I don’t know how many people here might relate to this, but I’m putting this out in the open now it's on you maybe one person reads it and feels what I feel.
I’m not from a traditional CS background. I’m not from IIT, NIT, MIT, or any top-tier engineering college. I’m doing B.Com (Hons) from DU SOL and no, it wasn’t because I didn’t love CS. It was because of life, financial conditions, and everything that came with it. Engineering college fees were too high, so I made a decision: I’ll pursue what I love Computer Science on my own terms.
And I did.
I started from scratch. No roadmap. No mentors. Just a laptop, YouTube, and that burning hunger to build something out of nothing. I learned DSA, full-stack web development MERN computer science fundamentals like OS, DBMS, Networks, and even explored Machine Learning.
I’ve done internships. Real-world work. I’ve built projects not just random clones, but stuff I genuinely cared about. I’ve written backend logic, deployed apps, fixed bugs at midnight, and done what every CS student does only without the “CS student” tag.
But still, I often feel invisible in front of the world.
Now, I’m preparing to pursue an MS in Computer Science. Not for a job. Not for prestige. But because I want to go deeper, build bigger things, meet crazy minds, and contribute to something that actually matters in the tech world.
But I’m also realistic I know universities look for CS backgrounds, grades, publications, and all that. And I’m not saying I don’t feel insecure sometimes. I do. But what I do know is this: I’ve earned every bit of my knowledge. I fought for it. And I’m not giving up.
So I just want to know
Are there any students here who are from non-CS backgrounds but still aiming (or have already made it) to MS in CS abroad?
Any self-taught devs, engineers from commerce or arts, people who started “late” but didn’t give up?
I just want to talk. Not for motivation. Not to network. Just for connection. To know that I’m not alone walking this fucking wild path and now it's making me crazy everyday .
If you’re also going through this or did in the past comment here or DM me. Let’s talk.
And if you’re someone who made it I’d love to hear how. just need some guidance