Today at a Coffee shop, I chatted with my sister, who is about to return to the U.S. after a short visit home. She asked about my plan and purposes to pursue a Masters degree. I said what I wanted to, and they sounded okay to her. She still wants me to go to the U.S. so that we will be close, but looking back, what do I have?
I have zero research experiences, zero publications and only ~1 year of work experience. My GRE is average - but that's okay since I didn't try my best. I need something exceptional that helped me stand out in the U.S. admission competitiveness. The cycle of getting a job applies a bit here, I would like to do some research in my Masters, but then I have zero experiences.
People say that your learning capability start to decline when you are above 30. I will turn 25 this year, I have a few more years to learn to the best of my abilities. I have goals to make before they're harder to get. I don't want to be like my colleagues who settle down where they are at now, I want to be a bit different.
“In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take”. Should I just apply and hope? Even if I do get accepted, the chance of me getting a scholarship is slim. Everyone knows that U.S. education is so expensive, should I risk $70000 in debt again in college just to get a job that merely pay one percent/month of that back home? Only my innerself - which I'm still finding - can answer.