Regarding career in IT industry

Akash Patel

Hi, myself Akash Patel, I completed BSc.IT from India and I wanted to pursue Masters in Computer Science in USA. So I tried for student visa but was rejected 2 times. After a 2 years I recently arrived in USA on immigrant visa and as I wanted to pursue my masters I applied in universities about 4 of them and the admission was rejected based on reason that my BSc.IT was 3 years undergraduate course work in comparison to US undergraduate degree. Now the question is should I keep on trying to get admission and take graduate certificate courses or go to bootcamp or enroll in online courses like udemy or try to get job as an entry level developer. Please suggest me the path that i should choose since I am fedup of the rejections. And also suggest which technologies should I learn that are currently in demand.

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Sagar Lad5y ago
Hi Akash,

I think it is better to try getting an admission and take graduate or post graduate courses as bootcamp courses are good to increase knowledge but have no impact on your profile.
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Mahesh Chand5y ago
If you're already in the US, the best option is, try to meet a local community college and present them your current Indian degree and ask, how many credits do you need to make it equal to BS degree. Only after that you will persue your MS degree.

About job, it all depends on your goals. It wont be easy to get a job doing online courses bc end of the day, you have no experience. Also, in the US, if you don't have experience, a BS degree is preferable.

If you do join a college or bootcamp, that will give you some project exposure and expereince. But again, just bootcamp experience is not enough to get a job, even as a junior developer.
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Sachin Singh5y ago
3 years degree is not accepted by most of the universities in the USA, you can do a post-graduate diploma of 1 year and then can apply.
Or, you have better opportunities in the UK.
Don't take decisions in a hurry, try to consult someone (Indian) you know who is studying in the USA, they must have better ideas.
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