Hmm… I think the play may be to stay in the US a little bit longer to build up reserve funds, then try to apply for a visa to make that happen. Hopefully I can stay safe-ish till then.
(Bit of a funny sidenote, that cost is comically lower compared to my current tuition. My current per-quarter tuition is roughly double that, ~15k USD)
In some countries it’s almost free. EPF schools in Switzerland for example are something like 600$ per semester. You only have to pay for some administrative stuff.
But of course you have to pay to live outside of school and that’s where the fun begins 🤷🏻♂️
Just to add: Germany (and probably other countries, but I’m not familiar) also has a special job type “working student” with some tax and insurance benefits (usually net pay after health insurance of a little under 1000€/month for a 20hr week), which is also a good way to gain experience while under a student visa and in the best case switch to full time employment at the same company (or another one, where you would then at least have some experience working in the country already). We have a few students from outside the EU in my company that are doing/did exactly that.
Of course those jobs don’t grow on trees either, but it’s a thing that to my knowledge doesn’t have an equivalent in the US. Hiring students is much cheaper for companies so quite a few are searching in spite of the low hours (20/week is the legal limit) and usually no experience.
What’s the expected cost? (Not counting food and housing)
Depends on the country and uni, but generally lower than the US, 6-8k EUR per semester for people from outside the EU.
Hmm… I think the play may be to stay in the US a little bit longer to build up reserve funds, then try to apply for a visa to make that happen. Hopefully I can stay safe-ish till then.
(Bit of a funny sidenote, that cost is comically lower compared to my current tuition. My current per-quarter tuition is roughly double that, ~15k USD)
In some countries it’s almost free. EPF schools in Switzerland for example are something like 600$ per semester. You only have to pay for some administrative stuff.
But of course you have to pay to live outside of school and that’s where the fun begins 🤷🏻♂️
We have two semester per year, do I assume correctly that your cost per quarter is paid 2-3 times per year? If so, damn.
4 quarters per year (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer), although summer quarters are optional.
Just to add: Germany (and probably other countries, but I’m not familiar) also has a special job type “working student” with some tax and insurance benefits (usually net pay after health insurance of a little under 1000€/month for a 20hr week), which is also a good way to gain experience while under a student visa and in the best case switch to full time employment at the same company (or another one, where you would then at least have some experience working in the country already). We have a few students from outside the EU in my company that are doing/did exactly that.
Of course those jobs don’t grow on trees either, but it’s a thing that to my knowledge doesn’t have an equivalent in the US. Hiring students is much cheaper for companies so quite a few are searching in spite of the low hours (20/week is the legal limit) and usually no experience.