一个非主流的ad MSIS@Uwashington

作为一个研究生，再申请master真是一把辛酸泪。。
之前被ebiz拒了都不好意思提==
总算来了个保底。3w一年的项目，7000小奖


这个不是MISM@UW，是MSIS，Foster商学院下的。
lz是看到这个帖子里顺便提到项目http://forum.chasedream.com/thread-783319-1-1.html 脑子一热就申了
这个MSIS项目目前没找到任何直接的前辈介绍帖
虽然不一定会去，但还是希望更了解一些。
地里哪位大神看到过或者认识这个项目的学长学姐的，请介绍一下，先谢谢啦！

今天没大米了，明天送大米！

看到男女比，脑子一热就申了

同收到AD了。。。表示关于这个项目资料好少呀。。。

masakopan 发表于 2014-2-11 15:39
同收到AD了。。。表示关于这个项目资料好少呀。。。

就是就是！同学 你知道任何学长学姐吗？

sjtucissy 发表于 2014-2-12 11:01
就是就是！同学 你知道任何学长学姐吗？

我周围完全木有呀。。。我这先努力找找去，看看能不能挖到些消息。。。

今天交了定金，应该会去这个项目。最近在翻阿三论坛，贴点上面关于这个项目的信息


http://www.edulix.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=139045
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Sorry about the late reply. Haven't had the time to check my messages. Smile

I am currently doing my MS-IS at UW. There are over 45 in my class right now and I believe you have the statistics of people working and international students in the foster webpage.

First of all, let me tell you that you have 7 years of work exp which is awesome. To answer your questions,

1.) The program is full-time, but the classes happen only during nights and some weekends. From what I learned, this is the only difference between this program and the full time MIS/MSIS programs offered by other schools. Are there any other differences, especially in terms of OPT and other work related stuff? i.e Can I work in US after completion of the program?

There are no differences in terms of coursework. The course offered is as good as any MIS course. Foster has a great brand name here in US and even though the course is new, industry has respect for Foster school. You get 29 months of OPT which means that you can work in US without work authorization for 2.5 years after graduation. And as you must have seen, the course is one year. And it is also STEM certified. The only difference is that since the course is in one year, you don't have the summer internship after one year like a normal 1.5 years MIS course offers. So the downside of that is since US companies prefer candidates who have work experience in US and there is no time for internship as a part of this course, it is a small setback for us. But since you have 7 years of work experience, I don't think you should worry about it. Actually anyone with greater than 2 years experience need not worry.

2.) Since the program is aimed at full time employees, who work during day and attend classes at nights, Do students find enough time to work for 40 hours/week?

Students who work full time have some difficulty coping with the coursework (from what I've heard) unlike non-working international students.


3.) How are the opportunities for part time, rather full time, jobs outside for an employee with a F1 Visa?

a.) Part-time: Getting a part-time primarily depends on your work experience. I had no problem getting more than 4 on-campus part time job offers and I had only 1.5 years of work exp and I hail from computer background. part-times are primarily on-campus and that is the only job you are allowed to take for the first 9 months of your course. After 9 months, you are eligible for internships and industry jobs. RA/TA/GSA is super competitive and since we are in business school, its even more tough. Only 1 in 100 gets it. But again, you can get other jobs outside.

Full-Time: Again, its illegal to work in US on f1 visa for the first 9 months. You can do only on-campus jobs with 20 hrs/week maximum. As to full time opportunities, all big 4 consulting companies come for hiring. People with more than 3 years work experience have more luck getting a call from these companies. I wasn't that lucky. So as the statistics in the website stated, the avg work exp is 1.5. So around 4-5 got selected for each of the big 4 consulting company interviews. Again, this is mainly because others don't have enough work exp.

4.) Do the companies not hesitate to offer such students a full time job? To put it straight, for my experience and technical skills, it may be easy for me to get a full time contract job. But, do the employers offer me job, knowing that I am on F1? Does the school allow me to work full time with an employer on contract basis?


I guess my 3rd answer attends to this question as well. You will get full time contract job but you are not allowed to take it until 9 months.

5.) Are there suitable positions for me in the campus job fairs? I found from the school's website that the average experience of the students for the current batch is 1.5 years. So, do the companies attend the school for placements offer only entry level positions or they also offer positions such as Senior Software Engineer, Technical lead etc. that suit my experience?

Actually the best thing about career fairs here is that companies recruit for all positions. And we have all sorts of career fairs - Business career fair, Engineering career fair and so on. Microsoft, Amazon, Intel, Expedia, VMWare, Nvidia. These are some of the big companies that constantly recruit from UW. Esp Microsoft and Amazon since they are based here. All these companies offer a wide range of roles. My friends got called for Microsoft and Amazon interview, Guess that answers your question. You don't have to worry about getting interview calls if you are looking for software jobs. Cracking the interview is a whole other topic which shall not be discussed here but you will get calls. Razz Razz

Hope that answers your questions. For anymore queries, feel free to tag me.
Regards,
Swathy

jijiyangyu 发表于 2014-2-20 03:50
今天交了定金，应该会去这个项目。最近在翻阿三论坛，贴点上面关于这个项目的信息

同样昨晚交了deposit，感觉比ischool两年的项目更适合我。准备啥时候辞？私信个notes ID sametime

lyhong508 发表于 2014-2-20 15:04
同样昨晚交了deposit，感觉比ischool两年的项目更适合我。准备啥时候辞？私信个notes ID sametime{:6_145 ...

握手，你是做Data Analysis的？有机会正好想学学。

jijiyangyu 发表于 2014-2-20 17:28
握手，你是做Data Analysis的？有机会正好想学学。

同交了钱..楼上两位本科都是data相关的咩？