(Masters) UCL vs Columbia

Hello, I was very fortunate to get offers from UCL for Banking and Digital Finance MSc and Columbia for a Master of Science in Applied Analytics. Not sure where I should choose. Money isn't really a big problem and don't have a preference for the location.

Here are the websites for the programs: Columbia: https://sps.columbia.edu/academics/masters/applie… UCL: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/gradua…

I would highly appreciate if you could enlighten me with your advice, thanks.

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Better not go to Columbia only because you wanna stay in the states.

The work visa and immigration policy simply work against you if you are not from here.

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I see, but one of the reasons I applied to Columbia was that the program offers F1 OPT which I think will be helpful to secure a job in the US after graduation.

 

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