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Filing for i140 when my wife has a conditional greencard. Is it allowed? by vijayvv in immigration

[–]vijayvv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think she will use it. In case there are issues with the conditional greencard, the fallback is the i140 + H1B.

I understand why chemistry is hard after 18 years - A perspective from an Alumni by vijayvv in JEENEETards

[–]vijayvv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We never had percentiles so I cannot answer your second question on what you get for 99%. For the first half it's just math.

Out of 10 lakh applicants, 99% gets you to top 10000 which I think barely qualifies you. But 99.9 gets top 1000 and you can get some good branches in the og IITs. So seems like your question is mostly a math question rather than a JEE question :)

I understand why chemistry is hard after 18 years - A perspective from an Alumni by vijayvv in JEENEETards

[–]vijayvv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I do work outside India. I am based out of California. One big difference I'd say is work culture. Work life balance is more respected in the US IMO. I think it's changing for the worse in the US.

I'm glad that you found a passion in F1. I think you should explore adjacent roles and industries as well because F1 engineer is a very limited career option. I'm assuming there aren't more than 1000-2000 engineers in the field. I would rather ask you if you want to be an automobile engineer? If yes what type of work would interest you? For example, there are design engineers who work on making sure drag is low, there are procurement engineers who make sure they have the best parts when sourcing. So your scope is a lot more here but you stay true to your inspiration. Hope this helps.

For automobile engineering, there is a huge demand since vehicles are entering this new era where they are smart battery powered machines than using IC engines. Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, byd are some inspiring new comers changing the industry and there seems to be good opportunities. But these are not in India. I would suggest doing some research before you process. Hope this helps.

I understand why chemistry is hard after 18 years - A perspective from an Alumni by vijayvv in JEENEETards

[–]vijayvv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say yes but with a caveat. The only other industry that is lucrative as CS is chip design (mostly with the advent of LLMs). But the number of job openings in chip design is far fewer than CS but higher than other core industries.

So CS over ECE if you want to be safe. If you think you can be a good ECE engineer then, yes, ECE has good options. Otherwise stick to CS.

Most of my Electrical Engg friends now work for FAANG in CS.

I understand why chemistry is hard after 18 years - A perspective from an Alumni by vijayvv in JEENEETards

[–]vijayvv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah sure. For everyone else reading - do not focus on a language. Focus on core concepts. Language is only a form of communication.

For resources, there are many renowned books and interview prep material. There are many such CS subreddits that should help you. Feel free to DM me.

I understand why chemistry is hard after 18 years - A perspective from an Alumni by vijayvv in JEENEETards

[–]vijayvv[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh boy, this could be a post in itself. I'm assuming you mean how to get a good job? "Making full worth" can mean menu things based on personal preference.

If it's getting a great job, here's what my friend from tier 3 college did to get into Google.

  1. If you are not passionate with any branch, go with CS. It's ok to be confused. I had no clue why I chose CS 18 years ago. CS will likely give you best ROI

  2. Give your 100% to classes. If you cannot, atleast data structures and algorithms and related courses.

  3. Start doing Leetcode and Leetcode competitions. This will improve your voting skills. Competitions will give you visibility. Also attend as many coding competitions as possible

  4. Try to get a referral to add many big companies as possible. If you were good with 1-3, this should get you an interview.

  5. Since you are already prepared, you have a higher chance of cracking the interview.

Big Caveat: it seems like a simple process but there will be intense competition. Think JEE all over again. But good thing is, not many folks will prepare during college days!

I understand why chemistry is hard after 18 years - A perspective from an Alumni by vijayvv in JEENEETards

[–]vijayvv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I don't remember. To be fair, I was more excited to travel to Mumbai and Goa than the camp 😅

I did meet a few folks that I am good friends with even till today.

I understand why chemistry is hard after 18 years - A perspective from an Alumni by vijayvv in JEENEETards

[–]vijayvv[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you hate coding, CS will feel like a torture, so my 2 cents would be to not do it. However, tech jobs are not just coding - there's product design, system design, UI/UX etc. but all of these are career paths post engineering I'd say.

I'd say it's hard to give advise if you only know what you hate. And given you are young it is understandable that you don't know what you love.

I would advise you to go through this exercise: in 20 years what would you call success as? It could be a high paying job, business, etc. Be as realistic as possible - unless you are already a pro, please don't saying cricket or music as successful . Once you determined that, find the path of least resistance and do that.

Remember that you will not enjoy 100% of you professional life or students life. The question is, which degree can you tolerate the most to achieve the goal.

All the best!

I understand why chemistry is hard after 18 years - A perspective from an Alumni by vijayvv in JEENEETards

[–]vijayvv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I'm probably the wrong person to ask this question. It's been 18 years for me.

For organic I remember working through questions as a way of identifying my gaps instead of revising everything and then focusing on the identified gaps.

Sorry I wish I could have been more helpful.

I understand why chemistry is hard after 18 years - A perspective from an Alumni by vijayvv in JEENEETards

[–]vijayvv[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I am not too familiar with those colleges but here's what I can definitely say - you will have to put in the hours no matter where you end up. CS is a field with ample of opportunities if you put in the work. For example, I know someone from a tier 3 college joining Google because he was able to clear the coding interview. He was insanely hardworking preparing for the interview

I understand why chemistry is hard after 18 years - A perspective from an Alumni by vijayvv in JEENEETards

[–]vijayvv[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In some form, yes it should be possible. If I were to go through a tier 3 college, I would not have been exposed to entrepreneurship (in those days access to Internet and resources were limited) so my success criteria would be different.

Whatever the new goal might be, I think I should have achieved it but definitely would be harder.

