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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Totally agree with pp who said Columbia is a bad actor here. It is crazy that they are allowed to do this. Where is Elizabeth Warren.[/quote]

This. I won't give many details so as to preserve anonymity, but just over age 25, I got hired to be just under director level at one of the Columbia masters programs (that should have been my first clue).  I quit for the only time in my entire career in a fiery blaze after 3 months, alleging misrepresentation about earning potential to prospective students.  The people profiting off these programs are crooks and preying on people's insecurities.  The academic standards for these masters programs are non-existent compared to Columbia's legitimate programs but people think they are going to Columbia - there's a reason the jobs available in the relevant fields don't go to these graduates.  Even if you were top of your class in undergrad at a top institution, many prospective employer would not believe it if all you had was one of these masters post-undergrad.  You'd be better off with just undergrad.[/quote]

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