Could you help me check this sentence? Thank you very much~
If I got this opportunity to study there and, after graduating, I might not get a decent job which could help me get the permanent residency

In this sentence, I want to express my guess about future, and I want to use subjunctive mood. However, I am not sure if this is right, could you help me to check it and if there are some mistakes or another better way to express, please tell me. Thank you very much~~~

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Could you help me check this sentence? Thank you very much~
If I got this opportunity to study there and, after graduating, I might not get a decent job which could help me get the permanent residency

In this sentence, I want to express my guess about future, and I want to use  subjunctive mood. However, I am not sure if this is right, could you help me to check it and if there are some mistakes or another better way to express, please tell me. Thank you very much~~~

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At the moment you are saying that you might NOT get a job after graduation, do you really mean the negative or do you think that the opportunity will help you get a better job? If so it would be better to say:

If I get the opportunity to study at (name of school),  after graduating I should be able to secure a better job. I hope this will assist me in obtaining permanent residency.

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I think maybe 'even if' would sound better to express a doubt about the future that is a result of certain action or accomplishment (graduating) that is also in the future.

Even if I got an opportunity to study there, and after graduating, I (still) might not get a decent job, which could help me get permanent residency.

Difficult idea and really hard grammar!  hope this helps!

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