Some sensible things to do before choosing your college

Lately I have seen many guys talking about BITS vs XYZ colleges... I dont give a damn about any college even IIT's simply because I have always wanted to be a BITSian....been a BITSian and will always cherish my life @ BITS

There was so much more @ BITS other than studying.

Anyways my argument wont make sense unless you ever become a BITSian but to make more sense while choosing your college these are things you must follow

• Dont listen to idiots - let it be your parents friends who are hell bent on forcing their useless notions on you or the so called senior who has done great at that college and never talks about the average bunch of students - the average is important not the top guys
• Secondly check out what the alumni is doing - how active they are - where they are - what opportunities do they get and I am sure no NIT can even talk about a strong alumni.For BITSian alumni related info do check the links below

1. www.bitsaa.org
2. newsletter.bitsaa.org
3. sandpaper.bitsaa.org

• Opportunities for higher studies - where the guys are getting admissions - are they getting any aid?? Does the university recognize your college???

• The Placements - People always have a wrong notion about Placements....many think that they can have a good life with their initial placements.... but it is not the case... you always need to go for higher studies...Some things to note about placementsHow good are the placements...What are the companies that come for placements....what are the packages...What kind of work the students get in the company...how fast can we grow in the company....what are the off campus opportunities....what are the relations with the industries - BITS has a separate internship programme in which BITSian work in industry and research organization as part of their course - It is called as Practice School.Do check the links below

1. Placements 2009 Pilani Campus - (recession effect) - Click Here
   
2. Companies that visited Pilani Campus in last 2 years - Click Here
   
3. Industrial linkages of BITS - List of PS-2 companies - Click Here
   

• Campus Life - The campus life @ BITS is quite different and exciting compared to other colleges - No compulsory attendance - the most number of departments and clubs...one of the best technical and cultural festivals ... BITS stands on top...though there are some drawaback with Pilani campus :)..the most important one being no close by city...Do check the links below about our tech fest and cul fest
  

1. APOGEE - Tech Fest Pilani Campus
2. Quark - Tech Fest Goa Campus
3. Oasis - Cultural Fest Pilani Campus
   
4. Waves - Cultural Fest Goa Campus

And finally do check the stastics link - It is a combined link for all the BITS campuses

1. BITS Pilani,Goa,Hyd - 2008 statistics