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Jade06

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    Minnesota
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    2013 Fall
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    Epidemiology/public health/biostatistics

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  1. I am putting this post out there for any other international students who are interested in getting an MPH, MPP or MPH/MPP in the US. If we can get a collaborative effort on the attitudes of different schools towards international applicants, I think it would come into great aid for future prospective students! -What do you plan doing with these degrees (If you have graduated, how did these degrees help with accomplishing your career goals?) -Which schools did you find to be friendly toward international applicants? -If you have graduated with one of these programs already, did you find your school to be helpful in helping you to find employment? These are the questions I would ask. But please feel free to add any more questions below as replies! Thanks!
  2. Thank you for your insight! I have had several short internships with non-profits in the field of public health. And it does seem like that contacts and unpaid internships is the way to break into the field. As far as the UN is concerned, I am (unfortunately in this case) from the country with the largest population in the world. However, I want to clarify something you mentioned which is NGO don't compete for H1B quotas. I believe they do, unless it is a not-for-profit organization affiliated with a university, or a primarily research-focused NPO where the foreigner's job title is "researcher". I believe that those are the only two categories where NPO would be H1B cap exempt, which does not mean that they will be waived from the H1B application fees, either. Just out of curiosity: is it typical for the NGO that you are working in, or any other NGOs that you know of, to hire foreigners for their US office if they were exceptional? Thanks!
  3. Hi all, I am currently studying in the United States and would be interested in working in international development in the future with a focus on global public health. However, it seems like the main actors in this field are NGOs, and sponsorship for work visas is hard to secure with them. The bigger players, such as USAID would not hire foreigners and the World Bank webpage states directly that H1B visas are illegible for work authorization. I am wondering if there are any other international fellows out there who received a degree in international development? What has your career path been like, and did your degree help with your career goal? Thanks!
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