A complete guide after SEE (Sorry if it's too long :P)
Maile afno SEE diyepaxi ni kunai non-biased type ko guidance napaune realize gare so i am writing this for anyone interested. Most manxe bridge course ra college advertise garna matra "advice" dinxan. Dherai time lagayera I have tried my best to collect all types of perspective but do remember ki sabai ko farak farak situation hunxa and even if I try to make it all encompassing, faults will be created.
Mostly nepal ma see lai very pressure diyera padauxa and i honestly don't why. It's not that deep. Mostly (unless you fail or get super shit grades) SEE ko grade le farak parne bhaneko college choose garda matra ho (scholarships). Try to get A+ and have very good basics teti bhaye most cases ma pugxa.
I personally wouldn't recommend you take any bridge courses (Ahile ta it's banned, I don't know ho well it's implemented but just in case). Dherai jasto ta date garne thau jasto hunxa and a place for time pass. Proper professional certification dine international course chai i recommend if you have the knowledge and financial support. Kaile kai free huna ni sikna parxa so go out with friends and travel to the best of your abilities ( tara family le dinu bhayena bhane relax you could go in the future). Learn new hobbies ani enjoy the stressless time you have. Dherai time baki xa lage pani xittai sakinxa and college start hunxa. Aru ko story herera dherai FOMO ni nahunu. Kunai sports haru ma interested bhaye practice garne and tournament khelna ko lagi ekdamai ramro time hunxa. It would help your ECA alot in the future. Personal goals like fat loss, exercising etc xa bhane ni perfect time ho. Skills haru bhaye search for Internships and other opportunities. Events related to your interest ma gayera experience collect garnu.
+2 padna lagi chai Science, Management, Law, Humanities etc ma divide gardinxa so break ma sochera decide garda ramro. jati ramro grade aaye pani science nai choose garnu parxa jasto nepali parents ko belief ma naparnu hola. Every field ma ramro garne thau hunxa so parents ko pressure ma subject choose nagarnu ( afai regret garera future matra bigrinxa ). Take some introduction classes on youtube to see if you are really interested in a field. Check ki tyo field ma padera future opportunities k hunxa bhanera ani field ko depth pani hernu. Python ma calculator banayera kasaile ni job didaina (So ali deep research chainxa, Don't look only at salary). Day in my life videos herda ramailo lagxa but it's not the ground reality. Entertainment ko satta Informative videos hernu parxa. Career roadmaps haru observe garnu and basic self-knowledge gain garnu about your subject of interest.
For choosing your future college, Ali ghar bata tada janu parne college (like 30 mins in bus) ma gayeko ramro. You get to travel to other places and have fun. Aba ghar najikai bhaye college to ghar and ghar to college matra hunxa. College ko afnai bus ma jana chai ma discourage garxu. You get to meet alot of weird people in public buses ani reality of most people pani realize hunxa. Also u can say bus payena ani late bhayo meanwhile you go to other places with your friends and have fun (Personal experience :P). Dherai manxe lai public ma how competitive people are just for simple things like bus seats pani realize hunxa. I feel like most people lai parents le esto cover garera rakhnu bhako xa ki they don't realize the reality.
College le kasto discipline khojxa bhanera ni hernu. Buzz garera aaunu parne college ma gayera kapal bigardiyo jasto opinion narakhnu hola. kati ko strict xa bhanera ni check garnu and whether it aligns with your personality and goals. College ma gayera friend circle banaune kaam afnai hunxa so make friends by yourself. They are also trying to fit in a new environment so everyone is in the same boat. They are also feeling awkward and uncomfortable tho some hide it better than others. Also make a lot of friends and have a fun group. You will discover a new side of you. I have noticed friends who have changed after college in like 6 months because insecure side hatauxa and they become better. SEE jastai ho college padhne bela ni, kasto serious serious kura gardinxa and most people forget to have fun. Try new things. Bunk classes. Do dumb shit. Colour your hair. Try new fashion. Grow or cut your hair. Get a bike etc etc. It will seem like a big deal then but later it will become a funny experience. Check if the college you are interested in offers you freedom for hair colour, bikes etc. ( Also i am not responsible if you get scolded by your college, Just in case there are some stupid people that don't realize their limits)
I wouldn't advertise you any colleges but do note that ki colleges le afulai jaile ni ramro matra dekhauxa first ma. Most scholarships are inflated. I have seen some colleges offer 50% scholarships just for passing SEE. Know that jati scholarships diyeni it's definitely inflated. There are some competitive colleges tara to be brutally true it doesn't really matter at the end of the day. Go to a place that offers you freedom. +2 and college are just phase of your life that you would forget in the future. I am against studying +2 spending lakhs for the same paper and slightly different experience u would get from cheaper places. Colleges in Nepal are wayy too expensive for absolutely no reason. Every college will tell u that it's a investment but it's definitely not the best one. If you are worried about friend circles, there will be great people and shitty people everywhere, So it depends on what type of friend group you end up staying in. Padne kaam afno ho, do it yourself. Colleges le jati guff gareni there will be very few opportunities for ECA. The college you end up studying in is the one u regret the most (Trust me on this one, you will regret it but you would only have good memories at the end, just like your school).
