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Congratulations on making it here. It surely isn’t an easy road for even the best minds of the nation to this place, but the trick lies in the fact that the journey has not yet ended, but has just commenced.Here are a few tips which, I feel, would guide a first year student to smoothly sail through a very important transition phase of his/her life.Life at IITD is completely different from those good old JEE prep days. Nobody here will monitor the smallest decisions and working of your day to day life. IITD administration, as the director/dean would reaffirm you during the orientation, treats you like adults. So, it’s important that you work out a few basic limits for yourself such that you don’t fall below a bare minimum standard. This point will be further clarified in the rest of the answer.Unlike JEE days, you are not expected to devote hours and hours of your time towards studying and solving questions. Instead, it is extremely likely that you may initially find the syllabus very light and may opt to keep the tutorial solving/ lecture reading till a few days before the Minors(MSTs). This may sound a pretty good idea at first and may even work out wonders for a few, but may rather turn out to be a nightmare for others. Also, it’s important to be regular in classes as it provides one with the basic ammunition to fight out in the exam battlefield, even if he/she hasn’t spent much of their time on the subject, the night before.CGPA- Oh I could just go on and on about this topic ;P . CGPA-contrary to what many of your seniors may preach, is important. A basic minimum CG is required to sit in placements of many companies. Foreign universities consider CG as a very important aspect of your application for enrolling in their PG programmes. Forex(Foreign Exchange Program), PORs(Position of Responsibilities) and DISA/SURA (Institute sponsored projects), all require you to have a minimum CG. So yes, You have to study, whilst in IIT to make the best of your oppurtunities here.Does it mean that one shouldn’t participate in any extra-curricular activity at all? No! It’s absolutely possible to pursue a few of your passions while maintaining a healthy Grade Point. All it takes is good time management skills to make space for each component of your college life. I’d even suggest you to participate in one/two such activities as a stress buster, given that your involvement doesn’t start giving you additional stress instead.It’s important to explore, once you are here at IITD. Make new friends, join a few unconventional clubs, compliment someone gracefully, try new methods of study, simply put, just don’t hesitate to experiment. The key lies in learning new things out of these experimentations, finding what works out for you. You are the best judge to what suits you the most.Don’t fall victim to Bhedchaal (herd mentality). It’s stupid and sometimes dangerous to blindly follow the prevalent trends. A few of the pitfalls which students at IITD encounter more often than not, are discussed below-Coding- Many people will tell you to code. They’ll tell you that coding is the only way you can succeed in life. I have seen students who pursue courses in Data Structures/ Analytics etc, even though they have no particular interest in them at all. I do agree that there are very high paying jobs in this sector and people who are really passionate enough, will earn huge dividends, as per the current trends. This doesn’t, on the other hand, mean that those who aren’t into this profession, have no chances of success. In short, I’ll recommend a freshman to try out coding himself and see how good he is at it. It’s absolutely fine if they aren’t interested in making a profession out of it. Also, it would be better if the fresher doesn’t look at the job aspect at all and leaves it for the time to come during the senior years.PORs- Another big hype that has been created, is around the coveted PORs or the Positions of Responsibilities. Although these are not awarded to freshmen, the race starts as early as the first few months of the first semester. I’d advise you not to look at them as a CV point, rather take them as an opportunity to learn new skills. A POR CV point is useless if you didn’t learn anything from actually working and thus, don’t have anything to tell about your fulfillment of this ‘responsibility’ to your interview panel.Relationships- It’s perfectly fine to be committed while you are studying, given that you and your partner are both growing together with time. (There can be many parameters to judge that, let’s keep them for some other day ;). )Also, it’s absolutely normal if you haven’t been able to find your ideal partner ( this is highly probable, given the predominantly high gender disproportionation here). Many people will tell you how stupid/ useless you are for being single, while in college. Don’t pay heed to what they say. You’ll be all fine if you don’t lose your heart.Since, you’ll experience a lot of ups and downs in your journey at IITD, it’s important to be able to vent out your feelings