Hello everyone, today's episode of LEO is all about studying abroad, and we're joined by Abhishek Doppalapudi, a Cornell University Master's in Engineering Management student and an upcoming Amazon intern. We discuss various elements of studying abroad, including how to narrow down colleges, if the GRE is important, the importance of SOPs and LORs, and much more. So stay tuned because this episode is going to be a real eyeopener.
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:31 Introduction of Abhishek.
0:58 Why did you decide to go abroad?
3:07 Process he followed to go abroad?
5:51 How did you go about choosing your program and which universities did you apply to?
8:40 Struggles IVY students face.
10:03 Should you go for a consultant?
11:54 Course structure in Cornell for Engineering Management Program.
14:57 Did you consider taking a gap year or job experience before going abroad?
16:39 How did you fund your study abroad?
21:15 How important is a GRE score to get into an IVY league University?
25:08 Other important metrics that matter while applying abroad.
27:46 Importance of an SOP(How to structure your SOP?) and LOR.
38:17 Does a person need to be extremely accomplished to get into an IVY league?
42:08 Did you face any personal problems when you went abroad?
44:45 Any parting advice?
46:04 Outro
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A day in a life of a Cornell student
Abhishek Doppalapudi
Kanishka Soni
Aman Shrivastava
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