u/FrontSatisfaction152

I'm an international student from China, 27 years old, and I was graduate in 2025 with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from a Chinese university, specializing in front-end development. During my undergraduate studies, I had several internships and one project at a big technology company in China, all related to front-end development. I've been on a gap year for almost a year now, having been laid off from a major company and constantly sending out resumes without results. I'm now planning to study abroad to find opportunities and hope to stay in the UK.

I currently have offers from Qmul CS and Software Engineering.

I hope to get a job in London UK. I'm feeling lost about my future because of the impact of AI development; I'm considering not continuing in front-end development. If I were to switch careers (still in the tech/computer-related industry), which direction should I choose? Full-stack or something else? Which industries in the UK offer a lot of job opportunities? I hope you can give me some advice.

I'm a 27 age graduating undergraduate with a computer science degree from China, specializing in front-end development. During my undergraduate studies, I had several internships and one project at a big technology company of China, all related to front-end development. I've been on a gap year currently, having been laid off from that big company and constantly sending out resumes but without results. I'm now planning to study abroad to find opportunities and hopefully stay in the host country.

I currently have some offers from US and UK universities:

US: Neu Seattle CS, SIT CS (I'm basically not considering these).

UK: QMUL CS and ses.

Because my undergraduate GPA was very low, and pursuing a master's degree was a last-minute decision.

I have a few questions:

1. Due to the impact of AI development, I'm considering not continuing in front-end development. If I were to switch careers (still in the tech/computer science industry), where should I go? Full-stack or something else? What preparations should I make in advance?

2. Considering both job hunting and marriage, should I go to the US or the UK? （I'm 185cm tall）

3. If I'm considering marrying a local (not just any random marriage), which country is more likely to offer a match?

4. I hope to visit my family home once or twice a year, for about two weeks each time. I've heard that even if you win an H1B visa in the lottery, you can't easily leave the US. Should I give up on the US because of this?

I'm a 27 age graduating undergraduate with a computer science degree from China, specializing in front-end development. During my undergraduate studies, I had several internships and one project at a big technology company of China, all related to front-end development. I've been on a gap year currently, having been laid off from that big company and constantly sending out resumes but without results. I'm now planning to study abroad to find opportunities and hopefully stay in the host country.

I currently have some offers from US and UK universities:

US: Neu Seattle CS, SIT CS (I'm basically not considering these).

UK: QMUL CS and ses.

Because my undergraduate GPA was very low, and pursuing a master's degree was a last-minute decision.

I have a few questions:

1. Due to the impact of AI development, I'm considering not continuing in front-end development. If I were to switch careers (still in the tech/computer science industry), where should I go? Full-stack or something else? What preparations should I make in advance?

2. Considering both job hunting and marriage, should I go to the US or the UK? （I'm 185cm tall）

3. If I'm considering marrying a local (not just any random marriage), which country is more likely to offer a match?

4. I hope to visit my family home once or twice a year, for about two weeks each time. I've heard that even if you win an H1B visa in the lottery, you can't easily leave the US. Should I give up on the US because of this?