and emotions with the support of someone you trust. They may well be your parents, your friends, your mentor or your close seniors. It is also advisable to take help of dedicated on-campus counselors, if needed. It’s always better to seek help during this period of drastic transitions.Health- I know you are just in your late teens and full of energy and all, but it’s very easy to neglect one’s health in this fast-paced IITD life. It’s important to have a balanced diet with a rationing on the number of visits to the Night Messes. Exercise regularly and don’t exhaust yourself too much.It’s pretty obvious to mention that one must stay away from consumption of alcohol, cigarettes and specially drugs, that may be available inside or outside the campus.Maintain contacts with a large number of people, as these are the future Administrators, CEOs, top notch scientists and what not. You may learn a great deal by even short interactions with them. On the other hand, keep your inner friend circle small. You can’t share your feelings and other important decisions with, say, a dozen people. Also, learn to trust your gut on identifying nature/intentions of the people around.Finally, exams are closer than they may appear, specially the first minor is scheduled just five weeks after your classes commence, so don’t just get carried away with all the cool stuff happening around.I am pretty sure that these four/five years you spend at IITD are going to be life-shaping in a depth which may not be percievable at your stage. What’s important is to have a solid positive start to this journey.Hope this helps :)

Who It AffectsThis affects:all people enrolled on an F-1 visa or an M-1 visa for a post-secondary education in the US.all people applying for an F-1 visa or an M-1 visa for a post-secondary education in the US.It does not affect:People on an F-1 visa or an M-1 visa for kindergartern through twelfth grade (K-12) education.People on OPT (optional practical training) following graduation from an F-1 or M-1 visa program in receipt of an employment authorization document (EAD).People in the affected categories are students enrolled in full-time study at a US institution. This includes doctoral students, master’s students and undergraduate students.If you think you are affected by this rule, please contact your international student office immediately for guidance on its impact. This answer does not reflect legal advice or legal opinion regarding immigration ruling, nor should it be considered authoritative.How It Affects ThemPrior to COVID-19 lockdown efforts in the States, for most F-1 students, at most one of their courses could be an online or distance-learning course, which is defined by US regulations as… a course that is offered principally through the use of television, audio, or computer transmission including open broadcast, closed circuit, cable, microwave, or satellite, audio conferencing, or computer conferencing.[1]If the F-1 student was in a language program, none of these courses could be online.On March 9th, 2020, as most universities transitioned all courses to a fully-remote online format following COVID-19, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency relaxed this requirement. This allowed international students to remain in the US and finish their existing courses for the spring semester during a worldwide pandemic.ICE has always held that this is a temporary measure. In the July 6th press release, they formally announced a partial reversion to the status quo, stating:International students attending schools that intend to operate fully remotely (with no in-person classes offered) must return to their home countries.Prospective students will be denied visas to these institutions.Existing students at these institutions will not be permitted re-entry to the States for the fall semester.International students at schools that intend to operate in-person classes (i.e. the way things were before lockdown) will not experience anything different.International students at schools that intend to operate on a hybrid model — some courses remote, some courses in-person — are allowed to take more than one online course if they are not studying a language course.However, they cannot take just online courses. At least one course they take must be in-person. They must still take the minimum number of courses required by F-1 regulations to count as a full-time student.Students studying a language course at these institutions may not take any online courses.If, at any point in the fall semester, all courses become online, international students must leave the country.This can be the case if universities have to announce an emergency transition to remote, as occurred during March.Scope of Impact8% of US universities are planning to operate fully remotely this fall.