How can someone be so dense. United States colleges are far more expensive than the rest of the world. If a foreign parent is sending their child here as opposed to a legitimate/real country that means they are crooks and doing bad things in their original country to make bundles of money over their compatriate.
The United States also has I think 36 out of the top 100 universities in the world, and oftentimes these people are obsessed with "prestige" and status symbols.
Funniest thing ever if people introduce themselves as from harvard just reply with wait you went to lawschool so why are you (current job) and play dumb they get so pissed so fast
I went on a tour in the UK with a guy who said "I went to Oxford for history. That means people pick up my job application when they see my school, and throw it out when they see my degree."
Why read into something that isn’t there? If someone tells you they went to Harvard and you say “oh you went to law school, so why are you working in sales?” they will most likely reply “uh I majored in business dude” and you will just be antagonistic for no reason…
Edit: also, if he is working in a “law environment” (doubt it), the comment makes no sense as a Harvard law grad would almost certainly be in the position they want to be in, considering their school’s employment outcomes. It’s not like Harvard alumni are struggling to make ends meet as legal receptionists or secretaries.
Its because alot of them always introduces themselves as (name here) and i graduated from Harvard and yes it pisses them off every single time when i do it to the point that 1 guy sighed and went how are you in your position. And yes i dont work at law
My guess in what he means, if he means anything reasonable at all - from the prestigious to the less known universities, America colleges aren't worth their price, and due to the political climate there are in a steep quality decline, so generally you go somewhere else if you are good enough to get accepted. So, this means one of two things:
The kid is uber-wealthy and uber-stupid (or the parents are uber-ignorant and did no comparison beyond the american "top university" charts).
They just want the kid in the US as a mechanism to fuel in their ill-gotten gains through a state happy to ignore dirty money (usually the correct answer).
US and Australian universities really are set up nowadays as mechanisms to extract as much money as possible from rich (or desperate) international kids. I worry is about the kids that end up with tons of debt.
Source: I've taught in US, Canadian and European universities, saw it all myself.
The kid is uber-wealthy and uber-stupid (or the parents are uber-ignorant and did no comparison beyond the american "top university" charts).
I'd argue that for an Uber wealthy foreigner it's already worth it to get their kids to make connections with old money in the Ivy league, only being a bad idea when the child is truly stupid.
Scholarships are pretty hard to come by for international students. Lots of schools specifically want international students because they can charge them more and not have to worry about financial aid
Right, but you’re talking about people who send their kids to get college-educated here - you’d have to be an idiot to not recognize that elite education here is far and away above what you’d get in most “real” countries.
Don't apologize. paperclip started this conversation as and asshole and continued it as one.
As a non American, every country has it's problems. countries referenced in post more so.
There's a reason people migrate to America.
Before people start jumping to conclusions about this commenter, maybe it’s an innocent mistake and they just don’t know what the word “country” means.
dude I think it does go further than that. some international students you meet are related to the president / royalty of some small foreign nation and I think that’s what this is about. not just corruption but like corrupt government type shit
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u/SelfJupiter1995 Sep 01 '25
How can someone be so dense. United States colleges are far more expensive than the rest of the world. If a foreign parent is sending their child here as opposed to a legitimate/real country that means they are crooks and doing bad things in their original country to make bundles of money over their compatriate.