Please help, four choice from an international student

happymomof1
Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:35:31 +0000

All of these places have excellent engineering programs. You can safely choose the one that is the least expensive for you. It looks like Drexel is the best price right now.

You need to contact Drexel to find out how the co-op program works for international students. Can you participate? Will the time in co-op use up some of your Optional Professional Training time that you are eligible for with an F-1 visa?

You also need to consider whether any of these universities has a better reputation in your home country. You cannot count on finding a permanent job in the US. If you do end up having to look for a job at home, you will want a degree (and work experience) that employers in that country will recognize.

And NO. UIUC is not worth 45k more each year for three or four years. Just exactly where are you going to get that extra 135k or more from?