international students – The Answer Wall

December 3, 2019December 4, 2019

Will u sponsor my H1B VISA

I’m not eligible to do that (being an inanimate wall, and all), but I recommend talking to the Office of International Students and Scholars at bcis@bc.edu or 2-8005, as well as the Career Center (bit.ly/BC-career) for their advice. Also, try GoinGlobal H1B Plus (bit.ly/HB1GoinGlobal), a database that provides listings of American employers seeking to hire international employees in the US.

August 23, 2019April 25, 2024

When is OISS Walk in Hours?

Update:

Hours have changed since and most recent hours can be found at bit.ly/OISSHours

Original Answer: Monday 2pm-4pm, Tuesday 10am-12pm, Wednesday 2pm-4pm, Thursday 10am-12pm, and Friday 10am-12pm. And if those don’t work for you, call for an appointment at (617) 552-8005. For more info, see: bit.ly/OISSStuff.

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019

I’m going to graduate but still can’t find a job. What should I do T^T it seems like many firms don’t prefer international students……

I’m sorry you’re having a hard time finding work. I strongly recommend setting up a consultation the BC Career Center. Here is there information specifically directed at international students seeking work in the US: bit.ly/BCCareerIS. And congratulations on your graduation!

January 25, 2019January 28, 2019

Isn’t it unfair that BC doesn’t give financial aid to international students unlike Harvard, MIT, Amherst, etc.?

Well, my assistants called around campus, and though I don’t have an answer to “why,” I do have a clarification: BC does not offer financial aid to students who are not permanent residents or citizens. This is a decision made at levels higher than, say, the Student Services office, who only carries out policy. Federal financial aid, on the other hand, is only ever available to permanent residents or citizens. If you want to challenge that policy, I suggest garnering support from UGBC and approaching the administration.

The Answer Wall Story

Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog. You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human ~~acolytes~~ assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.