As a foreign student, LAC or University? For working in finance

College Search & Selection
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<p>As a Chinese student, I've planned to study in the U.S. next year.
Feeling a little confused, I'm uncertain whether to go to the LACs or the Universities? </p>

<p>My goal is to work in the field of finance in China, such as management or analysis of stock investment, venture capital, and other business... But maybe I will stay in the U.S. for about two or more years to get some working experience and even, if necessary, to go to the MBA program or get a Master Degree in Finance. </p>

<p>The prospective universities that I wanna apply for included NYU(Stern), Cornell, USC(Marshall), CMU, Berkeley, Michigan, Notre Dame....
About the prospective LACs, I don't have many ideas. But some of my friends who had already studied in the U.S. told me that Middlebury and Carleton are usually more likely to accept the students from China.</p>

<p>If considering the prestige, there're hardly people in China who know what LACs are, but in the contrary, the universities that I selected are all well-known. And..in fact..I don't take the scholarship or financial aid into account.(Someone told me that the financial aid in LACs is better than in universities?)</p>

<p>Actually, I found this community occasionally in Google. So I wanna get some advices and helps.</p>

<p>Thank you ^_^</p>

<p>By the way, as you know, for a foreign student, being close and aware to the American society and culture is important. So in this respect, which is better? LAC or University?</p>

<p>And furthermore, if I go to an undergraduate business college, such as Stern, is it significant to get a MBA or Master in Finance?</p>

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<p>Neither Middlebury nor Carleton offer business/finance, most LACs do not. More universities offer those types of courses.</p>

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<p>If you are going back to China after graduation, choose a well-known university.
It is not advisable to get an MBA right after an undergraduate degree…all the top schools would like to see several years of work experience first.</p>

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<p>You may want to ask this question at the International Student Forum. You can reach it by clicking on “Discussion Home” in the upper left of this screen and then scrolling down.</p>

<p>Since you want to work in China, you should apply to colleges and universities here that are well-known in China and that have a strong and growing alumni network there. It is very hard to get a permanent job in the US. You will be able to stay for one year after you graduate in order to work and gain practical experience. After that, you should expect to return to your own country, or find work in another country.</p>

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<p>Thanks…Actually, I saw that forum before, but this fourm seems to be more lively and popular…so…I think I may copy the post to the International Student Forum later.</p>

<p>Yeah, in the future, I’m willing to work and live in China(Hong Kong and Singapore are also OK for me). But I don’t really want to get back to China immdiately after graduation. As happymomof1 said, I wanna gain practical experience during working in the U.S. for about 2 years. </p>

<p>And, I want to know whether getting a MBA or Master in Finance after working for one or two years will benefit me a lot in the future?</p>

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<p>Claremont McKenna is one LAC that is more pre-professional than most other LAC’s and does get attention from the business/finance world. The same could be said about Williams & Amherst who arguably will have strong recruiters simply for one of the best LACs in the country.</p>

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<p>hey happymomof1, a professore at UC berkeley told me that ONLY graduate students are able to stay in the US for one year after graduation. However, he is not an expert at immigration law…Can somebody explains the international graduates’ job prospects in the US both after undergrad/grad studies?</p>

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<p>JoeyLi, you are correct that this forum is more lively than the international forum. However, the people who know information that you need are much more likely to be at that forum. Just about any question that you can think of has been discussed there. If you use the search engine, you can find older threads that cover topics that are useful to you.</p>

<p>For more ideas about whether an MBA or M Finance are useful for you, you can read the Business School - MBA subforum.</p>

<p>lin4621, The CC “expert” on immigration seems to be b@r!um who posts most often on the international forum. The visa extension for practical experience is one year (12 months) and both undergraduates and graduates qualify. There are a bunch of rules that can result in that amount of time being reduced. Here is one link to more information: [F-1</a> Practical Training Overview](<a href=“http://www.columbia.edu/cu/isso/visa/F-1/F-1_PT_overview.html]F-1”>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/isso/visa/F-1/F-1_PT_overview.html)</p>