hi I am an intl student looking to get into finance. help me pick a college in regards to ROI, JOB chances and internships. I got direct admit to all business schools. I have uiuc, uc irvine and northeastern. please help me decide
I got in there as well. honestly imo, the Scl is decent but I wouldn’t say too good in competition to other B scls
also according to current stats and future prospects in improving, which B schools fall under t10 for undergrad
Yes…I think that a critical factor for international student to get an opportunity to work for 36 months…interentingly pudue has frozen its COA for 10 yrs
does anyone have any idea, if I take up finance + data science as my specialty, will it be considered as stem?
Hard to do for an international student. What are the job prospects in YOUR home country? Job chances here in the U.S. in business are not high.
You very likely won’t be able to get sponsored here for a visa to work. Best bet go to home country and acquire unique skills that are “sponsorable”.
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Can I work visa free for 3 years ( stem related that’s why )
Do you mean at UIUC? I don’t see a finance major (or finance + DS) at UCI (finance is an emphasis) or NEU (finance is a concentration). What major are you considering at UCI and NEU?
As far as UIUC’s BS in Finance + DS is concerned, I think you would need to contact them about whether that major program would be STEM designated. It is not marked as such on their web site.
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NOT visa free…ever. But if sponsored you could get a work visa for a very temporary amount of time.
But it won’t be in finance.
Business has a concentration of finance and data science
After F1 visa, u get 1 year to find a visa sponsor for non stem degree and 3 years for a stem degree
If this is your plan, you need to be sure that your major program is STEM designated. I looked at all the majors in the B schools at these universities, and after my brief look, it did not appear to me that the finance (or business with finance concentration) majors would be considered STEM designated. But you can, and should, contact each university to find out.
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Some universities are offering data science as a part of business. Plus the current stem majors list published by the us govt shows econometrics as a stem major, I can switch to that if that’s the case ( it was anyways my alternate major )
Contact the universities to be sure the majors that you are considering are STEM designated. Someone there will be able to tell you.
If you are admitted to a non STEM designated major and want to change majors to a STEM major, you should also make sure to find out what the steps would be to change your major, if the major change process is competitive, if there is a GPA requirement, etc.
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@MYOS1634 is this accurate.
I believe the student is referring to the OPT program. Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 Students | USCIS
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Hard to get unless truly a stem major…in my opinion. And some stem employers are doing less of these as well from what we have personally seen.
That’s why the student needs to verify with the university, rather than just look at the name of the major. The universities are aware that certain majors are STEM designated (you will see it mentioned on some web pages).
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for stem its 3 years, whereas for non stem its 1 year for sure. I will check with the university and embassy again.
It’s OPT, NOT a job visa. In fact if you mention wanting to WORK or go to a US College to find a job your STUDENT visa will be denied because it’s considered trying to bypass visa rules.
OPT means practical training, an opportunity to apply what you learn at a US college, in a US business/industry context. To get OPT you need to secure internships (off campus, full time over the summer =time deducted from OPT but essential to get an OPT offer.) After the 12 months or 27 months, either you get into a graduate program or go home. Dueing OPT you are paid like any US college graduate would be paid, unless you took an unpaid volunteer position. There is no (well a little) paperwork, this is legal and authorized. Then it all stops: H1B visas are literally by lottery and the numbers are so low, with no priority for US college graduates, US companies often don’t even bother anymore because the system is completely screwed up.
You need to ask each university whether the degree you were admitted to counts for STEM OPT (" STEM designated").
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