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Just curious, how many of the HN faithful have Master's or higher level education? I would suspect that STEM grads who'd benefit most from this would predominat

by cbhl 14y ago

Just curious, how many of the HN faithful have Master's or higher level education? I would suspect that STEM grads who'd benefit most from this would predominately 'only' have Bachelor's degrees, if that even.

drx 14y ago
The funny thing about this is it wouldn't even benefit most people who hold a non-U.S. Master's degree. U.S. Bachelor's degrees usually take 4 years to complete, after which a U.S. Master's degree takes 2 years. Many non-U.S. bachelor's degrees take only 3 years and as a result, the USCIS deems having a 3 year Bachelor's + 2 year Master's as being unworthy of a U.S. Master's degree, instead equating it to a U.S. Bachelor's degree.
- eshvk 14y ago
  In fact, getting into a U.S. university for grad. school gets harder (if not impossible) if you don't have a 4 year Bachelor's degree.
- lttlrck 14y ago
  Yep. This happened to me. And having 15 years of 100% relevant industrial experience including being a company director made no difference to visa pool I was placed in...
michaelt 14y ago
Well, everyone's experience with this is going to depend on the type of people they know and their personal background. I am a programmer with a postgraduate degree myself, so I know many bright people in fields like physics and mathematics who have chosen masters degrees and even doctorates as a route to pursue their passions for physics and mathematics, and who have gone on to become excellent programmers. Granted, they could have made more cash by going straight into programming - or banking for that matter - but they've got passion and intellectual curiosity, and in my book that's a good thing for a programmer to have. That's not to say everyone with a postgraduate degree is great - I'm sure the population has its share of idiots and assholes, like every population!

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Just curious, how many of the HN faithful have Master's or higher level education? I would suspect that STEM grads who'd benefit most from this would predominat

by cbhl 14y ago

drx 14y ago
The funny thing about this is it wouldn't even benefit most people who hold a non-U.S. Master's degree. U.S. Bachelor's degrees usually take 4 years to complete, after which a U.S. Master's degree takes 2 years. Many non-U.S. bachelor's degrees take only 3 years and as a result, the USCIS deems having a 3 year Bachelor's + 2 year Master's as being unworthy of a U.S. Master's degree, instead equating it to a U.S. Bachelor's degree.
- eshvk 14y ago
  In fact, getting into a U.S. university for grad. school gets harder (if not impossible) if you don't have a 4 year Bachelor's degree.
- lttlrck 14y ago
  Yep. This happened to me. And having 15 years of 100% relevant industrial experience including being a company director made no difference to visa pool I was placed in...
michaelt 14y ago
Well, everyone's experience with this is going to depend on the type of people they know and their personal background. I am a programmer with a postgraduate degree myself, so I know many bright people in fields like physics and mathematics who have chosen masters degrees and even doctorates as a route to pursue their passions for physics and mathematics, and who have gone on to become excellent programmers. Granted, they could have made more cash by going straight into programming - or banking for that matter - but they've got passion and intellectual curiosity, and in my book that's a good thing for a programmer to have. That's not to say everyone with a postgraduate degree is great - I'm sure the population has its share of idiots and assholes, like every population!