Hi ,When I was leaving India for my Masters in USA, I was frustrated that scholarships in US were only available to US Citizens. It wasn't until I landed in US and someone mentioned they had a RA, that I learnt that you can do an assistantship and ge...

Hi ,This month has been full of celebration. A lot of my family members have birthdays or anniversary in July including my own birthday!Every year on my birthday, I create a list of goals that I would like to achieve until my next birthday. I use the...

Hi ,After my video on how to pursue Robotics with a Mechanical Engineering degree, I got requests to make more such videos. So the next one is about pursuing Robotics with a Computer Science background, here is a link 👇https://youtu.be/SjG-jHhHVkM👩...

Hi ,I have been doing resume reviews for the past week (I picked resumes from my Linkedin post - link here).Based on those reviews and another post, here are some resume tips:1. Coding is the top skill for robotics, highlight it in every project you...

Hi ,One of the tough parts of studying in the US is the high cost of education. College fees (also called tuition fees in the US) plus living expenses can add up quickly. And education loans have high interest rate.When I was pursuing my Masters in R...

Hi ,I did my undergrad in India and I remember the application process. There is a big focus on marks (12th, 10th, entrance exams, etc) and your background.In India, you have to come from a specific background (Science) to pursue Engineering. You hav...

Hi ,I get this question a lot: should I study in US or Canada? Or Germany?Now I did my Masters in Robotics in USA so it is easy for me to talk about studying in US but I don't know much about other countries.Here is what I recommend.First figure out...

Hi roboticist,"If we don't check-in with ourselves regularly, we start to drift through life. "So let's do a quarterly check-in for this newsletter. I started the newsletter last year but wasn't consistent. So this year, I had decided on a frequency...

Hi roboticist,As the university acceptance letters are rolling out, the biggest question is which university to choose?Now I know this decision can feel life changing, so my best advice here is to ignore the ranking. In my opinion, rankings have an i...