How to Answer: When Can You Start?

Preparing for job interviews for international students comes with unique challenges. You will need to have some understanding of work authorization options and employer sponsorship to respond accurately to certain questions in job applications and interviews. Let’s explore how to …

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Vania Chow: On Landing an Internship in Finance as an International Student

Vania Chow is an undergraduate international student at Stanford University studying computer science and economics. She grew up in Hong Kong where she first became interested in finance. Vania talks with us about her journey as an international student and …

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Optional Practical Training (OPT) vs. STEM OPT

As an international student, you’ve probably read or heard about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and maybe even STEM OPT. Both are work authorization programs for students in the United States on F-1 visas. But what’s the difference between OPT and …

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The Pathways Center has created some useful training and refresher videos to help students explore and register for classes. Below …

UMass has ESL Tutoring support. Any currently enrolled UMass Amherst student (graduate, undergraduate and UWW), visiting scholar or international instructor …

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