<p>I am an EECS (Robotics & Embedded software)student and have received both admission from these two schools. I am having really hard time choosing. Any opinion is welcome!</p>
<p>The program of Berkeley is only one-year. Since I am an international students, I am really worried if it would give me enough time to find a job.</p>
<p>Berkeley:
Pros：
- REALLY high reputation in engineering.
- Great location, lots of opportunities.
- Charming weather</p>
<p>Cons:
- One-year program(too short to find a job???)
- Don't know if the degree of M.Eng(master of engineering) have any difference from M.S in terms of finding a job in the industry?
- Expensive tuition fee($50,000+)</p>
<p>UMich
Pros:
- Two-year program
- Cheap living expenses</p>
<p>Cons:
- Poor location for finding jobs
- Also expensive tuition fee($40,000)</p>
<p>My ultimate goal is to have some work experience after graduation. Any help would be appreciated!!</p>
<p>You should ask this in the Grad School Forum. Go to the main page where all of the forums are listed, and scroll down to find it. The people there will have good ideas for you.</p>
<p>Where, exactly, do you expect to look for work? Do not count on finding an employer here who will be able to get you a work visa. Wherever you study, you need to be prepared to look for work in your home country.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice! I’ll post a new thread. </p>
<p>I do want to have some working experience to make my master degree worthwhile before I come back to my home country (China). Otherwise, it seems no difference earning a master degree back in my own country.</p>
<p>There are specific rules about working while you are studying (CPT) and for a certain number of months after completing your studies (OPT). For general information on CPT and OPT see <a href=“http://icenter.stanford.edu/docs/students/CPTvsOPT.pdf[/url]”>http://icenter.stanford.edu/docs/students/CPTvsOPT.pdf</a> You can get more details at the international student office of the university that you decide to attend. This means that you could get a bit of work experience here before returning to China. What is very difficult, is finding a permanent job here.</p>