I'm thinking of moving from Hawaii to London in England, is it a good idea?
London is a vast city. Some love it. Some hate it. Many jobs jobs are well paid but many just scrape by. The weather is variable. Contrary to many opinions expressed on this site, it isn't always cold and raining. We also get warm sunny days but nothing like you experience in Hawaii! Like everywhere in the world, living standards depend on your income. Crime rates in the rough inner city areas are high but not bad in the outer suburbs. It's very expensive. Unfortunately, although we like Americans, it's not possible for you to settle here without a visa unless to are a citizen of the EU. You would have to have a Masters Degree in a profession where there are shortages.
What are the risks of taking out a 25-lakh educational loan for an MS program in the US?
thanks for the A2A,There is very minimal risk arising from doing an MS and you have to do really bad if the risk becomes a reality! An MS is simply coursework. If you are sincere, you can just cruise through. Funding you MS: Although MS is (typically) not funded, one can find on-campus jobs that pay in the range - $10/hr to $20/hr. Talented (and fortunate) students can also find GSR (Graduate student researcher) employment with a faculty that pays of full tuition and a monthly stipend. Summer Internship: This is a big help! as one can earn $25k during summers that should cover half of your MS needs! Return on Investment:MS gives you an opportunity to apply for jobs in US. These are typically high-paying jobs that can pay for your MS costs in just 8 months. Thereafter, you have no debt and a job in the silicon valley to continue and grow further! I was in your position 6 years ago! and then I left for Masters. I worked as a soccer match referee (an on-campus job) for 6 months before getting a GSR position that funded the rest of my Masters. I got 4 internship offers for summer (Yahoo!, Facebook, Cloudera and Adobe) and got as many full time offers upon graduation. In my case, I had found graduate studies so fascinating that I decided to continue for a PhD (getting it in 3 months from now). I would suggest the following...take the step, explore by doing a MS, whatever funds you put in, would be recovered in 8 months, but you would be left with a learning experience, a graduate degree that stays with you forever, a job in the silicon valley and a career to look forward to, and who knows you may rediscover your interests and explore further in research by doing a PhD.
Yale or Columbia nursing?
I just got accepted into both programs in Nursing. I am very excited because they are both very prestigious schools. But I cannot come to a conclusion! I need to very soon. Yale is ranked among the top 10 nursing schools, Columbia is not. However, many people have said to go to NY because there are many great hospitals where you can study and work. Moving to CT would be a nice change since I already live near NY and know what it is like. Yale is more selective (thier admissions is a bit more rigorous and they except about half the amount of students Columbia does). Yale also offers a globabl public health program for nurses while columbia doesn't. Global health is key to my endeavors. However, Yale doesn't guarantee that every student interested would be able to go and study health abroad. I am not sure what that is like with Columbia though. There is so much to consider!! Any help would be much appreciated....so which one!?!
How much tax is deducted when a student works on a F1-OPT visa?
This is a very vague question but I will still try to give my best.Lets assume your income for year 2016 is $100000. After taking the standard deductions of $6000 and personal allowance of $4000 your taxable income becomes $90000. You would have to look up in the tax table to figure out your taxes https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/....taxes for $90000 is $18278.This is a very basic example. Based on your financial situation this calculation would be different.Since you are one f1 visa you might be considered non resident alien. This software gives you an estimate of taxes after entering your w-2 information for FREE. Taxes for non-resident aliens