work with you to improve them—just find me on LinkedIn, send me the details of what subject you’re studying, any details about the subject that are important for me to know (I can help with these regardless of the subject area, but I obviously don’t know all the content of these subject areas), which schools you’re applying to, your specific interests within the field, and your past experience with research in the field.

Seems like this was an A2A, though I would have anyhow answered it.My student life in Padeborn is one of those experiences that you never forget. It was a roller-coaster experience, one that I will always treasure.I was in Paderborn for close to 3 years, between 2010 and 2013.Educational experience:The education system is excellent.As a Masters Student of CS, we have 4 options of major - Software Technology, Embedded Systems, Models and Algorithms, and Human-Machine Interaction. The course structure is very extensive, and there are substantial number of subjects you can choose for each field.Moreover, the course is at par with technology. Every semester, the professors revise the structure if there is an advancement in their fieldEach professor at the University is knowledgeable and expert in their subject area.The professors know their subject areas in and out. They not only teach us, but also manage several research topics in their area, PhD's, seminars and projects. They stand a chance to lose their position if no substantial work is achieved in their department.The project part of the course is an excellent way to gain practical knowledge.In CS, the project is worth 30 ECTS, which is 1/4th part of your masters, and is 2 semesters long. An given project group has 5-16 members.Not only do you learn to implement your theoretical knowledge here, but you also learn how to work in a multi-cultural environment, the project life-cycle in practicality, why QA and documentation are important, etc.This is very crucial and important for people with no IT work experience.Social lifeIf you are an extrovert, you will enjoy the social life at the university and in the city.Almost every month, there is a Uni party, tickets to which are very very affordable. The parties generally start at around 9-10 PM and the celebrations run until 1-2 AM.Once a year, we have the 1-day Uni festival, which is a full day event, with multiple bands, disco areas, food and drink joints, and way too many people. The tickets to this event are about € 15-20, and it is a one-time visit at least.The city of Paderborn has several hangout joints (not malls, but cafés, restaurants and pubs.There also are several festivals celebrated in the city throughout the year; e.g. Libori festival twice - summer and autumn, Spring festival in April, etc.There are quite a lot of Indian students in Paderborn, and you definitely won't miss home too much. You will also find quite a few Indian restaurants, but I'd recommend none. for the simple lack of authencity.I came to Paderborn with an aim to attain a Masters Degree in CS. I did not want to delay the process, and I wanted to end up with good grades.I was very serious about my goals. And fortunately for me, my 2 friends who came with me, had the same mindset.We followed the advice of the alumni, and structured our Masters course of 120 ECTS into a well-balanced and well-divided timetable amongst our targeted 4 semesters. And apart from a few hickups, we actually did follow it to the letter.We also made it a point to enjoy the European life we had during this time. We attended a few Uni parties, visited a few neighbouring countries during the semester breaks, socialized as much as we could with fellow Indians and Germans.We ensured that our grades were never affected. It took us a little more than 2 years (for me it took about 3 more months owing to my thesis research), but we did finish our masters with excellent grades.What I learned during this time:Good teachers don't just teach, they learn, research and work more than usOral exams are not just difficult and challenging, but also more rewarding.Mugging up doesn't get you ahead, and that understanding and learning from mistakes can never take you back in life.Hard work always pays off.You excel when you learn, not when you study.Never repeat the same mistake again. Learn from mistakes made.Home is where my parents are.Good friends are family, especially in a foreign land.Not to trust easily.Indians are not Indians in a foreign country, espceially for fellow Indians. They are instead Maharashtrians, Andhraites, Kannada, Mallus, North-Indians etc.Germans, while not very friendly, are very nice and one of the most helpful people.To conclude, I had a bitter-sweet experience in Paderborn.P.S. The points stated in my answer are my experience, and are not meant to demoralise or be rant against anyone in particular.