Originally Posted by: suicidalmooseouch dude. livin in london isn't much fun but i'm considered to be earnin a pretty low wage (i'm only 17 though) for an office job and i'm earnin about 9 pounds an hour, which is 17us$. Plenty of jobs in london, you just need office experience. not a great place for living though.

What the heck!! $17 an hour is amazing here and you're only 17. My internship currently pays $14 an hour. Gawd maybe Britain isnt so bad after all :). Then again it is expensive to live in London, my uncle preferred to liv ein Gravesend.

Like Doc Simon said, your problem is the INS. Its almost impossible to get to stay in the US, especially after 9/11. There are all these rules and regs. The worst visa is the F-1 student. You can do NOTHING with that visa. I'm currently an F-1 and i have to pay my school $1350 just to get permission to do my internship :(. With graduation looming ahead i have to scramble to find a sponsor. The worst thing about the H1b visa is that its limited in number each fiscal year so even if your company wants to sponsor you and visas are finished then...

My cousins in England have it much easier. There are no work restrictions, they can get loans, buy cars, get credit cards ets. England just throws open its doors.

If i were you i would consider investment banks. From the college perspective they look at GPAs and stuff and dont usually discriminate. All they want is a smart person who can do the job.