> $40K/year for similar academics you get almost for free in Europe. If you pay $40k a year in the US and think that you are paying for an education, then, yes

> $40K/year for similar academics you get almost for free in Europe. If you pay $40k a year in the US and think that you are paying for an education, then, yes, you will be disappointed. For schools at that price point, you are paying for the network. Whether the network delivers or not is a different issue — sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn’t. It’s very context-specific.