[2]Approximately 60% are planning for in-person, 23% have announced a hybrid model, and another 8% are still deciding / prepared for different scenarios.8% fully-remote translates to approximately 86 colleges out of a tracked total of 1,075 colleges. International students from these places will be barred from the States for the fall session.The list of fully-remote colleges includes Harvard, all schools under the California State University umbrella, Swarthmore, the University of Southern California, and some of the University of California systems (notably UCLA).Approximately 872,000 currently enrolled students will be affected by this announcement (assuming 2018-2019 numbers are equivalent for 2020–2021). There is no data for how many prospective students will be affected.This is not a number for how many students will have to leave the country prior to the fall semester — this is just the total number of F-1 and M-1 students enrolled currently subject to this ruling.Assuming a judicious average of 1,000 international students at these 8% of institutions, we can say that 86,000 international students may be forced to depart the States prior to fall resumption.Important Downwind EffectsGiven the current status of the coronavirus pandemic in the US, many students may opt for a leave of absence to avoid the volatility of a possible emergency transition and a forced evacuation. This can delay their graduation.Students whose last term is the fall semester may be partly impacted as they apply for post-completion OPT.It is standard advice to not travel prior to receiving a employment authorization document (EAD) for OPT as re-entry to the States is barred without the same - should an emergency transition force relocation before the document can be received, students on OPT would not be able to re-enter the States.Per offline conversation with Brian Bi: “8 CFR 214.2(f)(11)(B) specifies the time period during which the OPT application may be filed. The USCIS form I-765 instructions say that: "Certain foreign nationals who are in the United States may file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, to request employment authorization and an Employment Authorization Document (EAD).”This seems to cause an issue: if the student can't be in the US at all during the appropriate period, there won't be any period when they're eligible to apply. “Finally, this forces the hand of schools that are still waiting for events to unfold. It is now more likely that schools will choose to favour a hybrid option or stay in-person to avoid the impact on their international student body.Footnotes[1] Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR)[2] Harvard is keeping classes online this fall, placing it among the 8% of US colleges planning to do so. Here's the list so far.

[The following answer is mostly relevant to becoming a professor in literature, though some of the information is also applicable to the sciences. You can read the comments at the end for differing opinions.]Be warned: this is a long, detailed answer. Take a stiff drink before reading….Step #1 High School Degree: You get good grades in high school.You apply to a good school for the BA program.Step #2 Bachelor’s Degree: You get good grades in the BA program during those four years and start networking to find a mentor, and try to learn all you can. If you are in the humanities, you will also probably have to demonstrate proficiency in at least one foreign language—though that might not be the case in other fields. You do that by successfully passing the equivalent of 12 credit-hours of coursework, at least 6 of which must be sophomore-level, but you can also gain equivalency by taking tests to demonstrate to your knowledge.Step #3 Admittance into Graduate School: During the senior year of the BA, you start looking for a two-year master’s program at another (preferably slightly more prestigious) school, and you apply to several with letters of recommendation from your teachers.If you don’t get it, you either give up and take a new profession, or you sit out for a year and try again.If you do get in, you only pursue it if the school offers you financial support in the form of a graduate teaching fellowship (GTF), teaching assistantship (TA), or otherwise pays for your tuition with waivers. This means, you will not pay tuition, and in exchange you will work helping established professors teach large lecture classes, assist them in research projects, or else teach low-level courses for Gen Ed students—sometimes after some very brief pedagogical training, but often with little to no preparation at all.If the school lets you into a master’s program, but doesn’t provide any financial support except student loans, you politely decline. It’s way, way too risky to accumulate college debt when academic jobs are so rare and competitive. You either wait a year and start the process over, or you pick another job.Step #4 Finish Your Master’s: In the master’s program, you will take two years of more advanced graduate classes. In the humanities, if you are at one of the better schools, you will probably have to demonstrate proficiency in a second foreign language—not the same one you used for the bachelor’s degree. Traditionally, if you used a Romance language for your bachelor’s, you will need a Germanic language at the master’s level, and vice-versa, though that is