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01-23-2012, 07:15 PM
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I did three quarters at ucla. I took 3 classes per quarter each class was 4 units for a total of 36 units. I have seen in your post that you were able to obtain an engineering job. I am currently in the hunt for an engineering job/internship. can you give me some advice as to what to do? where to look, big or small companies? and ultimately how did you tell your bosses about our status. should i tell them during the interview? Any additional info will be greatly appreciated.

You got your BS very quick, it took me 6 years to get my BS. WOW! 3 years for a masters is a long time, are you planning on doing it part time?

I see, at my school masters is 36 credit hours and each course is 4 credit hours. I am currently working full time so I will be able to take only 2 classes per semester and even like that it will be quite a load. Also, finding classes offered at the night is hard.

I got my B.S fast because I had a lot of A.P credit and did all my Gen. Eds. at community college, saved a lot of money.

Indeed I was able to get one. I would recommend to research around within your immigrant circles for companies that actually hire cheap foreign labor if you know what I mean. Look for medium sized companies that do machining or any other type of manufacturing, welding and machining are good places to find this workers because they underpay them a lot. A welder in my state is suppose to make around 20 an hour. The company I work for pays them 9 per hr.

The only people who know about my situation are the HR people, and I assume the president of the company also knows. They got a letter saying my social did not match or something like that. They called me to the office and they questioned me. Obviously I did not lie, I told them the truth. They understood and ignored it. They told me that if they get another letter, I am going to have to be payed with a 1099. I have been working for 2 years now. Even though it is not at all a hardcore dream job as I would like, I can count it as engineering experience which will be quite beneficial back in my country and or anywhere else. I am using the money I make here to pay for my brothers (B.S in ME) tuition and mine (MS ME). After we are both done we plan on getting away from here. I hope that helps in giving you some direction.
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Man you guys deserve way better with all the hard work y'all have done.
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