TheLC is still trying to process what happened at Virginia Tech. On the most superficial level (or maybe not), I am very anxious about a possible backlash against Asians in US campuses. Coupled with the current confusion and panic regarding H1B visas and caps (I don't even understand half of it), it appears that the US MBA path has gotten just a bit murkier and darker.
As is usual with TheLadiesChoice, I am struck by seemingly random things. With the massacre at Virginia Tech, I got goosebumps when one of the survivors described how Cho would really get up close and shoot students through their heads 3 or 4 times. Can you imagine that? Can you picture yourself actually going up to a fellow human being and just blowing their brains out at point blank range? Of course shooting people from afar definitely isn't the lesser of two evils, but that vivid description really made me appreciate the term "cold-blooded killer" in a very profound way.
On a different note, I found the Cho family statement very heart wrenching. I think the letter was very sincere and genuine.
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as an asian myself and off to b-school this july, i totally worry too about getting discriminated upon due to cho's actions. i don't blame them since i also felt retaliatory and afraid of arabs after 9/11.
anyway, regarding h1-b visa, there's not much to know. if you have a tourist visa, it remains intact. thats separate from the student visa called 1-20. after grad school, you are given a card that enables you to work for one year. before it expires, if you still want to work in the u.s. you need to be sponsored by your company and then your visa will now be an h1-b.
i wouldnt worry at all about h1-b visas if you decide to work in a multinational since most associate/mid level management is easily sponsored for continuity or if they like you. in fact, most h.r would be the one to remind you about sponsorships before it expires.
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