Re:America’s Need for Skilled Immigrants Isn’t Going Away
by jhbadger on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @05:52PM
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Of those, only IU and Purdue are "state universities". Case Western and Carnegie Mellon are private universities and aren't particularly affordable, although certainly more affordable than Harvard or Yale, etc.
Re:America’s Need for Skilled Immigrants Isn’t Going Away
by nixme on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @05:48PM
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Carnegie Mellon is neither a state school nor what I would call affordable.
Re:America’s Need for Skilled Immigrants Isn’t Going Away
by leetcrew on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @09:00PM
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why wouldn't you call it affordable? CMU has a $72k sticker price (which only 30% of students actually pay in full) and has an average financial aid award of $44k. if your parents are actually destitute, you will pay very little. the elite universities in america do not cost much more than a typical state school if you are poor.
It's not that we don't produce educated people, it's we don't consistently produce educated people across the board and your location and income is a huge factor in your future success.
Those living in West Virginia have almost no chance, and those living in California have much better opportunities. The US, like many countries, falls prey to sweeping generalizations that are at best partly true.
Some state schools in not well known areas of the country are excellent and very affordable (IU, Purdue, Case Western, Carnegie Mellon).