<p>I'm very interested in applying to Sciences Po and know it is very highly regarded in France, but is it recognised internationally, especially in America?</p>
<p>Would it be easy-ish to get a job after sciences po in finance, preferably in America (new york) but also in London? Or would it be better to go to NYU or Columbia? What is the reputation of the university? Is the course too diversified to make me properly qualified to go into finance?</p>
<p>Cheers for any information!</p>
<p>To be honest, I’ve never heard of “Science Po” until right now and I went and Google’d it. I’d wager most Americans have never heard of it either. That being said, if you’re looking to work in high finance in the United States, NYU or Columbia would be better options than Science Po.</p>
<p>I’ve heard of Sciences Po before. Sciences Po is famous for being the de facto institute for politicians in France. I doubt that most people would know about it though. Even prestigious American universities aren’t known everywhere. It’s not unheard of for people to confuse the University of Chicago as being part of the University of Illinois system, or to confuse Penn, with Pennstate.</p>
<p>Typically, universities are very strong within their own region. For example, if you want to go to work in London, LSE might be a great fit. In the NYC, NYU and Columbia would do well. Few universities have world-wide name brand recognition. But they include HYPSM, Berkeley, Michigan, and UCLA.</p>
<p>JackSnr,</p>
<p>If you are not a US citizen, and do not possess legal permanent residence status (green card status) by the time you graduate from your college or university, your chances of employment in the US directly after completing an undergraduate degree from ANY college/university on the planet are just about zero. If you were to study in the US, you would have a year of OPT visa extension so that you could gain work experience, but after that without an H1B visa sponsor you would have to leave.</p>
<p>Your best bet for employment in the US after graduating from Sciences Po or another institution outside the US would be to get a job with an international firm that has offices in the US, and to eventually work yourself into a position within that firm where you would be offered an internal transfer to the US office.</p>
<p>thank you very much for the info and your insights :)</p>
<p>Sciences Po is very well known in the francophone world and in the international community. If you are interested in working for the UN, OECD or international NGOs (in Paris, New York, Geneva, Tokyo, etc), a Sciences Po degree – particularly an MPA – is going to serve you very well. Be careful to distinguish between the MPA and PSIA. They are completely different experiences with very different network possibilities. </p>