Inflation, ugh. Fees may be on the rise! The current cost for a foreigner to apply to the U.S. government for a student visa is $160. There’s a proposal going through the State Department to raise this fee to $245. Ouch. int This is just a proposal still, and has not been put into place […]
Continue reading...($) What is the visa situation for potential international MBA students in 2021?
Pretty much all top U.S. bschools now are STEM-qualified, meaning that graduates of these programs seeking employment in the U.S. have the opportunity of staying here for up to six years total (an extra three years beyond the standard H-1B). [UPDATE! A careful reader of the blahg pointed out that this may not be the […]
Continue reading...($) Coronavirus: Everything is politicized. Including your education.
First: EssaySnark must’ve spent too much time in the hot July sun over the holiday weekend, because yesterday’s post was half-baked and unfinished when it first went up. If you’re following the blahg and getting these posts by email, please be sure to click back over to the site to read it in its (now […]
Continue reading...($) Heads up international students and prospects…
This is not established policy yet but, it’s not looking good. Remember how we were talking about the STEM option a few months ago? (The STEM program allows for a longer term for the automatic post-graduation H1-B work visa, to let you stay in the U.S. for up to three years.) Well darn it, there […]
Continue reading...($) For international MBA applicants: Which top business schools have STEM-qualified degrees or tracks?
American MBA applicants can skip today. This info is directed to internationals applying to business school, who are planning on staying in the U.S. post-graduation. You know, to work off some of those extensive student loans you’ll be incurring by going to a top-tier business school. We’re not expert in the immigration and visa stuff, […]
Continue reading...($) Are you a foreign student coming to study in the U.S.? GREAT! Now be careful.
This perhaps is in the category of common sense, but you know how that goes. Sometimes you don’t realize things until later (and if common sense really were all that common, then it seems the world wouldn’t be in quite such the state that it is). If you do make it to the States as […]
Continue reading...($) International MBA students and post-MBA employment in the U.S.
Did you know that the standard student F-1 visa allows international students to work in the U.S. for 12 months post-graduation without requiring any sponsorship from an employer? This is granted under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program and your school’s career services office will help you secure an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) by graduation […]
Continue reading...($) More on international and U.S. competition in MBA admissions – plus, reapp strategy (that you need to know now)
We recently went over some trends in admissions as revealed by the Class of 2020 profiles being released by the top American MBA programs and we gave some cautions and lookouts for international vs U.S. candidates. And we’ve been fielding questions from some concerned BSers as a result, among them: If the competition is getting […]
Continue reading...($) Application Strategies: International MBA applicants in a changing U.S. political reality
Yesterday we offered some thoughts on how the incoming President and the changing political climate in the U.S. might affect things for international MBA applicants. Does Trump coming into office mean you’re not going to get accepted to bschool? We believe that the competition for international applicants at the best schools in Round 2 may...
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($) International students and significant others (Part 2) – includes breakdown of U.S. visa options
CONGRATULATIONS! You made it into an American business school! But oh wait… What about your significant other????? Here is Part 2 of advice from the trenches, coming from an international BSer who was accepted to a great MBA program last season and then had all sorts of complications to tend to – including how to...
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