<p>I am an EECS 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 (Robotics & Embedded software):
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 (Robotics & Computer Vision)
Pros:
- Two-year program
- Cheap living expenses</p>
<p>Cons:
- Poor location for finding jobs
- Also expensive tuition fee($40,000)</p>
<p>Anyone who knows the job market for these two concentrations in US? I really want to have some working experience to make my master degree worthwhile before coming back to my own country. Any help would be appreciated!!</p>
<p>If you come on a student visa, your ability to work in the U.S. is highly restricted and you cannot stay to work here after graduating, unless you receive a new working visa.</p>
<p>You need to look at immigration regulations in detail to see if your plan is even possible. Might help to contact your local U.S. Embassy or Consulate.</p>
<p>CPT and OPT are kinds of permission for international students to work in US on student visa. As long as I can find a job within three months after my graduation, I can change my student visa to work visa. My question is what chances are for me to find a job in these two schools? Do local company see M.Eng degree and M.S degree differently?</p>
<p>I don’t really get polarscribe’s objection. OP’s route is pretty typical for international students wanting to work in the US long term. This is how pretty much everyone does it.</p>
<p>OP, you don’t seem to have a good impression of Michigan, so you should probably go to Berkeley. For example, Michigan also has a “REALLY high reputation in engineering.” Also, location has absolutely nothing to do with finding the type of jobs you’re looking for. Every employer recruiting engineering students at Berkeley does so at Michigan as well. </p>
<p>And though living in Ann Arbor is not as expensive as living in Berkeley, it’s light years away from being cheap.</p>