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Ask HN: Help me solve a dilemma, study in the US or take a job in the EU?
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Re: Ask HN: Help me solve a dilemma, study in the US or take a job in the EU?
#22Thinking too much about keywords. Let go of keywords. Understand you will die one day. Not as a concept. But as the truth. Keywords doesn't matter. Resume doesn't matter. Do what you really want to do. Don't think too much about future. You are not in control of it. Don't analyse too much. It's a scam by your egoic mind. Just do what do you want to do. Where will you choose to go if you don't survive 1 more year? Go…
Ignore this *itpost. I had the chance to study at better universities, but chose a cheap option that got me work experience as soon as possible. I graduated it whilst also doing a full time job. If I were to do it again, I'd probably take on some debt and take more care whilst studying, but at the time the lack of a steady income (hence I worked 75% of my study time) really drove me anxious. I'd say, plan your life as to not be driven by anxiety - be it due to income or imperfect life choices - it might be perfectly valid to not have a job but knowing a plan to get yourself out of debt and using the time you'd study carefully, instead of wasting it away at parties and the like, are ways to minimize regret and optimize for happiness, I think.
Re: Ask HN: Help me solve a dilemma, study in the US or take a job in the EU?
#23The US is risky in the short run. As a foreigner, your life will get a lot more difficult very quickly if Americans re-elect Trump in 2024, and that is a non-zero risk.
The EU, in spite of having more hot wars nearby geographically, is more stable right now.
Re: Ask HN: Help me solve a dilemma, study in the US or take a job in the EU?
#24The us is the greatest country in earth for risk taking, failing and then succeeding. If you see yourself having that in you, by all means us is the only way.
If you want to just chill and not have high highs but just let the govt take care of you, go to Europe.
Re: Ask HN: Help me solve a dilemma, study in the US or take a job in the EU?
#25Re: Ask HN: Help me solve a dilemma, study in the US or take a job in the EU?
#26Study in the US JFC. You have an opportunity that most of the world would kill for.
Re: Ask HN: Help me solve a dilemma, study in the US or take a job in the EU?
#27Thinking too much about keywords. Let go of keywords. Understand you will die one day. Not as a concept. But as the truth. Keywords doesn't matter. Resume doesn't matter. Do what you really want to do. Don't think too much about future. You are not in control of it. Don't analyse too much. It's a scam by your egoic mind. Just do what do you want to do. Where will you choose to go if you don't survive 1 more year? Go…
"I'm deciding between X and Y, here are some of my specific concerns, anyone chime in?" "You might die, you're not in control of the future, do what you want" Neat list of platitudes, not really helpful here.
Sorry, but they are right. Fear is what limits us and fear is what drives our decision-making. If you have no fear, decisions are much easier and you don’t regret anything. Having no fear means no you’re going to die one day and all your decisions, end up to a lump of nothing.
Re: Ask HN: Help me solve a dilemma, study in the US or take a job in the EU?
#28> Got a near full-tuition scholarship from a T200 public university to study undergrad in the US. US public universities give scholarships to non citizens?
There's always funding available for exceptional students, regardless of where they come from.
Re: Ask HN: Help me solve a dilemma, study in the US or take a job in the EU?
#29Just as an option you may not have explored — would the US university allow you to defer your scholarship for a year?
If so, you could take on the German job for a year with plans to move to the US after that. Gives you the best of both worlds.
(After a year on-the-job with the German company, they might be willing to let you work remote part-time, or at least you'd have connections if you wanted to make a move back later on)
Re: Ask HN: Help me solve a dilemma, study in the US or take a job in the EU?
#30Very very personal business here. Hardly an answer here will be able to asses every single aspect that matters to you. IMO, from a superficial point of view, if you are single, no kids and got yourself some sort of very disputed scholarship them I'd go for it, graduate and get a job in the EU, in your home country, whatever. IMHO, after you graduate, you will have more experience (both technical and non-technical) an…
Indeed, I'm sure the answer would heavily rely on someone's personal values, but as barely an adult, I don't think I have developed that many personal values that I bind tightly to.
> got yourself some sort of very disputed scholarship
fwiw, it was a fairly common one that I got solely based on SAT/GPA