becoming more flexible. You show proficiency the same way as mentioned in the bachelor’s section—by passing four classes in that language or taking a proficiency test.Step #5-A: Thesis Research: The last year of the master’s program, you will typically write a master’s thesis. In the humanities, that might be a long study on a topic, perhaps 80–100 pages long, in which you provide some original insight or new information on the field that has never been argued before. The sciences, it will be some sort of lab research project with a shorter write-up afterward. You will have at least one advisor to guide your research, and usually two faculty readers, and you will sit with them at the end of the project for a thesis defense, in which there will be an oral examination and you will argue for the plausibility of your project’s results.Step #5-B: Ph.D. programsSome schools will combine the master’s program with the Ph.D. (doctoral program), and during the second year of graduate studies, you will undergo a qualifying examination. Students who score the highest may move on to the Ph.D., while the others take the master’s degree and then must apply to separate Ph.D. programs. In the sciences, some rare students go directly from the bachelor’s degree to the Ph.D., with no master’s degree in the middle. However, in the humanities, it is more common to earn a master’s at one school, then apply to a Ph.D. program separately.It’s considered bad form to gain all three degrees at the same institution. Normally, you seek to move up to more prestigious schools with each degree, if you can. That may involve moving across the country at least once, and possibly twice.Most master’s degrees are 30–36 credit-hour programs, and they typically take two years because you are enrolled in fewer hours and teaching at the same time, compared to the bachelor’s degree. Most Ph.D. programs take 3–6 years to complete, part of that variation depending on how much teaching or lab work you are doing while you are working on the degree.Note that in the humanities, if you are at one of the better schools, or if you are in a field like medieval studies, classical studies, or history, you will again need to show proficiency in a third foreign language as part of your coursework. Typically, they want you to choose a language relevant to your research in some way or a language in which significant scholarship is done in your field. (If you don’t like foreign languages, becoming a professor may be a very bad idea—however, the sciences usually don’t require so much background in other languages.)Step #6 Dissertation Research: The last year or two of the Ph.D. is spent doing your doctoral dissertation, a long, book-length study of a subject you will write in a process similar to the master’s thesis. Then you get the title of doctor—but you are still not a professor! The title doctor refers to the degree of Ph.D., while the title professor refers to an academic rank in the hierarchy of a university. People can be a doctor without being a professor or — more rarely — they can be a professor without being a doctor.At this point, you usually try to get the doctoral dissertation published through some scholarly publisher, and you go on the job market. To become a professor in the USA, you need to get a “tenure-track” job, as opposed to a lower-ranking, less-well paying job like a “lecturer” or “instructor,” or part-time work as “adjunct.”The job market is terrible and competitive. The majority of Ph.D. graduates will not get tenure jobs their first year. Many, many of them may not even get lecturer or instructor jobs, and some must settle for doing a “post doc” (a one-year post-doctorate appointment during laboratory scutwork). Some may wind up doing 3–6 years of such post-docs, and then either drift out of academia or get stuck doing adjunct work. (Edit: in this thread, some commentators in the sciences suggest post-docs have more prestige in their field than they do in the humanities, so this may vary.)Adjuncts are the worst position in terms of pay, recognition, and benefits. These are part-time teaching positions given as scraps or leftovers to non-tenured, non-full-time faculty. They pay so poorly, adjuncts may work at 2 (or 3, or 4!) different schools doing one class there, then commuting somewhere else to a different job there, all for terrible pay. They can try to compete for full-time jobs by publishing research, but that very rarely works. My advice is, if you try to be a professor, and you find yourself doing adjunct work, you might want to set aside an academic career and do something else with your talents and skills. The knowledge you gain in a Ph.D. will make you enticing to a variety of occupations, not just academia, which at least in the humanities suffers from a glut of labor right now.Step #7: Seeking TenureIf you’ve made it this far, a small percentage (less than a third in my field of literature) of those Ph.D. doctors will be hired on tenure-track jobs, which is the first step to becoming a full professor. Typically, when you are hired on tenure track, it is a 5–7 