<p>Iggy, I have friends who have been studying in public schools in the U.S. for years now. When I mentioned these colleges to them, they said they had no idea what I was talking about.:D</p>
<p>umm… because they are realists? not just some idealist whose purpose in coming to the US is to “learn how to think” but may also want to get employment after graduation either in the US or in their home country. (unless they’re planning to go to grad school in the US or have family business to inherit from)</p>
<p>^ who says people don’t get jobs after studying at LAC’s? Most of the LAC’s have very high placement at the top firms. Maybe LAC’s aren’t that well recognized outside the US, but in my country an American degree is an American degree.</p>
<p>^May I know where are you from?</p>
<p>I’m from Bangladesh. I just wanted to say top LAC’s like Williams, Amherst and the others have job placements in top firms comparable to many ivy league and top research unis. So if you plan on staying in the US I doubt you will have a problem getting a job because you studied at an unknown LAC. If you plan on going back to your country and fear that you might not get a good job then you should think about getting into a good grad school</p>
<p>i agree with pearlygate. it has become clear to many people that getting into an ivy or stanford or mit has become insanely competitive especially if you are an international looking for aid. LACs with higher admission rates and good fin aid policies have become a more viable option for pursuing a college education in the us.</p>
<p>to tanveer - while an american degree does help you get jobs in Bangladesh, an american degree from an unknown college like Bowdoin (in Bangladesh’s context) is unlikely to get you a significantly better salary package than someone who graduates from a top Bangladeshi university like, BUET or Dhaka University. even if you get a competitive fin aid package you will often have to pay several thousand dollars a year which is a heck of lot more than what you would have to pay at BUET or Dhaka Uni. i think that deters or used to deter a lot of people from applying to LACs.</p>
<p>“Most of the LAC’s have very high placement at the top firms.” - while this is true, i wonder with all the visa issues in the US, how many of the students getting jobs, are internationals</p>
<p>^I would have to disagree with that. I spoke to the MD of Standard Chartered bank a few days ago and he told me that that they will always prefer American graduates over most others. An uncle of mine graduated from BUET and did his MBA at IBA, he gets paid almost half of what another coworker of his does who graduated from some unknown Canadian uni.
I would also think paying several thousand dollars a year is worth it because in the long run the education will help you excel better in your field.</p>
<p>i certainly did not say that it is impossible to do better with a us or canadian degree but i would have to have to say those cases fall in the minority. multinational companies like standard chartered are definitely the exception, not the norm, and there are not too many multinationals around in bangladesh. there are plenty of cases of people not making more than their bangladeshi educated counterparts at home or having a hard time if they are abroad.</p>
<p>^ That’s why it’s better to be an entrepeneur (at what?)</p>