Hi, I am from Indian. I have a completed a bachelors program. I have 26 backlogs and I will not be able to clear them. I was pushed for the program by relatives and parents. As a result I could not perform well. I have 85%+ marks in my 10th and 12th std. I am currently working as a SEO analyst. Its been a year now. I got promoted after my first 6 months. Now, I want to go abroad ( US/CANADA ). I want to do a program in digital marketing. Is there a way I can get admission? Or are there any masters courses which do not require bachelors degree? I would like to know about options in other countries too. Please help me. I am really depressed.
you may want to read through this old thread http://www.degreeinfo.com/general-distance-learning-discussions/26316-masters-without-bachelors.html
You do realize you're citing a lot of things that do not resonate on a U.S.-centric discussion board, right? That said, graduate school is rife with negotiation. Depending on how much credit towards your degree you can demonstrate, there are many schools that might consider admitting you to a master's without a completed bachelor's. Another factor will be the rest of your story and your work experience. Remember, almost no university will publicize that it will accept students into a master's who lack a bachelor's. You'll have to contact schools you're interested in directly and see what they can/might do in your case. A very few schools--EBS MBA and U. of Leicester MSc. in HRD--will admit without a bachelor's degree. But even they have strings attached. (Leicester will require the completing their 2-year diploma program or the equivalent, for example.) But ask, ask, ask.
Other than Masters, what are the other options I have? I went to a overseas education consultancy. They told me that I will not get admission and I will have my visa rejected. Is this true? Please let me know if I can have any program in Digital Marketing.
This is a distance learning board. Thus, your immigration/travel status is irrelevant. It sounds like that, and not getting an education, is your goal. If so, perhaps there are other places you can search.
For one thing, this community has participants from all over. For another, he's asking about how schools in North America will react to his situation. I don't exactly disagree, and asking is free, but having worked with international students at two U.S. universities, I have to say that unless a foreign applicant is otherwise notably exceptional it is extremely unlikely that he or she will be considered for admission to a postgraduate program at a school in the U.S. without prior qualification. It might even raise a red flag for a school to issue an I-20 for such a student (if we have any current PDSOs on the board they'd probably know for sure).
My suggestion is to look for a British school. UK schools are known to accept students into a master's degree without a bachelors as long as you supply to the school enough evidence of equivalent background through certifications, diplomas, etc. The issue might come later when you try to immigrate to the US or Canada as immigration rules normally give points based on the number of years of completed education. In the case of Canada, If you only have a Masters' this will count for one year of post secondary education but most likely this will not give you enough points to immigrate. However, the immigration system might give you some points for incomplete education but I really don't know how the rules would apply. The safest way to go is to bite the bullet and complete your BS degree as this will open more options for you. If you are unable to complete a BS degree from your home country, what makes you believe that you could complete a MS degree from another country?
Virginia International University might as I remember they rely heavily on Indian students and they are flexible for admission.
Funny you should mention there, as that's one of the places where I used to work. Even students with Bachelor's degrees from Indian universities often had to take top up courses before starting a Master's there. And with their accreditor (ACICS) on very thin ice with the feds, I doubt this is the time to ask them for an extraordinary request.
I remember the school because I went there for an interview a while ago, I did not consider it because the salary was too low and the demands were too high. It was the lowest offer that I got, I am sure that they have a hard time retaining people.
This page lists nearly 90 staff people. From my time there, which ended about four years ago, I remember 13 of them, and a few of those were students at the time.
Being from the country, I can understand your situation. If you are thinking of going to a foreign country as a full-time student, you are going to find it very difficult even to find a school that will give you admission and provide a student visa (Masters without a bachelors). If you get a job overseas (which again is difficult without a bachelor degree), you can move and then study online or part-time. Also, there could be universities in India that offer degrees in Digital Marketing. Have you explored that option yet?
