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Courteously and directly. This will have no impact on your graduate school application. If you’re an exceptionally strong internship candidate, they’ll be relieved when you apply to their graduate program. If not, they likely won’t even recognize your name.

Placements, IIT Bombay.Companies: IOCL, BPCL, HPCL .Student 1:CPI: 8+Technical Background: solid internships, technically skilledCategory: GeneralStudent 2:CPI: 6–7Technical Background: far from being impressiveCategory: SCBy now, you probably know what I am gonna talk about.Exploitation of reservations.Remove the category part and student 2 doesn’t stand a chance against student 1 for the PSU job. Student 1 has better grades, better internships and better communication skills.Student 1 is the more deserving candidate, by miles. But for the category.Who do you think gets selected? Student 2 gets selected.That’s it. Student 1 has to just accept it, with heads down. It was his dream job.So what hurts me? Caste based reservations? To an extent.However, what hurts me more is IITians, who have once already used reservations to get into the premier institutes of nation, are using it for further benefits.They have already been given an opportunity in the past, with the help of reservations, and they capitalized on it. They made it inside.Let’s say they are financially weak (this might be a terrible assumption in many cases). The government helps them there as well. Their fees are waived off, and they need to pay a nominal amount per semester.So here’s the deal: Reservations helps them in getting admitted, their fees are waived off, they get books from library book banks at the start of each semester, and then… they are given preference in government jobs.Some of them go for IIMs, and they use reservations there as well.Some of them go for UPSC, and they use reservations there as well.I don’t see a level playing field. If anything, it’s a steep uphill for the unreserved.The aim of reservation was to uplift the backward by bringing them into the main race. To provide them that push once, so that he/she capitalizes on it, and becomes self capable.Now it seems like someone with reservations has a magic plate to his name. One can keep eating out of the plate infinitely, and it never gets empty.Reservation benefits, if at all, should be once in a lifetime. You shouldn’t be able to use them for getting into IITs, and then getting fees waivers at IITs, and then getting books from book banks at IITs, and then finally securing the job which someone deserved better or getting into IIMs or securing that UPSC seat.Stop exploiting reservations. You have already used them once for getting into the best technical institutes of country. And once you are in, let merit prevail.Thanks for reading.

A2A.TL;DR in the end.There’s no denying that Stanford is an expensive school to attend. For someone coming from a very average middle class Indian family, it means putting your entire family savings and possibly even your house on the line. That is exactly how we approached it. There was no hesitation at all from my parents when it came to this. We had talked to banks and figured out student loan options because naturally there was no way we could afford the tuition and cost of living. But we all agreed that in the long run, it would be worth it.Luckily, it never came to that.CS and EE students often have a relatively easier time coming across RA and TA opportunities on campus. The simple reason for this is that all departments and all labs across campus, irrespective of field, require people to write code for them, to process data and build models for them, to maintain their software/hardware stack. RAs are a win-win situation for the labs and the students. RA positions involve working for 20 hours a week with your professor/research group in the lab. You will often do what the PhD students or Post Docs require assistance with and there is very little glamour to things in the beginning until you build up some credibility.In addition to that, most engineering students have a strong math and science background so getting TA opportunities for undergrad courses is not impossible. That said, there is a lot of competition to get the few RA and TA opportunities available. You are going up against some of the best so you absolutely must be willing to work very hard to prove yourself. Consistency is key because you need your professor to write you an endorsement for the next quarter. As a TA, you spend 20 hours a week with your professor and TA team in setting and grading assignments, conducting office hours, teaching classes, etc.Both RA and TA options are VERY HARD WORK but the rewards ease your financial burden and at the time are very worth it. They are also extremely rewarding experiences and teach you a lot.There are also plenty of campus jobs available. On an F1 visa, you are restricted to working on campus but the various libraries, cafes, buildings, admin departments, etc. always have jobs. The stipend from those often covers living expenses.Scholarships are another option to help ease the load. There aren’t very many available to international students coming in for M.S./MBA but your home country often has plenty of them that you might not be aware of. India especially has many scholarships for students pursuing higher studies abroad. Make sure you do your research.Internships are your biggest source of income as a student. You will be paid really well and if you save aggressively and keep your cost of living low, you will have a fair bit in your account when you’re done.Personally, I was fortunate enough to have RA/TA opportunities come my way in all but my first quarter (when I was too new to apply and wanted to take some time to settle into the new system and learn the ropes). This helped me ensure that I graduated debt free. My professors were very kind to me and ensured that all my expenses were waived and that I had a sufficient stipend to cover all my costs. My summer internship helped me start life net positive after graduation which helped a lot with simple things like moving cities, renting an apartment, buying some basic furniture and food, etc.TL;DR:(Full - 20 hours) RA/TA - Full tuition waiver + Full insurance waiver + Stipend that comfortably covers rent and living expenses.(Half - 10 hours) RA/TA - Half tuition waiver + Half insurance waiver + Half stipend that covers rent and living expenses partially.Campus jobs - Stipend that covers rent and living expenses partially.Scholarship - Varies quite a bit but is usually enough to cover most basics. (Stanford University Scholarships 2018 (Fully Funded) - Global Scholarships for International Students)This was me fooling around with our PR2 robot that I was working with in my lab with a couple of friends. This is a video of our project demo for those interested.In case we haven’t met before, I’m Rohan Kamath.Thank you for reading. I hope I could help you smile today. :)