Dialogue with international students How important it is to choose a major?

The big news event of the past two days may be none other than the United States**, and the Republican candidate Donald Trump will become the 45th in the United States**. As far as staying in school is concerned, what should international students pay the most attention to when the United States is changing? 1. Major selection Trump previously stated that it would update the STEM list, change STEM according to market demand, and narrow the scope of STEM majors.

Therefore, applicants can refer to the new professional scope when applying. 2. OPT minimum starting salary requirements Restrict OPT affiliation, strengthen OPT approval, emphasize OPT minimum starting salary requirements, and those who cannot find a job will be swept back to China. The era of finding a partner has passed, and the pressure on international students to graduate increases.

3. Prioritizing the hiring of Americans Trump said this year, "The H1B visa is not a high-tech visa or an immigrant visa, it is a cheap temporary hire to replace Americans." He tends to tighten the H1B, arguing that the employment opportunities of American workers should not be replaced by foreign labor, and that the employment opportunities of American citizens can be further protected through H1B visa reform. However, judging from the current situation in the United States, the situation of giving priority to hiring Americans has long existed, and many job applications will ask you whether you need to provide sponsorship for work visas such as H1B, and as long as you choose to do so, many times you will be placed at the end or directly removed from the shortlist.

4. Raising the prevailing wage He has said that he will raise the starting salary requirement for H1B by a large amount, a policy that will hit Indian outsourcing companies the hardest, and Chinese students will have less impact. In fact, the H-1B visa was originally issued by lottery, and after the strict approval of the USCIS, the probability of ordinary applicants being selected is less than 30% every year, and even if they have a master's degree or above, the probability of being selected is less than 60%. Therefore, it is already difficult to apply for H-1B, and if Trump really tightens the work visa, then it will affect the probability of Chinese students staying in the United States to work after graduation.

But even if the distribution of work visas is really restricted, it will not have a great impact on the life of studying in the United States. Nowadays, many returnees choose to return to China for development, because domestic companies will give returnees many good job opportunities, which is far more advantageous than staying in the United States for development. On the issue of education funding, private institutions are not subject to ** funding, and the impact on enrollment is not great.

If public colleges and universities have less funding, they will need more income from international students. If the allocation is too much, judging from the stable number of Chinese students in the United States in recent years, there should not be much adjustment. In general, Trump became the United States**, and it is not the end of the world for us Chinese students.

Even if the admissions system becomes more stringent, as long as the applicants are qualified, the door of the TOP30 will still be open to you. Even if the distribution of work visas is reduced, if you are strong and responsible, find a responsible employer and prepare well for the work visa application, you are likely to be selected.

The choice of major to study abroad will affect your future career direction and career planning, and it is best to find out the major that suits you according to your own situation when choosing a major, and it is your favorite major to study. Without interest, it is painful to learn. You can input your GPA, major and other information into the study abroad volunteer reference system, and the system will automatically match the cases of classmates in a similar situation to you from the database, and see which colleges and majors they have successfully applied for, so that you can see what level of colleges and majors you can apply for at your current level, and accurately position yourself.

Popular Majors There are skills in choosing a major for studying abroadFirst of all, choose a major that interests you.

Interest is the driving force behind learning, and if students are not even interested in their chosen major, it may be difficult for them to devote themselves to learning. Therefore, students should first confirm what department they are interested in before choosing a major.

Secondly, it is necessary to choose a major with good employment prospects.

After choosing the major you are interested in, you should consider whether the development space of this major is large enough and whether you can apply what you have learned in your future work. Interested majors tend to motivate students more to learn. There are many popular majors in Canada, and the employment prospects are very good, if students are not very familiar with the employment prospects of the major, there will be professional teachers to plan for you in detail.

Finally, the choice of department should be based on one's own ability.

Weijiu Canadian study abroad experts suggest that students should combine their own abilities in choosing a major and choose a major that they are more comfortable with, so that it will be easier to learn, more likely to achieve good results in the field of study, and more helpful for future development and employment.

At present, when Chinese students apply to study in Canada, most of them tend to choose the two metropolises of Canada - Toronto and Wenshuchaicouver, which causes Chinese students to gather in these two cities. In fact, every province in Canada has very good universities, which are not only well-ranked, cheap in tuition, but also low in the cost of living, because there are few Chinese, and the English and learning environment are also very superior.

2. Choose a unique major.

At present, most of the Chinese students who choose their majors are concentrated in business and computer science, accounting for about 80%. It is true that these majors are more popular in China and North America, but Canadian study abroad experts pointed out that from the perspective of development, in order to have a broader employment prospect, Chinese students and parents should have a broader vision and a stronger forward-looking perspective when choosing majors, and choose some unique majors in Canadian universities.

3. Study first and then choose a major.

The first two years of Canadian universities are usually based on basic courses, and students have the opportunity to go to Canada to study and understand for a period of time, and then determine the direction of their major. The switch between major and department is very normal and easy in Canadian universities, and some schools offer the option of "undecided major" when students apply for the potato type, so students or parents do not have to worry too much about the choice of major. Omitted).

1. Hobbies.

Only by choosing your favorite major can you devote yourself to your studies, have the motivation to have an in-depth understanding of professional knowledge, and it is not easy to give up halfway when researching difficult problems.

2. Future planning.

Of course, it is not enough to have enthusiasm and hobbies, students are also indispensable for future employment planning, and the prospects for the future development of the industry are things that students need to think about in choosing a major.

3. Rankings of institutions.

The reputation of a school is linked to the value of a student's degree after graduation, so many students will choose a higher ranking institution to enhance their competitiveness in the future employment. At the same time, some highly-ranked comprehensive colleges and universities have relatively strong majors and are relatively difficult to apply.

Fourth, professional rankings.

However, there are also many foreign colleges and universities, although the overall ranking is average, but individual majors are very good, in order to maintain their own advantages, the school will also focus on the development of advantageous majors, students in this kind of major, will be more conducive to the future development.

If you need to know more detailed application requirements of each university, you can check the successful cases of past applications through the study abroad volunteer reference system according to your own college background and grades, and the study abroad volunteer reference system is as follows:

In the study abroad volunteer reference system, we will see which schools the brothers and sisters of our department have gone to, which majors they have applied for, how many language scores they have taken, which study abroad agent they have used, and so on.

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