This article is completely false and misleading. I'm guessing someone with a degree couldn't find a real job and is freelancing or working as a lobbyist for colleges who keep graduating people with degrees that no longer have value.
Susanof TX1:28PM January 31, 2013
If you're thinking about becoming a lawyer (or an engineer, etc.), you should try talking to someone who is a lawyer (or an engineer).
You can find people in different professions who are willing to talk to you and give you advice for free on askapeer.com
Jenniferof NY11:00PM April 05, 2012
What about you create your own company after earning one of those degrees (from whichever school)? Stop complaining if you have to wait for someone to pay you for your JOB (just over broke) at their created company (they pay you what "they" think you are worth - which y o u a g r e e d w i t h). Just say thank you or you would sound like some in the following story: Matthew 20, 1-16 in http://bible.org/seriespage/workers-vineyard-matthew-201-16. FYI, the school you went to does not make "you", but your strategies with what you get from what you learn, including your GPA, and how capable you are of making a name for yourself (instead of counting on the name of a school, or on the name of a company, unless your family name is the door-opener which someone else – made, the name, before you could so you can ride free – but remember you have the right to change your name however and start from scratch!). If the BLS (which compiles the statistics) reports an average salary and that your paycheck is among the low 10%, many in that situation certainly will still go and compare with their friends because they are no reference to themselves: putting the fault on others. Wake up people and get active! If you want to decide what you are worth, YOU make it happen.
maxof NY10:14PM November 29, 2011
My friends in the graduating classes of 2009 and 2010 from USC law and Berkeley Boalt and UCLA law are starting off in the high 50s. After tax they are keeping 3,500 USD a month and student loans are $1,600 a month for 25 years. That's at a variable rate which is currently at 4% right now and can go up to 8% when the federal funds rate increases, shifting the minimum monthly to $1,900 a month for 25 years. This article is absurdly misleading for law so i'm thinking the other fields they are talking about are wrong as well. Does anyone know if the people starting off in family practice/ general practitioner are dire straights too?
Kevin Farahof CA9:24PM June 30, 2011
Any website like this is a scam. Ever try to look up various colleges and what degree programs they have to offer, say at gradschools.com or the like? Every single one of these websites leads you to garbage such as University of Phoenix, DeVry, Walden, etc. I have yet to be proven wrong.
Dianaof MI3:26PM April 04, 2011
You provided this link in your article:
[See 7 graduate-degree jobs that pay more than $100K.]
So the link was just a teaser to attract people to pay for access to your graduate school service! I've already got 2 graduate degrees and a nice "graduate-degree job", thank you. I just wanted to see what you think the seven jobs are.
Crass commercialism is a turn-off. You should have provided a short list of said jobs, or at the very least mentioned it would be a wild goose chase to follow the link.
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