Many Indian Americans are recent arrivals.
87.2% of Indian-American adults in 2010 were foreign-born, the highest percentage among the six largest Asian-American groups; 37.6% of those had been in the U.S. 10 years or less. One consequence of so many Indian Americans having arrived so recently: Only 56.2% of adults were U.S. citizens, the lowest share among the six subgroups studied in detail.
Indian Americans are among the most highly educated racial or ethnic groups in the U.S.
70% of Indian Americans aged 25 and older had college degrees in 2010, by far the highest rate among the six Asian-American groups studied and 2.5 times the rate among the overall U.S. population. More recent (2013) data from the American Community Survey provides more detail: 40.6% of Indian Americans 25 and older have graduate or professional degrees, and 32.3% have bachelor’s degrees; an additional 10.4% have some college education. One likely factor: the large segment of Indian Americans who entered the country under the H1-B visa program, which allows highly skilled foreign workers in designated “specialty occupations” to work in the U.S. In 2011, for example, 72,438 Indians received H1-B visas, 56% of all such visas granted that year.
Education is, without a doubt, an essential factor to become successful. However, one thing common among these intelligent people is that they are learners. They teach themselves. It is not about attending a prestigious school and getting good grades. It is about an attitude towards your goal and self-learning (Self-taught) to expand knowledge and skills over time to become better every day.
Elon Musk stated once, "Colleges are basically for fun and to prove you can do your chores. But they are not for learning".
A thing to think about.
