1. 去还是不去北美呢?还是去清华? A 去北美,不知名学校,出来估计只能进teaching school,要是回来没人认识;但是混得好了,也许可以留加拿大,或许在学术上也可以提高提高~ B 去清华,估计学术上造诣到此结束了,那几个博导各个都是什么行长,委员,每一个认真搞学术的;好处在于时间短,国内关系网强大~
2. 是去北美冒着风险,靠自己混呢?还是接受家族企业呢? A. 去北美,绝对人生完整了,可以靠自己混起来的话,他很看重成就感;但是一旦混不起来,这5年就白搭里面了,回国还是继续悲剧~ B. 去家族企业的话,一切都是现成的,不用自己创业了;但是,万一要是这几年公司不给力,还是做不大,那就算当个CFO也没啥意思~
I think he can NOT get in 清华的经管; also the family real estate corp., especially the middle or small size ones in China is always risky due to many reasons; plus PhD ranked after top 100 US does not make sense at all. In short, I don't think he really has a choice unless he really knows what he wants.