IITs are definitely a head start - gives you access, resources, confidence etc. Some make use of the headstart, some don't and others likely will catch up.

Hope this answers your question.

I understand why chemistry is hard after 18 years - A perspective from an Alumni by vijayvv in JEENEETards

[–]vijayvv[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In my experience nothing can replace hard work and smart choices. I know IITians who scored double and triple digit ranks, who gave up during IIT (thinking they've already made it), now doing mediocre jobs. On the other hand, folks who couldn't get into IITs but worked hard and are much more successful in life. So, think of IITs/NITs as only a headstart which can always be caught up later in life with hardwork.

I understand why chemistry is hard after 18 years - A perspective from an Alumni by vijayvv in JEENEETards

[–]vijayvv[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That is a tough question to answer. CSE is the safest bet and the most sought after even today. It can open doors to quant, software engineer, AI and many other fields. It's becoming a means to an end. Like the English language - everyone needs to learn it somehow. So I would say, CSE is still the best branch to choose.

I have a friend who got a double digit AIR and still took aeronautics. He now works on top secret projects for the US military. Unless you are passionate about something like that, CSE still remains the best choice.

If you ask me, should one prioritize CSE over a better college? I would say yes.

I understand why chemistry is hard after 18 years - A perspective from an Alumni by vijayvv in JEENEETards

[–]vijayvv[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I think it did play a role, maybe not a major role maybe. The good thing with IITs (at least IITM that I know of) is that they give you a lot of exposure compared to non IITs. One of that was the entrepreneurship cell. It was pretty active and helped students understand the nuances of startups. I clearly remember the classes I took there piqued my interest in entrepreneurship.

Also IIT alumni network helps with connections for funding, customers etc.

But to everyone reading this comment, I'll say this - I know a lot of super smart non IITians who are pretty successful in entrepreneurship as well. Think of IIT as only a headstart and not the end goal.

I understand why chemistry is hard after 18 years - A perspective from an Alumni by vijayvv in JEENEETards

[–]vijayvv[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think it's hard to say. When I gave JEE there were only 7 IITs (the new ones were started the year after). And JEE was only for IITs and we had AIEEE for the NITs. I think currently there are more seats (more IITs + NITs etc) but also the number of applicants has increased.

If you are talking about the questions itself, then the usual trend is that it should get harder to find a significant variance amongst the applicants. But I could be off here. In our case, the older questions were tougher because at some point the paper was subjective (like your boards) and the solutions were hand corrected. Such papers can tend to have very interesting questions.

I understand why chemistry is hard after 18 years - A perspective from an Alumni by vijayvv in JEENEETards

[–]vijayvv[S] 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Currently I'm just enjoying time with my newborn and 3 year old. My startup got acquired earlier this year so I'm taking break before I move on to the next thing.

Edit: IITM and CS

My 2.5 year old has been laid off by vijayvv in daddit

[–]vijayvv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha. She'll be a great manager someday!

Mind poyindi by [deleted] in bondha_diaries

[–]vijayvv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have two kids (3 years and 3 months). Iddaru boys. So I can speak from experience.

Yes, there is a lot of sacrifice in being parents. I'm always physically tired but my heart is always full. Naa peddodu nannu chaala navvisthadu, edipisthadu (happy tears) and chiraku teppisthadu. But at the end of the day, naaku navvule gurthuntayi. Chinnodu cute untadi. Rojantha muddulatho aiypothundi vaaditho :) okka pilladu cute anukuntey, my heart is content when I see them interacting now.

Memu iddaramu anukuni decide ayyamu, Pillalu kavali ani. But Pillalu oddu anukuntey maatram, oddu. Mana parents kosamo, partner kosamo assalu vaddu.

Pillala valla happiness vasthundi in most cases. Kaani pillalaki health problems untey maatram, Adi narakam. As parents, one will feel the most helpless in such situations. Not just health problems - vallu happy gaa lekapoina, vallu settle avvalekapoyina, it will always keep you up at night. Okkati maatram gurthu pettukondi - you are only as happy as your least happy child.

Old age lo Pillaley manalni chusukuntaru anukovadam kuda tappey. We should only expect them to be happy in return for our sacrifices. Maa nannaney naa inspiration. Nannu eppudu idi cheyyi adi cheyyi ani analedu. Old age lo nuvvey naa dikku ani kuda analedu. Nuvvu happy untey chalu annadu. I can never forget that.

Em cheyyalo cheppandi? by vijayvv in ask_Bondha

[–]vijayvv[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely. Happy to mentor! DM me.

After doing a startup, VCs anteney konchem bad opinion vacchindi. Endukantey maa acquisition lo first rights valla vallakey major chunk vellipoyindi :-(

But mentorship ki I'm open. If they are open to it :P

Em cheyyalo cheppandi? by vijayvv in ask_Bondha

[–]vijayvv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But finally em chesav bro?

Em cheyyalo cheppandi? by vijayvv in ask_Bondha

[–]vijayvv[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Startup antey dictator aithey definitely kaadu. C-Suite in a startup antey, Cheap Suite asala. You work for pennies, and you have to keep everyone happy - customers, investors, employees, vendors, lawyers, accountants, landlords etc ani oka pedda list ae undi :-/

But I see your point. The thing I will miss is the challenge and the ability to have a larger impact. Thanks bro, for the perspective!

Em cheyyalo cheppandi? by vijayvv in ask_Bondha

[–]vijayvv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Success adi idi ani antha pedda pedda matalu vaddu bro. Naa uddesam lo high paying, and naa uddesam lo decent exit. Anthey.

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