選校問題 CMU MSIT-eBiz vs UW-Seattle … - 美國

這個比較真難，如果是 CMU MISM 就直接推了 :p

一些意見提供妳參考。

※ 引述《jeanyjhl (我的白天是你夜的黑)》之銘言：
: W/E
: 2.5 yr in tsmc as IT engineer (mostly using C+VB+Oracle PL/SQL)
: 1 yr as an international sales in PC/OEM
: 2 yr as an sales manager in IC design service
: I learned some Java in the college, but it's quite a long time ago.
: I have not been programming for a while, but suppose it won't take long
: to pick it up. (I hope so! I only have basic ideas about OO)
: I am a F2 holder now.
: Originaly I planned to apply MBA, but the economy is bad.
: Therefore, I decided to turn back to IT/IS programs that accept GMAT.
: Too late to make the decision - or I will take GRE to appy CS.
: The most important factor is to find a job in US.

照妳過去的經歷來看，妳應該不是以回頭做技術為目標，那妳的理想工作是?

我覺得 CMU 的優點是，它所開的 program，就算是繳學費性質，出產的學生品質
也都還是有一定水準，業界招人的時候也就會比較放心。如果妳是想回頭補技術，
CMU 應該是比較理想。

: However, I noticed that eBiz has Koreans and Indians, a few Chineses or
: Taiwaneses but no Americans at all.

這在 CMU 算是常態，碩士班外國學生比例很高，即使是 MISM 也佔九成。

: The school cann't provide the info of the job placementin US, so
: I guessed perhaps most of the graduates went back to the home coutries.
: I also believe there would be high chances to be in the situation
: that I feel "why I pay so much to learn by myself?"
: It seems many graduates from this programs complained a lot (3 samples)
: about the program.

不提供 job placement 確實是有點奇怪。不過以就業來說，最大的缺點是沒有提供
實習的時間，有美國大公司的實習經驗對履歷表加分很大。但這也許和招收的對象
也有關，某些已有工作經驗的學生會覺得實習浪費時間。

: It's a 1-yr program, and I will graduate in Aug 2010. Don't how the economy
: would be then.
: UW-Day MSIM, however, has a PhD program
: and I may take some advantages to apply PhD if I have a master there.
: Also, supposedly it would cost less.
: (2 yr program,but may have TA/RA opportunities)

UW MSIM 應該不會花妳比較少錢，一年也是兩萬二左右，唸完假設學費是四萬四，
但妳在 Seattle 的房租應該會比在 Pittsburgh 貴 $150/month，生活費也較高。
重要的還是之後的 job placement，對這筆投資的影響很大...。

TA 兩校的這些 program 都不提供學費減免，所以就是賺點喝珍奶的生活費吧，
不用期望太多。

: I don't really want to get PhD, but it might be an option to resolve VISA issue
: in the case my husband and I can't find a job in US
: And it seems UW MSIM provides more resources to it students.

就業輔導上面來說，CMU 比 UW 好。

PhD 的話 CMU 其實也有一些 MISM 學生跑去跟教授做專題，之後就唸博班。
不過，ISM 這領域博班名額應該都不多吧。兩個人都找不到工作的話，回台灣不是
比較好的選擇嗎?

: As for the curses, I have taken most of them....^^;;;;
: The degree is almost the same as what my major is in Taiwan....
: On the other hand, I am very interested in CMU-Silicon Valley MSE
: (Master in Software Engineering).
: The deadline of the appliation is 2/1, so it's not possible to get the
: result by 2/12. (They require an interview too)

問看看能不能有個 early decision 吧，CMU 好像什麼都可以凹 :p
(還有同學不想畢業結果就變成系上助理... :p)

: BTW, I applied CMU-MSIT eBiz(admitted, early decision 2/12), CMU-MISM(rejected),
: CMU-West MSE (pending), UW MSIM (admitted, decision 4/15) only.
: So you can see I do love CMU..........^^;;;
: Is there anybody who can comment on the info for UW-Seattle Day MISM
: for the job placement in US?
: I think it ranks high in computer science as well...?

fulltime 我不清楚，不過似乎不少 UW MSIM 的 intern 是 non-paid internship.

(本篇太容易讓人覺得在戰學校了，歡迎 UW 校友指正。)

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