Is UW good for Job Perspectives?

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<p>Hey guys how hard is it for International Students to get Jobs after graduating? What are the chances that I would get a working visa sponsored by a company before my Student Visa Expires? What is the Job Recruitment %age for an International Student at UW?
Just wanted to know because I don't want to come back to India after spending thousands of dollars. I am not even getting a scholarship :/</p>

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<p>What do you plan on studying?</p>

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<p>@speedsolver- i will be majoring in computer science!</p>

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<p>have you been given a direct admission on computer science major</p>

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<p>@blx347 Nope. Its showing as pre-science in college of arts and sciences</p>

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<p>Then you should think about it as I was also admitted in Washington but I dropped the idea of going there as it is a very competitive major and not all the students get into CS after they join the university.</p>

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<p>@blx347 Oh. Is it so? What do they look for in the student’s record before giving him the major? Is it just based on GPA?</p>

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<p>After you join the university…YES.</p>

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<p>Actually, they look at GPA and personal statements.</p>

<p>On the other hand, if you plan on just being a software engineer or a similar role, you can major in one of the similar majors (INFO, HCDE, ACMS), take the non-majors CSE courses, and still succeed as a software engineer. Plenty of my non-CSE friends go to Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Facebook, startups, etc… It really depends on what your plans are.</p>

<p>More general info here: <a href=“UW Computer Science & Engineering Department Thread - University of Washington - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-washington/1626532-uw-computer-science-engineering-department-thread-p1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>To answer your original question, @forzajuve, I don’t have actual numbers (because people go to grad school, or other things). However, I can say that the only two people I know from CS in the past four years who have trouble finding a full time position (or even grad school admissions) assumed that the CS degree would guarantee them a job. Neither of them are international students.</p>

<p>It’s more than that; side projects, proactive networking, doing well in interviews, etc. That’s why non-CSE majors also do well and end up at top companies. </p>

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<p>@speedsolver<br>
you mentioned majors- (INFO, HCDE, ACMS), what is HCDE? </p>

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<p>@bullcomp: Human Centered Design & Engineering: <a href=“http://www.hcde.washington.edu/”>http://www.hcde.washington.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@speedsolver</p>

<p>Is there an option to do BS in CS and minor or major in Informatics. Or a double major? My son got as pre-science in Arts and Science College (not a DA). can he apply for Informatics or Human Centered Design and Engineering if he is in arts and science college? </p>

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<p>@bullcomp: I don’t think there’s a minor in Informatics (someone correct me if I’m wrong!). But yes, your son can definitely major in both CS and Informatics. </p>

<p>Regardless of what current ‘college’ he’s in right now (A&S, Engineering, etc), he’s always free to apply to other departments in different colleges if he finished the prereqs! A really good friend of mine is a triple major: CS, Info, and HCDE.</p>

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<p>@speedsolver</p>

<p>Wow… triple major…how much time did it take to complete?</p>

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<p>@bullcomp: Four years (she’s graduating this year), although she may have taken a summer quarter. A lot of the requirements somewhat overlap each other.</p>