All international students have the right to apply to OPT (optional practical training, ie., a job related to their degree for experiential learning after the degree, 1 year in general but 2 1/2 years if STEM) after their degree, however they can also have CPT (practical training, ie., an internship related to their studies) during their studies. CPT time cuts OPT time. Co-op programs with mandatory co-ops don’t use up OPT, unlike CPT.
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Can you explain more about OPT. Are OPT opportunities affiliated with schools?
No. Some colleges may have more experience with the paperwork than others but all students at all colleges are equally eligible as long as they’re in good standing and have an internship or postgraduation job offer.
What is OPT time?
They actually don’t have similar acceptance rate…actually not even close…but acceptance rate is not a good indicator of selectivity.
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Dickinson, Connecticut College, Trinity, F&M and Bucknell are all categorized as “more selective” in U.S. News (the next level after “most selective”).
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During a recent year, Bucknell’s was around 33%,
Trinity 34%, Connecticut College 37-38%
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@lalaalaaand Dickinson is very career-focused for an LAC and has an accelerated law program with the Dickinson-Penn Law School partnership, where you can beginning getting credit for law school in senior year. School has large international focus and study abroad as well, great for your interests. Diverse student body and lovely campus culture. My daughter has found there are plenty of parties to keep her entertained as well! Love the school and I think it’s a great fit for you.
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Based on common app data they are different in stats
If you are already abroad, do you feel that you need more abroad experiences?
i feel like it would be nice to have experience of learning at an additional college during my 4 years to widen my perspective. For example at UofT I can exchange at places like Oxford, Cambridge, Sciences Po and Hong Kong University for a semester or a year which I found really cool.
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Thought acceptance rate IS pretty much the definition of “selectivity” …
One popular source of information, U S. News, does not consider acceptance rates at all in its formula for “selectively rank.”
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Ironic, right ? So then … you know these “popular sources of information” were developed as pure MARKETING tools and thus have very little true/consistent value. Because by definition, selectivity means how many apply vs. how many are accepted. Categories are tweaked from year to year on both the ranking side AND manipulated on the school side to meet institutional needs - which is to promote whatever narrative they deem important.
With this knowledge, I cringe every time I hear rank invoked ! How these rankings/rankers came to prominence (we are talking 30-40 years ago to increase application numbers or regional diversity etc,) is fascinating but nearly all smoke & mirrors. It’s simply and 100% agenda driven.
As a person who stayed in Canada for two years, I would recommend you to look up Queens University and Western Ontario University, both are considered more prestigious than UofT by the locals. And as for my experience, most of the top students from school went to both of these schools instead of U of T, especially for business, econ major. Good Luck!
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