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Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds

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191 points impish9208 | 1 comments | 02 Sep 25 15:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.416s | source
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TuringNYC ◴[02 Sep 25 15:28 UTC] No.45104348[source]▶
I live in a community full of high-achieving GenZ who did 4-7 AP courses, studied their butts off for the SAT, got into good universities....only to not find any jobs when they graduate with STEM degrees. A dozen neighbors' kids have been asking me for zero-salary jobs just to get experience.
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the_snooze ◴[02 Sep 25 15:40 UTC] No.45104550[source]▶
For any current students reading this, it's entirely doable to finish your program with real experience and connections under your belt. Not just with internships, but TA, research, and student org leadership experience absolutely count too. There are tons of overlooked low-stakes zero-experience opportunities available only to university students, and it's really useful to develop the habit of identifying and pursuing those.
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mathiaspoint ◴[02 Sep 25 15:54 UTC] No.45104746[source]▶
Do not go to college if you have to spend any money on it. If you do that's everyone telling that you don't belong there and you'll have a hard life if you ignore them.
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1. kashunstva ◴[02 Sep 25 16:57 UTC] No.45105772[source]▶
> Do not go to college if you have to spend any money on it.

I cannot think of a single person in my extended family across three generations for whom that heuristic is true. I don’t doubt that it applies in some situations. I can’t tell you what the actual ROI is; but “belonging there” seems a little encumbered by assumptions about the diversity of ways and timings in which young people develop academically and emotionally.