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« on: September 14, 2008, 04:12:56 PM »

Politics.bm has a very well presented discussion about what is important these days when it comes to your education and trying to land a job. He does it in a most pragmatic way and tries to make sure people understand it's not a political knock just offering grave warning to those who seek a University degree. I think he succeeds.

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« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2008, 04:43:14 PM »

I saw it earlier.  An excellent read.  I recommend it to anyone, especially if you're considering heading off to school or have children that are planning to do so.

Permalink here: http://www.politics.bm/archives/2008/09/13_001930.html

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All universities are not created equal. Pick wisely.
Even among accredited, credible schools there is a lot of brand value to going to a Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, McGill, Oxford etc., even if you think there is a lot of mystique and not a lot of substance around that.

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Bermuda's is a competitive job market with lots of people with degrees, BAs, MBAs, PhDs etc.. The Institution at the top of that piece of paper counts - a lot. It signals credibility, a proven history, a track record of producing well educated, highly trained, highly educated graduates.

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it is first and foremost a cautionary tale to all young Bermudians to pick your university wisely; research, research, research the schools well; don't discount name value; and please don't think that a degree is a degree is a degree.


Christian has done an excellent job of summarizing much of the discussion that went on in the latter part of this thread concerning the relative value of degrees from various schools.

http://www.bermudasucks.com/forum/index.php?topic=3598.0


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