[KittenInABox]

Looking at college applications now and the struggles of students I'm talking to about it, plus the college admissions scandal, I really don't know if education is the silver bullet claimed. Graduating even with a STEM PhD from a mediocre state school means less than graduating from an Ivy league with a bachelors in literature. In order to get into a prestigious school you have to play an incredibly bullshit game- apparently one significantly influential university this year wanted to know how students would eat a raw potato.

To me, the relationship between education and class is a bit more insidious and doesn't necessarily flow the way that benefits society.

[cletus]

To be fair, deciding to get a STEM PhD isn’t a financial decision at all. At best of the distance between getting a job in that field vs not but you should be cognizant off there being other alternatives.

But if your goal Of to be an academic or researcher (in higher education or industry) the name of the school on your diploma masters. A mediocre Harvard PhD graduate will probably still have Job for life somewhere (depending in the field).

But choosing to get a no name PhD is certainly not a decision optimized for earning potential or job opportunities.