Is Hopkins BME worth debt?

Blah2009
Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:37:28 +0000

you’ve thus far provided no numerical data to support your stance that JHU doesn’t help with finding a job. Only a single data point that’s questionable. yes, this data was for 2009, but the economy down turn started in 2007. I will assume it’s stayed the same. According to the survey, almost no one is looking for a job. That’s what’s important. But we can conclude JHU graduates are still finding jobs and still attending top graduate schools. Do you really think the graduates are being “forced” to attend grad schools like MIT, UPenn, Cornell, Caltech? hardly, as these are schools most people dream about attending, even more so with greater competition if the economy is bad. These also aren’t schools that students can decide to attend randomly, “in case the economy is bad”. Only serious contenders displaying a research background and top academics apply, let alone get in, to these types of programs.

Let’s look at what might have happened if he went to a state school, like Virginia Tech for chem e (74% of respondents surveryed responded):

[Virginia Tech Post Graduation Report: Full Report](http://www.career.vt.edu/scripts/PostGrad2006/Report/PostGraduationReportByMCU.asp?College=05&Major=CHE&Cohort=2008-2009&SortBy=)

A full 21% are seeking jobs while 21% are going to grad school. Guess the first 21% didn’t have the luxury of a good grad school, let alone a top grad school.

2% unemployed vs 21%, I think we can all do the math.