Scenario A:
You are a student. You are currently an undergraduate student, majoring in field of study X. Having spent near enough three years studying courses in field of study X, you have now realized that this is not your calling in life.
You now wish to study abroad, but in a different field of study, say Y.
In order to get into a “good” university in field of study Y, you need to show that you have acquired some sort of expertise in that field of study. How does one show this? Can we show that you have worked in an organization that specializes in the applications of that field of study? Can we show that you have attended conferences related to that subject? Can we show that you have published papers, written blogs about that subject? Can we show that you have interned with a professor whose specialization is that field of study?
How do we build a resume that shows you to be passionate about that particular field of study?
Scenario B:
You are a student. You are currently an undergraduate student, majoring in field of study X. Having spent near enough three years studying courses in field of study X, you have now realized that this is not your calling in life.
You now wish learn more about something else – a different field of study, say Y.
You read some articles about that field of study online. While reading about these articles, you start to communicate with some of the leading practitioners in this field of study. Maybe you reach out to them via LinkedIn, maybe you meet them at a conference that you learnt about because of your research online. Maybe you write a series of blogs as you read these articles, and the magic of the internet means that some people reach out to you to talk about what you’ve written. Maybe you create Instagram Reels about your learning. Maybe you help somebody create a podcast about it. Maybe you start a YouTube channel about it. You spend three months, maybe six months, maybe a year learning more about field of study Y. You have some projects, some work experience, some collaborators, some followers associated with this new passion of yours.
Given all this, which university should you pick to learn more about this field?
Which approach is better?
Which approach are you more likely to advocate?
Which approach are you likely to pursue yourself?
What does karmanyevaadhikaraste mean?
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