<p>before coming to a UC, a lot of people assume they’re going to be making close to a six figure salary as soon as they graduate, but that usually wont happen - even with a law or medical degree. especially in this economy and with continuing budget cuts, the price of college is going up while the value of a degree is going down. i have a lot of friends who just graduated last year with engineering, law, and other “high paying” degrees. some (not all) are having a hard time finding jobs, and those who do have jobs are in debt and have mountains of loans to pay off, and their salary expectancy is not what they thought they’d be making. if you don’t believe me now, you’ll see it IF you get into ucla, or some other uc. im not saying you’re doomed when you graduate, but the it’s definitely a lot harder to find a job now than it was 10 years ago</p>