jonnycat

The universities are generally very good, but of course, it always depends on your specific field of study. Unless you're shooting for an academic career path, I don't think the competitiveness is likely to be an issue. In fact, because of the high level of cooperation with industry, it may a better match than many US universities for somebody interested in business and industry.

I know a number of people who continued to work in Sweden after they graduated without any problems, but I don't know the details of their visa arrangements.

Chalmers was great, and I miss Göteborg!

I'm working at a startup in Boston now. The masters has been a huge benefit to me, though my job these days doesn't exactly relate to the program I was in (Complex Adaptive Systems).

One interesting feature of the master's programs in Sweden (compared to the US) is that most students do their thesis work with industry, so it might be a good match for people leaning more towards business than academia (ie, those who read HN).

You may want consider doing a master's program abroad. In many countries (in Scandinavia in particular) the programs are free and you pay just for living expenses, which you should be able to cover with some contracting work. The programs tend to be in English as well.

I did such a master's at Chalmers University in Sweden and it was really a great experience.

As a fellow HN reader, I'd tell you to check out our app CourseNotes, http://www.coursenotesapp.com, though it's aimed at students, and isn't generally intended for handwritten notes.

Oops, that doesn't sound convincing -- guess I'm just awful at sales.

Have you been able to measure engagement of the FB connect users vs. the regular signup users? It's been said that while it's easier to get a user to sign in with FB connect, those users are less likely to stick around and do anything meaningful on the site.