<p>Ive always heard that the USC's alumni connections make it easy for USC graduates to find a job, but does it also apply to international students?</p>
<p>Ive also got into Imperial College London, which is a great university for engineering, but it is extremely difficult to get a job in UK. If it is the same for USC (if it is also difficult for me to get a job in US), I will rather choose Imperial, and seek employment in my home country, as Imperial is more well known.</p>
<p>I'd pick Imperial for the academics, because it really is an excellent school with a great reputation (and better than USC in my opinion); if you're going to live at home, USC probably isn't all that well-known around the UK, and you'd be much better off at Imperial. (I doubt it has a ridiculously small number of alumni, anyway -- as a graduate, you'd be bound to manage a job somewhere.)</p>
<p>Keep in mind that this is personal opinion. :)</p>
<p>erm...Cambridge doesnt do physics. and its not "extremly hard" to get a job with Imperial degree...Imperial is awesome Uni...as is durham which floats on the edges of top10 (9th-11th usually)..</p>
<p>Yep Imperial hands down...and you'll fall in love with their building...amazinggg O.o Don't feel right to call it campus =P since it's a city uni, but yeah one big building...</p>
<p>It's the best for engineering in the UK especially as the UK does 3 years intensive engineering, vs. more watered down, electives in the US, so arguably even better than at equivalent US unis. Also alumni isn't that important, it helps you get your first job, but after that the importance of experience rises exponentially. In that respect, the greater prestige of Imperial does the same thing, helps you get a better job, but whether you prefer to hear 'Wow....Imperial...impressive' Or 'Cool, fellow trojan, I went there too'</p>
<p>Lol why are you even considering USC when you have an offer from one of the best universities in the world? Picking Imperial should be a no-brainer.</p>
<p>As for Oxford vs. Caltech, that's pretty hard, but I would go for Oxford because there you don't have to study anything else you would have to study at an American university.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for you posts and advice!</p>
<p>There might be one point that is misunderstood: Im not UK citizen nor living in UK, but from Asia (Japan)</p>
<p>The reason why Im considering USC is that I might get a job in US after graduation, and I dont really wanna go back to Japan where the society as a whole is so stressful. For imperial, however, I can’t get a job in UK as Im international whose first language is not English, so I will have to seek employment back home. </p>
<p>If I can earn a lot in Japan with a degree from Imperial, that would be another story though.</p>
<p>In reply to DDonskoy, Cambridge does do physics!! You study Natural Sciences, which is a very flexible scientific curriculum, and you simply focus on the physical options and maths. It's probably the best place in the UK to study it, and definitely the most competitive.</p>
<p>You can get a job in the UK after graduation. Not all employers hire people that do not have the right to live here but a few do. I know a good few of the consultancies do as do some of the Investment Banks. And they would look at a degree from Imperial quite highly. Regarding your level of English you were good enough tp get into the 2 unis and after 3 years you will have improved it a lot. Plus you speeak a foreign language which is an advantage.</p>