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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree - this is our plan.

I have been saying for a few years that I think grad school is the new college, so it makes sense to go to a state college and save some $ for grad school. [/quote]

I honestly don't understand this logic at all.  So many grad schools / grad degrees produce kids with poor outcomes.  So many jobs/industries don't care about a grad degree whatsoever.

This is another skewed DMV perspective that worked for you, but you can't rely on it holding going forward.[/quote]

I don't interact with too many people without post-grad degrees.  Came to DC from NYC, so I guess it’s the crowd.  My oldest is interested in engineering - and my dad and his dad were engineers and both had master’s.  My dad’s company paid for him to get it (probably my grandfather’s did too). But I don’t think either of them thought it was worthless. [/quote]

You are right...but unclear if they would have thought it worth paying for that master with their own nickel.  I get anyone pursuing a grad degree for free.  In which case...nobody had to save anything for their Masters.

Most CEOs have nothing more than a Bachelor's (60%) and of course, there are plenty of folks starting and running tech companies that either dropped out of college or never went to college at all.

I just don't understand the rationale that graduate school is the new college.[/quote]

I don’t think college differentiates as much as it used to - because so many go now - I guess is my rationale. But I am aware of Mark Zuckerberg. [/quote]

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