<p>If yes, what are you going to do there with whatever you studied in the U.S.? Is what you intend to study based at all on its usefulness back home?</p>
<p>probably yes. there is so much to change in poland, and in u.s. it’s only making money an prestige…</p>
<p>and i think i couldn’t live in american culture.</p>
<p>my major choice was based only on my interests, though.</p>
<p>yes
look for a job
no</p>
<p>for sure</p>
<p>look for a job</p>
<p>partially yes</p>
<p>i want to do my pg also in US… but yeah… once i finish tat i wanna go back to my country… need to do loads for my country</p>
<p>Yeah well we all want to ‘make a difference’ and change the world and make it a better place blah blah blah when we’re 17. I doubt that we’ll have the same aspirations at the age of say 40 lol. However I’m not saying we should give up the idea.</p>
<p>I’m not sure at the moment. How can I know if I decide to stay when I’ve never even been to the US?! My parents are obsessed with the idea of making me stay. I don’t know though, it’ll be up to me after all. We’ll see.</p>
<p>^^^ nice lol :D</p>
<p>I was initially going to go back to my country, but since I am now a permanent resident I could just as well stay. Yay for loopholes in the immigration system :)</p>
<p>Iuileb, I have the same with my parents…</p>
<p>My mum’s christmas wishes? “I wish you not getting in” that’s called supportive parent ;)</p>
<p>Hahahaha… My mom was similar. She said something along the lines of “I hope you get in but then choose to stay here anyway.”</p>
<p>and I have to protest! I’m 18 already, so in Poland “adult”. I can’t be childish or too romantic :)</p>
<p>Sorry everybody, I didn’t make it clear my parents are obsessed with the idea of my staying IN the US, not in Russia:)
And sonicexx, I turned 18 yesterday, so maybe that’s why I’m being so cinical today lol</p>
<p>@luleb,…
heheh… i’m not 17 actually… i’m 20… i’ve seen a bit of the world… 
but yeah… mebbe i’d be different at 40… but right now i’m glad i wanna change the world</p>
<p>I’m probably going to study Chemistry but may consider doing Maths. I’m pretty interested in traveling around the world, and with a Chemistry degree I could probably find work most places. So… Returning to Singapore is in the cards, but not sure when.</p>
<p>if i get into some american college then i’d stay over there and come back when i’m older and rich enough to get into our politics and change something.
:)</p>
<p>You guys need to understand that most can not stay even if they want to. As an employer I can tell you it have become very difficult to sponsor students to stay. Engineering graduates have the best shot and for anything else an employer needs to make a case that an American can not be found for the job. And even then it is a lottery.</p>
<p>With the current US economy this will get worse, not better. Do not come with hopes of staying.</p>
<p>It would be kind of boring for me to stay after the education… I mean it is pointless, like playing a video game with all the cheats and God mode on. Much more interesting to come back and try to improve the living conditions. But that’s just me :)</p>
<p>Barium you mentioned you are now a permanent resident. How did you become a resident while being an international student ?</p>
<p>As I recall, B@r!um won the visa lottery. This has nothing whatsoever to do with being a college student. You can read about the lottery at [Diversity</a> Visa (DV) Lottery Instructions](<a href=“404 - Page Not Found”>404 - Page Not Found)</p>
<p>I don’t know.
I DO know I don’t want to raise any kids i might have in the future in America.</p>