Hello All,
I am a Mechanical Engineer working in the US and have a valid H1B visa (1st term valid until Oct 2015). A little bit about my visa history
I came to US on F1 visa for my Masters in Mechanical Engineering in August 2008. Graduated in Jan 2011 and started working since May 2011. I used up my OPT and 11 months of the STEM Extension (17 Months is the complete term) until my first term of H1B kicked in by December 2012.
Now I have been feeling stagnated like the person posted above and looking to go for Full time MBA. I am aiming for fall 2015 intake and will probably resign from my job in June 2015 if all goes well. So I will still have approximately 4 months (June to October 2015) of my 1st H1b term left.
1. My question to you all is post MBA, will there be significant employment opportunities if I end up going for MBA from the top 15 institutes in the US.
2. What happens to post MBA OPT or CPT? Do I get any of those? How long do I have before securing employment?
3. Lastly, is all this a big risk to be taken since I have a decent job in the US itself and earning well (considering Mechanical Engineering salaries. Its noway comparable to the post MBA salaries I hear of)? or should I ditch all these plans and go for a part time MBA which is a safer option?
I know that ultimately it is my opinion and but I would consider it great if you can give me some of your valuable suggestions of what you would do if you were in this situation.
Regards
Nikhil
I am a Mechanical Engineer working in the US and have a valid H1B visa (1st term valid until Oct 2015). A little bit about my visa history
I came to US on F1 visa for my Masters in Mechanical Engineering in August 2008. Graduated in Jan 2011 and started working since May 2011. I used up my OPT and 11 months of the STEM Extension (17 Months is the complete term) until my first term of H1B kicked in by December 2012.
Now I have been feeling stagnated like the person posted above and looking to go for Full time MBA. I am aiming for fall 2015 intake and will probably resign from my job in June 2015 if all goes well. So I will still have approximately 4 months (June to October 2015) of my 1st H1b term left.
1. My question to you all is post MBA, will there be significant employment opportunities if I end up going for MBA from the top 15 institutes in the US.
2. What happens to post MBA OPT or CPT? Do I get any of those? How long do I have before securing employment?
3. Lastly, is all this a big risk to be taken since I have a decent job in the US itself and earning well (considering Mechanical Engineering salaries. Its noway comparable to the post MBA salaries I hear of)? or should I ditch all these plans and go for a part time MBA which is a safer option?
I know that ultimately it is my opinion and but I would consider it great if you can give me some of your valuable suggestions of what you would do if you were in this situation.
Regards
Nikhil
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