year contract. Once you are hired, you gain the rank of “Assistant Professor.”During that time, you will teach classes at the hiring university, and you’ll have a 3-year or 5-year review when you sit down with your department head or the provost and discuss your progress and how you are doing. At a research institute, their main concerns will be how your research is going. During that 5–7 year period, they’d like to see you publish 3–5 scholarly articles or publish a book-length monograph, be active in national scholarly organizations, and present 3–5 papers at academic conferences.In the sciences, where there is a lot of group collaboration, the administrators de-emphasize book-length monographs, but want to see you as “P.I.” or “Primary Investigator” on 3–5 experiments that get published as papers in scholarly journals and maybe as a secondary investigator on another 7–12. They’ll also want to see you apply for and land some large financial grants to run and operate laboratories (which are spendy!).At smaller teaching schools rather than R1 research universities, what will get you tenure is more your teaching, your classroom performance, and doing committee work for the university. They will tend to de-emphasize research and want to see good teaching evaluations and a list of successful students you mentored who went on to successful careers with your guidance.Your sixth or seventh year of the position, you apply for promotion and tenure. Sometimes, that is bundled into one application, but other schools treat them as two separate applications. If you get tenure/promotion, you gain the rank of “associate professor” and a pay-raise. (Typically, academics only get promotion and accompanying pay-raises maybe three-times over the course of their career, which is a contrast with most other professions.)If you are tenured, this means you and the school have a commitment to each other. People mistakenly think this means you cannot be fired any more, but that’s not quite the case. Tenure typically means you cannot be fired for researching or teaching academically controversial material unless a vote from the faculty senate agrees to terminate you, which means it is a lot of hassle and trouble to get rid of you in that regard if you have the full support of your research colleagues or teaching colleagues.However, just like any worker outside academia, you can still be fired or disciplined by your Department Chair or higher-ups for (a) unprofessional conduct, (b) illegal activity, (c) financial distress for the college, or (d) neglecting your duties of teaching and research. Tenure is not a job for life!Step #8: Working up to Associate ProfessorAfter becoming an associate professor, you are now eligible to apply for a sabbatical once every seven years. A sabbatical means that, for either one full year or one full semester, you are freed from teaching duties and can instead focus full time on your research. Typically, at the end of the sabbatical, you are expected to reveal a new book you have written or some other substantive academic project. (If you don’t produce that, you might never have another sabbatical approved again!)Step #9: Becoming a Full ProfessorAs an associate professor, you will not be eligible for status as a “full professor” for another 7–10 years, depending on school policies. You continue teaching, publishing, and doing committee work, and after that you can apply to become a full professor, so it takes maybe 14 -17 years to earn that rank. To be granted it, you often have to demonstrate some sort of leadership in the college—such as serving as a Department Chair, heading a difficult committee, or participating in the Faculty Senate.The only rank higher than “Full professor” is “Professor Emeritus.” This honor is typically only given to professors the year before they retire. It comes with no additional duties or responsibilities because it is primarily honorific. Achieving that rank may be accompanied by a festschrift, i.e., a collection of research essays written by your former graduate students who publish it with a dedication to you and a letter of thanks for all you have contributed to the field.Conclusion:I love being a professor, but I encourage interested students to think long and hard about how much time, work, and money is involved. The odds are stacked against you, especially in my field of literature. In the late 1980s, for a single job opening as a literature professor, there might be 200–400 applicants apply for it. Even at small liberal arts colleges like the one where I teach, we might get 40–60 applicants for a single job. There’s no guarantee after doing all the work that you’ll ever be hired.So, if you love learning and love your topic, keep this challenge in mind. Graduate school isn’t for people who just love a topic. It’s for people who are obsessed with a topic and willing to work for years to achieve their goals. If that’s not you, don’t wander into it by default. Keep your eyes open about the odds, or at least keep in mind that you can do a lot of things with a Ph.D. besides becoming a professor.