You may have found the perfect Kickstarter idea! Even my kids would donate their allowance money for that one! (They only get roped into cleanup a couple times a year when a "party" is going to happen at the house, but it's enough for them to hate it!)
Different areas of STEM can vary quite a bit, but all the MIT degree (and, let's be honest, that's the absolutely cream of the crop example) will do is to pretty much guarantee an interview and have a favorable first impression. Once you are in the door, the experience you bring to the table is going to count for a LOT more (IT: Did you program a useful utility during college? Chemical Engineering: Did you have a an internship at a chemical lab/factory? Biology: What sort of lab experience do you bring to the table? Etc, etc) And if you are anything less than a MIT, it will mean a lot LESS.
The difference between a Penn State degree ($17k/year for in state tuition) and a two year community college followed by a commuter life to Youngstown State ($8k/year for in state tuition) is almost nothing on the job market.
That said, I think there is some huge benefit to "living away from home" and not living the commuter life. The question each family needs to answer for themselves is if that benefit out weighs the inevitable college debt.
No, it won't. Getting that degree from a prestigious school means almost nothing in the hiring process. You need the degree to get passed HR, but unless the guy/girl hiring you went to the same school and you get the alumni interview bonus, it won't lead to a better paying job 9 times out of 10.
My work is more business to business support, but the number of times I've seen initial support requests that are along the lines of:
"My phone is broken. Please fix."
That's not unusual. So the next couple of emails tend to be pulling information out of the customer, such as WHAT errors are happening, what they are TRYING to do with the phone, etc.
Even in online forms, we tried putting leading questions on the form to try to get more information and the number of times the answer is the letter X is astounding. Why do you think we are ASKING that question, O customer? For the fun of watching you type?
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You may have found the perfect Kickstarter idea! Even my kids would donate their allowance money for that one! (They only get roped into cleanup a couple times a year when a "party" is going to happen at the house, but it's enough for them to hate it!)
Different areas of STEM can vary quite a bit, but all the MIT degree (and, let's be honest, that's the absolutely cream of the crop example) will do is to pretty much guarantee an interview and have a favorable first impression. Once you are in the door, the experience you bring to the table is going to count for a LOT more (IT: Did you program a useful utility during college? Chemical Engineering: Did you have a an internship at a chemical lab/factory? Biology: What sort of lab experience do you bring to the table? Etc, etc) And if you are anything less than a MIT, it will mean a lot LESS. The difference between a Penn State degree ($17k/year for in state tuition) and a two year community college followed by a commuter life to Youngstown State ($8k/year for in state tuition) is almost nothing on the job market. That said, I think there is some huge benefit to "living away from home" and not living the commuter life. The question each family needs to answer for themselves is if that benefit out weighs the inevitable college debt.
No, it won't. Getting that degree from a prestigious school means almost nothing in the hiring process. You need the degree to get passed HR, but unless the guy/girl hiring you went to the same school and you get the alumni interview bonus, it won't lead to a better paying job 9 times out of 10.
My work is more business to business support, but the number of times I've seen initial support requests that are along the lines of: "My phone is broken. Please fix." That's not unusual. So the next couple of emails tend to be pulling information out of the customer, such as WHAT errors are happening, what they are TRYING to do with the phone, etc. Even in online forms, we tried putting leading questions on the form to try to get more information and the number of times the answer is the letter X is astounding. Why do you think we are ASKING that question, O customer? For the fun of watching you type?