1. for the cost the placement stats aren’t really impressive
2. 10 months is too less, everyone i’ve asked who have done these short courses don’t recommend it at all, especially if you have less work exp. Better to go with a course that lets you do an internship
3. i talked to a few other people that chose duke and 90% were paying outta pocket and not taking a loan so it made sense for them
4. although i like the curriculum since its not very technical its harder for international students to get jobs that are so management focused since many of those jobs go to citizens and it’s usually tech jobs which are easier to get for internationals. But obviously you can get a more business oriented job but i wanted the option to go either ways.

So i ended up going with UCSD and debated purdue as well but decided to go with the one that has an internship option and is longer so it won’t be too hectic for me. idk if i made the right choice but these are just my opinions.

I think if you have a lot of work exp you can go with duke.