Along with political turmoil comes an unprecedented rise in emigration. People want to go to safe places where their present, and future will remain secure. The recent rise in the number of Nepali students going to the US is, to some extent, reflective of the problems in Nepal. However, there is more to why students choose US. It has some of the best universities in the world, world-class faculty (in many colleges), a teaching style that students in a country like Nepal want to experience first hand, and then a culture of freedom that many wish to explore. Though not a major factor for many, but the liberal arts education is also an attracting feature of most American colleges and universities.
Many have America as their dream country. In Nepal, among the majority of prospective students, few are sure of which college they want to go to. Most go to consultancies in the hope that the right college for them will be fed to them. That seems to have been working for some, but for most, that’s simply not the case. There are a lot of colleges, that you can apply to yourself, without the need of a consultancy, if you correspond to the college, and then search for some tips online. I don’t want to blame consultancies; in fact, they’ve been doing a really awesome work by sending students, who would not themselves know how to search for college, and bring everything together. Some are just lazy. A further point is that though they can’t guarantee a good college, they can guarantee a college.
However, there are also students who apply on their own and get into the best universities and colleges in the USA. Budhanilkantha School, which was established by the British, was the school that started sending students in Britain, and then USA. It was a significant move in that almost all of the graduates, who completed A-Levels from the school, would go abroad with good scholarships. St. Xavier’s School, through it’s +2, also had a good reputation for sending students abroad. Then came Rato Bangla that has sent quite a many students to the best universities in the USA. There’s Lincoln School – which sends students to the Ivys – but it’s not usually counted because most students, I suppose, who study there are not Nepalis. Only a handful of Nepalese, I guess, from what I’ve heard.
I will write about the application process to American Universities, and post online resources on this site that will help students explore the opportunities in the upcoming posts. I will also talk about universities, and try to enlist Nepalis, who study in these universities, so it’ll be easier for prospective students to contact them. I’m not sure how much I’ll be able to accomplish this last task, but I’ll try anyways.
Good luck with your applications.
