This episode is a conversation with Carmela Padilla. Carmela obtained her Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering from UP Diliman in 2016 before pursuing a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, a public research university in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. She has stayed in the US after graduating as a Filipina international student. She is now working in an American multinational corporation as an electronics and control engineer.

In this episode, we discuss

• In this episode, we discuss Carmela's motivations for going to graduate school
• Why she chose to apply to universities in the Midwest
• Her graduate school application process
• GRE, TOEFL and other application materials
• From the Philippines to the Midwest: Preparing for the big move
• Her US education experience, experiences, and reality
• Her key takeaways from her experiences
• What Carmela is doing now
• What is an F-1 Visa versus an OPT and H1B, and how she transitioned to working from studying as an international student
• Advice for Filipinos who want to study in the US as an international student

Blog post at https://roxdeleon.com/2020/12/28/ep-8-carmela-padilla-on-pursuing-ms-electrical-engineering-in-the-us--purdue/

Thanks to Seth Sanchez (@ primeblissrecords)  for the intro music.