Defending student loans and the American education system.

It's a little disturbing that an MBA appears unable to do a simple cost-benefit analysis on his own situation.

I would certainly be hesitant about bringing this kind of attitude into my company.
 
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I come from Cuba, a third world communist country. There only a privileged few get to go to college. A must requirement is to be politically supporter and loyal to the regime. A small minority, those with an equivalent of 3.90 or higher can be very competitive.

My GPA ranks between 3.3 and 3.5 and I never affiliated myself to any government political organization. Therefore, the fate of my college education was sealed.

Still when I came to the US in 2000 at age 16 I thought only the rich could afford college, but as I approached graduation I learned otherwise.
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Really?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Cuba ::
"The US State Department tries to dismiss the quality of Cuban education by claiming that Cuba has been among the most literate countries in Latin America since well before the Castro revolution[31]. A UNESCO study showed, however, that the third and fourth graders in Cuba held the highest level of achievement in mathematics and language skills compared to other Latin American countries.[32]"

Cubans also built an excellent health system. Is it also available only to party elite?
Pres Obama promised to end that silly US blockade of Cuba but he did not - so we cannot go to the meetings organized in Cuba etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba_embargo
"The Helms-Burton Act has been the target of criticism from Canadian and European governments in particular, who resent the extraterritorial pretensions of a piece of legislation aimed at punishing non-U.S. corporations and non-U.S. investors who have economic interests in Cuba. In the Canadian House of Commons, Helms-Burton was mocked by the introduction of the Godfrey-Milliken Bill, which called for the return of property of United Empire Loyalists seized by the American government as a result of the American Revolution (the bill never became law). Furthermore, the European Parliament in 1996 passed a law making it illegal for EU citizens to obey the Helms-Burton act."

On the other hand, one should remember that there is little outpost of a free world in Cuba: Guantanamo.
 
just to summarize OP situation:

in Cuba: no chance to get a college degree, no chance to get a decent job, no chance of getting 100K of debt

in US: can get a college degree, might get a decent job someday (maybe after putting on more debt), 100K of debt already

it is questionable that US system is better based on the above.
 
What's questionable is your mental capacity.

You married your half-sister, right?
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2848851#post2848851

Is inbreeding a tradition in your family?
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just to summarize OP situation:

in Cuba: no chance to get a college degree, no chance to get a decent job, no chance of getting 100K of debt

in US: can get a college degree, might get a decent job someday (maybe after putting on more debt), 100K of debt already

it is questionable that US system is better based on the above.
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You have an MBA and you can not find a job paying more than $50K???

What is wrong with this picture? You either don't have a green card or something is wrong with your resume.

Which city do you live in? Hope, you are not making $40K in NY.
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I think 2 reasons:

1- I live in Miami, this region is in a "depression". Construction and tourism are the two mayor industries.

2- I have just 3 yrs of experience competing with guys and new college grads.

I know many friends of mine in worse shape.
 
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You said you are already in $100K student debt and you want to go back to university to add more to that? It's just not a financially sound idea.
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The goal here is to get a masters in accounting and sit for the CPA. The whole thing will add 25,000 to my 100K debt.

At the end I will have a MBA a MsA and CPA. I think is a good deal.
 
Quote from Scataphagos:

I have a hard time feeling sympathy for college grads saddled with loans.

Not only did my parents not pay my way through college, I was booted out of the house 1 week after graduation from HS.... "You're 18 now. Time to make your own way in the world", I was told. Sort of like having to learn to swim by being thrown into the deep end of the pool...

Grandpa used to tell me, "The world doesn't owe you a living... make something of yourself". Good advice for ALL Americans.

Any wonder why I feel contempt for the whiny-ass, parasitic, tit-sucking, "woe is me" Left?

NOBODY IS "ENTITLED" TO SHIT!... EXCEPT WHAT THEY EARN FOR THEMSELF!.. :mad: :mad:
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The Cuban way is different for both females and males you only leave home when you get married. Plus, its a shame when your parents dont make an effort to take u to college. Always exceptions of course.
 
Quote from Sanaz3:

I hate this statement :mad:Right now, You feel good about your own situation, which is just an illusion, but at the same time there are many other immigrants like you who don't share your views. Watch this please:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGdvv4dwzIA
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No one is forced to come here. I dont like many things that happen in America but guess what, I am a foreigner with no home so I shut the #### up.

America is my home, where I found freedom and hope.
 
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