<p>I am a student in Sweden who is looking to go to college in the US. I know that after graduation many international students are sent home or are on temporary h-1b Visas. However, would the following schools significantly increase my chances of staying in the US? I ultimately want a masters in Electrical Engineering.</p>
<p>MIT
Stanford
CalTech
Princeton
Cornell
Columbia</p>
<p>It seems like a waste to spend $200,000 on an a US education if you can't stay in the US afterwards. </p>
<p>Large companies like HP, Intel, Google etc are also the ones that reward the most Green Cards, and conveniently the above mentioned universities all have a lot of graduates that go to those places.</p>
<p>So, anyone know if the chances of you staying significantly increase if you go to a top-tier engineering school? Is it worth to take the risk?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance. :)</p>
<p>Yes, chances of staying would significantly increase if you go to a top-tier engineering school, because you are much more likely to find a job after you graduate and would thus have a company to sponsor your visa, green card, etc. As long as you have a relatively good GPA and get some internship/research experience during college (which isn’t hard at all at these schools), you will definitely get hired by someone. It doesn’t matter if it’s a large company as long as someone thinks your skill set is worth sponsoring for a visa/green card.</p>
<p>The hard part is getting in as an international student at these schools. It’s incredibly hard domestically, and international acceptances get capped on top of that. However, the $200,000 price tag might be lower if your parents don’t make $200,000+ a year, because financial aid is generally pretty good at these schools. I’d say it’s worth it if you can afford it and you think an almost guaranteed stay in the US (as long as you work hard in college) is worth $200,000.</p>