Hi , I am a student from an engineering university , currently 2nd year pursuing BTech in AI aspiring to go to NUS a uni in Singapore and as much as the current studies are easy the things that they “expect” us to know are not … People around me are way ahead of me. One of the main reasons is that i never travelled an unknown path . Syllabus given -> preparation done -> exam taken -> and results , that’s all that was to it. But when i see people actually learn skills , it’s more overwhelming , and not the studies but where to begin and what to do … no roadmap no nothing , doing everything told but yet so behind cause of the unknown … and then looking for some internships that may teach me something .. or do i need a 4 year experience for that too ?! Any actual advices or contacts lemme know . Or dm me .

So this year I’ll be starting my college in India , and after 4 years I am gonna do 2 years of masters in one of the Ivy Leagues … Something that I really want is to work with FAANG : Facebook , apple , Amazon , Netflix , google Or be a data scientist who’s financially stable , works and travels around the world . But the road to that is pretty unclear rn. Cause due to some situation in family I maybe not be able to go to an IIT( reputed college for engineering in India ) and may end up in a normal college in my city itself. Where I’ll pursue btech in some computer related degree . But my sister as I talked to her yesterday, said that I wouldn’t be able to get a great job if I end up in a normal college ?? Any opinions on that how can I still be able to achieve all that , from a normal college any help would be great …

Unlike Indian colleges(IIT) who mostly take a candidate based on their test scores only, ivy leagues and other colleges that I want to apply to , critiques a student by their overall skills. My question is : (If assuming I did no extra curricular in the past ) - What skills should I work on - Activities which will make my admission more likely - Any specific events or things I should participate in I still have 3-4 years to develop and work on them as I’ll be spending my 4 years at IIT hopefully