Invest your money in somewhere that actually matters. If you are interested in doing MBBS, Engineering, Loksewa, CA etc you can get entrance books and give a hour everyday to revising. Start early!. I know some of my cousins (I get compared everyday to them) who have started preparations since class 11. If you don't have much of a clue on what to do, it's not that deep. Gap year liyera kei hudaina. It wouldn't even matter after everything is settled. I would consider them outliers but if you have your life figured out go ahead. Aba +2 paxi bidesh jane bhaye 12 ko start tira dekhi preparation start gareko best. Give SATs, IELTS, learning languages and everything else in early 12 (paxi boards lai focus garnu parxa). Most foreign universities (or atleast the good ones) open their applications during or before january (depends on university so RESEARCH) so documents sanga ready hunuparxa. Otherwise 12 paxi sab garxu bhane free ma gap year hunxa. I don't prefer consultancies but jane bhaye jane. Extra-curriculars strong banaune bhaye invest in equipment. Join proper clubs, pay coaches. College lai lakhs ma ECA ko lagi fee tirnu bhanda very better investment tho it may seem expensive to your parents.
Large colleges with thousands of students are not worth it unless you have high ambitions, extremely extroverted and could properly utilize their resources. Go to a smaller college (Mine has like 100 students from 11 and 12 total and it's the best decision ever). Smaller colleges are probably not that annoying with rules and prestige. Be friendly to the staff and get good scores then you are free for whatever. You would be at the end of your teenage years. Don't become an adult now. Don't join a jail with the name of a college. Jindagi bhari mehnat garne time jati ni aauxa. Aailai dekhi top hanxu bhandai college experience naxodnu. Keep your education till a certain threshold lastai garera kei hudaina +2 ma (which you WILL realize later on). Small colleges are probably cheaper than large colleges like KMC, Uniglobe, Global etc which also won't feel as much personal as they have so many students. This whole paragraph was talking about general colleges, some colleges might end up annoying so research. It is my personal opinion so do whatever you want on points from this paragraph.
If +2 ma interested nabhaye there are other options like A Levels and IB. As a student of A Level, I will give a bit of a reality check. Dherai false news from colleges advertise it. A levels ko entrance early hunxa for good colleges. Mostly dherai dhilo samma admission hune colleges are mostly not good. Also A levels is very expensive (2-3 lakhs ta exams ko lagi xuttauna parxa depending on the subjects). Approximately sastoo khojera pani 10 lakhs tira estimate rakhnu ramro. Also board exams with multiple papers per subject! For example, CAIE A levels 9709 Maths ko total 6 ota paper bata 4 ota choose garera total 250 marks (125 marks in 11 which is called AS Level and 125 in 12 which is called A2 Level) ko exam dinu parxa. The benefits of foreign boards do exist but for a lot of people they are not so important as the high cost far outweigh the pros. Most people jo sathi le bolayera gako hunxan and they don't realize the weight of A levels and IB end up failing and going back to NEB. I have also met people suffering from depression due to bad marks. Ali clear bhayera nai esto decision garnu hola. Formula sheet dinxa, critical thinking ma focus garxa etc etc jasto even tho it's true, most people cannot handle it. I have seen wayyyy to many people dropout (including close friends) so please sochera garnu hola. Paisa dherai bhaye malai dinu hola :P.
Though mero paila ko point ko against janxa but learn to have fun. Ahile skill up hanxu, lock in etc ma teti badi focus nagarda hunxa. I have met seniors jasle they joined courses after break for coding, video editing, graphic designing and so on and have continued the same till bachelors. They now realize it is not for them. You may feel like you are falling behind but afulai useless "Skills" that you don't enjoy sikera kaam xaina. Euta 15-16 yrs ko le k sochera career choose garxa hola ra. You aren't even an adult yet. Enjoy your teenage years a little. If you are actually interested from the bottom of your heart, do it tara it may not be the right option for you. Ali due to social media hustle culture ra aba employee nabanne 9-6 nagarne college najane etc mentality badeko xa. I call it stupid. Kasailai hunxa bhane sabai lai hudaina. You are not mean't to be a millionaire in your 20s. No one is. Euta duita dekhera sansar nai esto xa bhanera depressed nahunu. You are free to do anything u like but you must like it yourself. Don't feel sad because you are "falling behind".
This was from my experience, I am not perfect so mero point naramro lagla. Tara this was my verdict after discussing with alot of people and their experience after SEE. I have tried to include everything that I feel you should know. Also I have been writing this for a long time so bich ma random point insert bhako jasto lage, grammer mistake bhaye I apologize.
If you would like to add anything from your college experience or want to write reviews for your respective college, go ahead! If you have any questions I would try to answer it to the best of my ability.