<p>Seattle is a hotspot for tech companies, so the University of Washington (“Udub”) might be the better choice if you’re hoping to stay in the US. USC (University of Southern California?) is a decent school, but there are several other good universities nearby (UCLA, Berkeley, Stanford) whose graduates will be competing with you for the same tech jobs. </p>
<p>You can work for 1-2 years on OPT, which is part of your student visa, but after that getting a work visa is going to be difficult. There’s a cap on the yearly number of work visas issued. Unfortunately, the number of visa applications submitted in the first week of the year usually exceeds that cap, so they have to hold a lottery to decide whose visa application is even going to get processed. Yes, you’d literally have to win a lottery to get a work visa.</p>
<p>Much easier than getting a work visa is getting a green card by marrying a US citizen. You might consider putting “dating” on your list of priorities in college… </p>