<p>Hi,
I am an international student who is considering whether I should apply for college in the USA since I want to get a job after graduation and have a long-termed settlement there. Supposed I got into Franklin and Marshall College, do I have any chance of job offers? If not, what is the possible ranking of a college that could facilitate my finding job in the future?</p>
<p>International student graduates who hope to stay in the US require sponsorship by US employers. This is hard to achieve since the employees have to satisfy to the INS that no other American applicants are available to fill the position. Plus they have to fill out forms and pay sponsorship fees and they may not want to hassle with that. That’s a big hurdle.</p>
<p>Every year, literally tens of thousands international graduates are employed in US. While it is true that employers have to file formal petitions in order to make such hires, it is common practice in tech industry, particularly for advanced degree holders. </p>
<p>1° if you say your goal is to get a job and settle there, you will not have a visa. Since for now your goal is to STUDY here (the possible job is at least 4 years away and immaterial at this point) don’t project.
2° ranking doesn’t matter. Subject does. CS in particular, from anywhere. For some specific fields such as art history (Williams) or Investment Banking (Ivy League, Williams, Amherst, etc) you do need a specific school.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>The operative word here is “advanced degree”. The job market is flooded w US citizens with a bachelors degree. It’s hard for an employer to justify to the INS hiring you over an American, unless you have a graduate degree or have a lot of relevant work experience.</p>
<p>It’s pretty tough unless you get into top firms with lots of money. A lot of my international friends also ended up going to graduate school. It’s much easier to stay with a Phd. </p>