Advice on moving to the US for masters, and hopefully a future

[futurist]

Originally Posted by A.M Nafusi

Huko Michigan kuna ukame. That state is so broke I am not sure they give students money anymore! Anyone surviving in Michigan?

I am familiar with UWM, and there is a prof. hukoz who kinda likes Kenyans. He is Scandinavian. As for a future, check out the kind of engineering.Start with salary.com. You will see earning trends and job prospects. That chemical Engineering is bogus. As of 2007, Electrical had better prospects. Civil/Mechanical engineering- U might just end up teaching. I do not know what Bio molecular engineering is all about.

But again, things change.

What is wrong with teaching? Change your attitude!

[msema ukweli Kabisa]

Based on a couple of friends that i know who are engineers the real money maker right now is either renewable energy or the oil sector.

First of all michigan is the brokest state as am has indicated and unemplyment is around 14%. Only the brave souls are moving there. I personally hate the cold areas like minesotta but we know a lot of kenyans there.

If you have an elec eng. Why don't you look for either schools in the midwest eg wichita kansas,
wichita state univeristy INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING, Wichita State University

it has one of the best engineering program and is a major research school. There is also a vibrant kenyan community. The only problem is its a small city.

Or better still try a masters of science in sustainable desig.
Or ms in renewable energy engineering.

Master of Science in Sustainable Design at Philadelphia University

That is the future and if i could go back in time, that is the direction i could go to. I have a buddy with just an associate degree raking 6 figures working with all those crazy windmills in oklahoma.

And finally if you wanna live in the best cheapest state and work in the oil industry Texas is the place to be (but do I say)

here are some schools offering masters in petroleum engineering.

Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M

Petroleum Engineering & Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas

Now you owe me a bottle of vodka coz of that 10 mins research I just did for you.

Finally best ranked schools for petroleum engineering U.S News rank university

1 texas a&m university–college station
2 university of texas–austin
3 stanford university (ca)
4 colorado school of mines
4 university of oklahoma
6 louisiana state university–baton rouge
7 university of tulsa (ok)
8 texas tech university
9 penn state university–university park
10 new mexico institute of mining and technology


Just google them and learn more

[Lumille]

Currently, it is much harder to get an assistantship (teaching or research) when applying directly to a Master's program - but I have to say it depends on the school. I know that if you are looking at top tier schools, they are reluctant to give you grants because they know that as soon as you graduate, you will be making big bucks (not guaranteed though!). A friend of mine had to take out a loan for his financial engineering degree. According to him, it has saved him because he has so much work and he does not know how he would have handled all the academics had he had a research/teaching assistantship.

The unfortunate part is that most times, open teaching or research positions are advertised much earlier that by the time you consider applying for grants, they would have been taken up by current students in those programs.

If you are not intimidated or are considering an advanced degree in the future, I would advice that you apply directly for PhD. In other words, a Master's Degree becomes a piece of paper that you get along the way. I am yet to meet someone who paid for his or her PhD. All of them received assistantships. Another advantage is that it takes much less time compared to going for a Master's and then later on embarking on a PhD (2+4/6) versus straight PhD (4/6).

[PrivatePractice]

Originally Posted by kapuf

Sir/Madam, Would you be kind enough to tell the Mashada clan your former name? And now its offical, the Mashada Academic advice office is officially open. Its actually the trending topic in Mashada these days. Come to Mashada all thee with academic problems and Mashada idlers will solve them.

And speaking of engineering you don't know what you are getting yourself into. Just from getting my generous share of antidepressants. Got a picture now?

This post made my day....I am sitting here laughing at my desk

[Ni mimi tuu!]

Now let me try this once again, as for some reason my threads are never posted up. What's with Mashada? Or do they usually take a whole week to approve posts?