Adapting to life in the United States was, the least to say, a treacherous, rugged path. Born and raised in a middle class Indian setting, I had a pre-determined set of values instilled in my head. The image of a perfect education was all our eyes ever saw – until I moved to the United States eight years ago. And that transition completely changed the perspectives of life, both mine and my parents’.

Don't judge a book by it's outside cover! Or in this case, don't judge a book by the way it looks....

I applied a tad bit late at Texas A&M because that was not my...