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International MBA students studying on an F1 visa in the USA gain access to the American job market through the OPT or the Optional Practical Training. OPT allows international students temporary employment of up to 12 months in the USA buying them time for applying to the lottery-based H1B visa u2013 that holds the fate of thousands of international professionals to ransom every year.<br>With a seemingly anti-immigrant political sentiment in the US, and tightening of the H1B visa norms, finding jobs has become increasingly challenging. In this glum scenario, b-schools offering a STEM designation for their MBA programs bring tremendous hope for international applicants. STEM designations were traditionally granted to academic programs focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. These programs are allowed a 24-month extension to the OPT, thus allowing students a 3-year stay in the US without needing the H1B visa.<br>So, how do MBA and STEM degrees work together? Which are the b-schools which have started offering the STEM MBA. Read more here.<br>About MBA Decoder: We are a boutique MBA Admissions Consulting firm who work with a few applicants every year in a highly engaging and personalized model to deliver the best quality of application, without limiting our number of interactions with you. Our team of senior consultants from top b-schools bring significant corporate experience as marketers, bankers, venture capitalists, management consultants and entrepreneurs. <br>Over the last ten years, we have helped 1000 applicants get into their 50 dream b-schools including Wharton, Stanford, Booth, LBS, INSEAD, Ross, IMD, Yale, IE, NUS, Rotman, Kellogg, Tuck, IIMs and ISB among others. Reach us at contact@mbadecoder.com.<br>
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Advantage of STEM MBA programs in United States AmericaUSA International MBA students studying on an F1 visa in the USA gain access to the American job market through the OPT or the Optional Practical Training. OPT allows international students temporary employment of up to 12 months intheUSAbuyingthemtimeforapplyingtothelottery-basedH1Bvisa–that holds the fate of thousands of international professionals to ransom every year. With a seemingly anti-immigrant political sentiment in the US, and tightening of the H1B visa norms, finding jobs has become increasingly challenging. In this glum scenario, b-schools offering a STEM designation for their MBA programs bring tremendous hope for international applicants. STEM designations were traditionally granted to academic programs focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. These programs are allowed a 24-month extension to the OPT, thus allowing students a 3-year stay in the US without needing the H1Bvisa. So, how do MBA and STEM degrees work together? Which are the b-schools which have started offering the STEM MBA. Read morehere. About MBA Decoder: We are a boutique MBA Admissions Consulting firm who work with a few applicants every year in a highly engaging and personalized model to deliver the best quality of application, without limiting our number of interactions with you. Our team of senior consultants from top b-schools bring significant corporate experience as marketers, bankers, venture capitalists, management consultants andentrepreneurs. Over the last ten years, we have helped 1000+ applicants get into their 50+ dream b-schools including Wharton, Stanford, Booth, LBS, INSEAD, Ross, IMD,Yale,IE,NUS,Rotman,Kellogg,Tuck,IIMsandISBamongothers.Reach us atcontact@mbadecoder.com.