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Since most foreign students come to the US to eventually settle down here, before they put a lot of their time and their parents' hard-earned savings or earnings into their higher education, it's better to familiarize yourself with the situation before making a sound decision.
1. If there's a field where jobs are plenty (such as nursing), the domestic demand for admissions is usually so high that it precludes foreign students. So, if you get admission into a field, that should automatically tell you that the jobs are likely not abundant in that field. This leaves many foreign graduates working in restaurant and auto sales jobs.
2. There is a misconception that the US offers the most advanced education of any country. If you get into MIT or Stanford, may be that's the case. In a 4-year bachelor's degree, first 2 years of classes are mostly intellectual electives, such as English, Psychology, Philosophy, etc. The last 2 years are the core courses in that field. Since cirriculum is designed by the academics, who haven't looked for a job in a while, often they don't know what is hot and what is not. Only after students graduated in computer science from a state university, did they learn that in the real world, C++ was used for scientific applications and Cobol for business (back in 1990's). Neither of this programming class was even offered by their university.
3. Since the US is percieved to be the most technologically advanced nation in the world, it is presumed that technology jobs would be adundant there. Remember, most of the technology goods are imported from the far east, which leaves mostly defense technology jobs at home, all of which require citizenship to get into. Again, the same logic holds: If you get admission into a field, you should know that jobs are likely not abundant in that field.
4. In the late 1990's the job market was so hot that there was a thick section for all jobs, except IT and medical, each of which had a section of their own. Now, there is only one section, about the size of IT section back then that advertises all jobs. So, if someone told you of a boom, it's an old story.
5. Do not be fooled by the official unemployment numbers, which are higher in Europe than in the US. You can manipulate numbers to convey whatever you want conveyed. In the US, unemployment numbers mostly mean that you are a laid off worker collecting unemployment for no more than 6 months.
Of course the US embassies, consulates, states and universities want your out-of-state tuition. They'll never advise you of the reality.
1. If there's a field where jobs are plenty (such as nursing), the domestic demand for admissions is usually so high that it precludes foreign students. So, if you get admission into a field, that should automatically tell you that the jobs are likely not abundant in that field. This leaves many foreign graduates working in restaurant and auto sales jobs.
2. There is a misconception that the US offers the most advanced education of any country. If you get into MIT or Stanford, may be that's the case. In a 4-year bachelor's degree, first 2 years of classes are mostly intellectual electives, such as English, Psychology, Philosophy, etc. The last 2 years are the core courses in that field. Since cirriculum is designed by the academics, who haven't looked for a job in a while, often they don't know what is hot and what is not. Only after students graduated in computer science from a state university, did they learn that in the real world, C++ was used for scientific applications and Cobol for business (back in 1990's). Neither of this programming class was even offered by their university.
3. Since the US is percieved to be the most technologically advanced nation in the world, it is presumed that technology jobs would be adundant there. Remember, most of the technology goods are imported from the far east, which leaves mostly defense technology jobs at home, all of which require citizenship to get into. Again, the same logic holds: If you get admission into a field, you should know that jobs are likely not abundant in that field.
4. In the late 1990's the job market was so hot that there was a thick section for all jobs, except IT and medical, each of which had a section of their own. Now, there is only one section, about the size of IT section back then that advertises all jobs. So, if someone told you of a boom, it's an old story.
5. Do not be fooled by the official unemployment numbers, which are higher in Europe than in the US. You can manipulate numbers to convey whatever you want conveyed. In the US, unemployment numbers mostly mean that you are a laid off worker collecting unemployment for no more than 6 months.
Of course the US embassies, consulates, states and universities want your out-of-state tuition. They'll never advise you of the reality.
