not sure which category this thread goes and apologise for being stupid if it seems so. Obv I’ve had advice from the college counsellors at school and so on but I wanted to know if anyone had a general UK vs US unis comparison for employability. Specifically which UK unis are equivalent to which US unis for employment/internship opportunities.
Employment in the US or the UK?
For a US citizen, a UK citizen, a EU citizen, none of the above?
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Since you said “unis”, I assume you’re an international student. Are you from the UK?
Are you asking which US universities will help you with employment in your home country, or with employment here in the US, after you graduate? If the latter, you should not expect to be able to stay on and work in the US, as it’s not easy to get someone to sponsor your work visa, especially if you’re not a STEM major.
(ETA: cross-posted with @MYOS1634)
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The issue isn’t comparing Uni to Uni. The issue is how to transition from a student visa to be able to legally work wherever you intend to land up.
Give us some context.
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Here’s the OP’s previous thread for some background. Please note that some information may have changed as this is from last summer.
Citizen of Hong Kong studying in UK.
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Hk citizens have ~automatic right to work in the UK and you should be paying home fees since you attended secondary school there.
Imperial; Oxbridge; some Russell group PPE, PPH, Classics, History; most STEM and Business courses; Scottish 4 Ancient ones; any tech uni; any degree with a placement or sandwich year… will all have relatively good placement in the UK. CompleteUniversityGuide and the Guardian’s leagues tables have indications about placement by course at each university. (At 95% of them it’ll be lower than at US colleges but some are quite good.)
Career services are typically more hands off and barebones than career centers on US campuses&their alumni network but still solid compared to basic European universities where they barely exist. Rankings&reputation - not just of the university- but of the dept. would also impact more greatly than in the US.
In addition, while the US is experiencing an exonomic boom, the UK is in the middle of a cost of living crisis.
However you would face no administrative barrier due to being a HK citizen and legal UK resident.
Professionally, the US offers no path to citizenship from an F1 visa but after your degree you can have OPT, a job for practical training that you must fibd with your university’s help, 27 months if STEM, 12 months otherwise.
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I have a hong kong passpot but am eligible for a 5 year path to citizenship under British National (Overseas) scheme due to colonial history. Essentially, from 18 onwards I would get a visa allowing me to work and study for 5 years after which I get permanent residency and then after 1 year of permanent residency it would be a full passport.
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im looking for a humanities - but I can’t pay home fees until my third year at uni so basically until I do postgrad (I may/want to do a postgrad into law) I’m paying into fees. That being said I’m looking for unis that can take me most places for my first job because I really haven’t decided whether to work in the US (unlikely but I’m open and studying abroad in the UK was a challenging but I’d say rewarding experience so I’m keen to explore whilst I’m young), UK, maybe Canada (?) or go back to Hong Kong
LSE (London School of Economics).
The LSE website shows 42 different undergraduate degree programs.
How do you plan to work in the US given that you’re not a US citizen?
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You will be able to work in the UK but not in the US.
Your best bet for a Humanities degree would be Oxbridge, LSE, St Andrews, then I’d pick 2 from King’s, Durham, Edinburgh, Manchester.
A good option for you may be the William&Mary/Saint Andrews joint degree.
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