Q) I can't decide whether I should go abroad? I'm probably engineering or management.
A)It's hard for me to give you advice, because I don't really know your goals and personality. But here are some things you can consider:
-your financial situation. School abroad is expensive. If you get into a good college then you will probably get good financial aid. Otherwise it can be very hard for international students. However, even if you get aid traveling back and forth from Pakistan once a year and just living in a place where the currency is stronger than the rupee can be expensive over time.
-what is the real reason you want to go abroad? better education? Do you think you could do the same thing in Pakistan? If you don't get financial aid for college, you could decide to stay for example in Pakistan for the moment and go later. For example, my brother is in medicine so he decided to go to AKU for now and insA do post grad abroad. Also medicine abroad takes 4 extra years. LUMS is a pretty good school too, for example for management, engineering schools are not as great in Pakistan.
-What are your credentials? Be honest to yourself...do you really think you can get into a good school abroad? If so great! but if not it might be worth it going to a good school in pakistan rather than some ok school abroad.
-Are you willing to adapt? Living abroad means a whole new environment...you'll be talking in English all the time, living with people who have a different culture (less desi food:P) and no family. I'm not saying that its not great to get an experience where you are challenged and learn to live independently, and that you have to be ready for that just yet, but are you willing to prepare for that?
-BUT IN THE END-----There is no harm applying!!! Go online and look at college websites...see what they require, what programs they have and what deadlines they have. Apply to the ones you like and you may have even some little chance of getting into. Keep your options open! It is better to have to choose whether you want to go abroad rather than to not have that option in the first place!
