【Economist】A university degree no longer confers financial security！

ace4yo · 发表于 2011-9-12 00:19:14

Economist：A university degree no longer confers financial securit
Sep 3rd 2011 | from the print edition

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100万+的学费和生活费，如果加上10年的利息，差不多200万。

如果每个月想付这么多钱（单身，有家的更多），再加上房租（1000），吃饭（500)，汽车(贷款+保险+GAS=500,开的还是Corrola)，保险(150)，facility+cable(200), 401k......怎么说也得每个月5000块。也就是说，年薪至少8，9万（但条件是能找到工作，而且是H1B），生活按照最低标准算，没有娱乐活动，活的还紧紧巴巴。10年！？

有时我不得不考虑，这么做是否真的值得？（还暂时没把机会成本考虑进去呢）

不知道大家怎么想？

ace4yo · 发表于 2011-9-12 00:32:24

Ohio wrote: Sep 1st 2011 5:51 GMT

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Farm automation eliminated the need for unskilled farm workers, and factory automation eliminated the need for unskilled factory workers. In 1970, a man with a strong back and a good attitude could get a good paying factory job, and that is no longer true. But farms and factories still need skilled professionals and technicians (and a few unskilled workers who are flexible). What we are seeing is office automation eliminating the need for unskilled office workers. In 1990 a graduate with no trained skills but some intelligence, decent people skills, and a good attitude could find an office job which would put him in the middle class. That graduate could even rise and thrive. In 2010, a graduate without a professional degree (or some other source of actual acquired skills) may not get in the door. A generation ago, the path to success was to obtain the minimal University degree, get into a good company and learn how to 'do business' by 'doing business'. I ask everyone who I interview what he or she will bring in to the company. Today, a good work ethic isn't nearly enough.

MBA这样的通才教育真的足够让大部分付了高价学费的人，特别还是国际学生，实现自己H1B的目标吗?

ace4yo · 发表于 2011-9-12 00:41:30

Bamboutos wrote: Sep 3rd 2011 4:45 GMT

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@ Ohio is right. There are millions of job openings in the US for skilled people. If you major in business, economics or history of art and still expect a cushy job, there are millions of other people who see that job as a birthright too. Goodluck! If you do the hard work in university and major in the right engineering, medicine or some skill that can be used you will be fine. Nothing goes for nothing.

CrackingGMAC · 发表于 2011-9-12 17:51:23

说实话MBA，特别对于国人来说，本身就不是一个Degree这么简单了。它被赋予的功能很广，能否实现又是另一回事。看你怎么想。出来混，早晚是要还的

equn · 发表于 2011-9-12 20:09:07

To survive US job market, I highly recommend degrees in Mathematics, EE, CS etc.

yimailme · 发表于 2011-9-13 10:23:55

就算h1b批了，拿绿卡得8年
这个期间被laid off,30天就要卷铺盖离开美国美国的法律没人性啊
所以得忍气吞声不换工作
换了工作的话又是一个8年等绿卡

MBA进了，这场探险只是刚刚开始

lixinzd · 发表于 2011-9-13 13:37:12

可以回国啊！为啥非要在美国呆着？

yimailme · 发表于 2011-9-13 14:01:41

这是个好问题，要是回国的话，版上好多人真没必要去挤2 Year MBA这个独木桥。那么多1年的MBA programme，门槛低的要死.昨天在MIT网上看了一个，貌似GMAT都不用考就能拿MBA学位。还有类似的iMBA，好多学校也有，1年搞定，学位和MBA是一模一样。2年MBA竞争激烈是因为很多人美国人要转行，要networking。

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