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Re:Debt Dodgers: Americans Who Moved to Europe and Went AWOL... by mojoe on Monday January 18, 2016 @04:47PM (#10927234)
There are definitely a lot of school officials that do a disservice to students by not explaining to them what the job market actually looks like. It would be amazing if more officials and parents were able to convey to students which degrees are in demand and which degrees have a higher likelihood of high (or just livable) salaries.
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Re:Debt Dodgers: Americans Who Moved to Europe and Went AWOL... by Zikes on Monday January 18, 2016 @04:54PM (#10927279)
What stood out to me the most was being shown a chart in high school showing the average earnings of a high school graduate vs a college graduate. A college grad earned $1m more over their lifetime than the high school grad, and I never thought to (nor was I encouraged to) dig into those statistics any further.
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