Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, STEM, as we know it, has been the preferred choice of parents for their children to pursue in higher studies. We all often make fun of the stereotypical parents in India who wish for their child to become an engineer, and then do whatever they want in life. But the old folks, speaking from their experience and deep knowledge of human advancement they have seen, are not wrong.
The Roman Empire, the First to Embrace Technology:
Why was the Roman Empire the richest and the most advanced people? What propelled the developed countries ahead of the rest of the world? Why go afar, take a look at China, who seem to progress leaps and bounds every single year. If you have begun to link these to technology, you are right, and perhaps you would find this article useful in stirring your emotions to achieve career excellence in any of the disciplines in STEM. Read on.
What is your Dearest Materialist Possession Right Now?
You knew the answer even before you read the complete header, right? Yes, we all love our phones, and laptops, and each time we pass an electronic store in the high street or in a mall, we cannot help but take a glance at the new technology on display. We are somewhat in awe of people who always seem to have the latest smartphone and laptop, and dream about becoming so successful in life that we can also have every new technology the day it is released to the public. The next in line is an upgraded version of the car your family always had.
STEM is the Way to Go Something Inside is Telling you:
If reading so far, has you thinking strongly that a career in technology would be what you would love, you already are made to graduate in a STEM discipline! Now your dreams are no longer to hold the most expensive phone, but to design a better one. You have already started thinking how you would build a better and more beautiful building, and how your knowledge will help ensure every engineering piece around you can be made better.
STEM is more than Technology:
Science enables you to pursue a career in investigations, medical industry, wildlife and forestry, etc. through a degree in Biochemistry, Ecology, Neuroscience, Genetics, to name a few.
Technology degrees like Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Multimedia, etc. helps you pursue exciting careers in robotics, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and so on.
A career in aerospace, military, civil, electrical and electronics engineering awaits you with related engineering studies leading to several degree streams.
Math is one of the most sought-after expertise, one which fascinated us in our school, but building almost anything in real life involves the use of Mathematics. Other rewarding careers can be in finance and economics, making your mark in the world of investment and finance. After all, money makes the world go round!
The Highest Paying Careers Today are in Technology:
Engineers at Apple and Tesla or BMW are paid high salaries, right from the day you graduate. If you promise yourself to study hard, put in research papers, interact with the faculty and the visiting delegates/professors/industry specialists while you are pursuing your degree in a US or a UK University, you can have a career most others can only dream of. Take the case of a student from Noida who went on to study engineering in the USA, being accepted in CALTEC, and got offers from both Apple and Google even before he got his degree. Yes, these stories are real. And the pay grade is what we can only dream about.
Where to Study STEM:
Take a look at the following Universities offering degrees in STEM disciplines:
USA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University, California Institute of Technology Caltech.
UK: University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London
Germany: Technical University of Munich (TUM), RWTH Aachen University
Canada: University of Toronto, University of Waterloo
Australia: University of Melbourne, University of Sydney
How to apply:
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If you liked this article, you might want to read the next one in this series- How to prepare for job opportunities at top tech companies in the US.
