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If you can afford to do so, I say that you should go for it.
Whether or not the school is "top tier" won't matter I am pretty sure. It will stick out from the other competitors regardless of this fact.
I agree with the other post saying americans place too much importance on such a matter. It takes away from the underlying matter, the education they received. As long as you have studied and exceeded well academically, this is what is important. Finishing in the top 5% of your top 3 or 4 tier school is better than finishing at the bottom of your Harvard Oxford, or Yale education, IMO.
It depends on what you want your outcome to be. If you're looking for career success, you're certainly much better off being a bottom 5% Harvard graduate than a top 5% lower tier college. Harvard will certainly have better post-grad support. But why would you want to be either? Why not just be a good student at a top tier college? Get the best value out of your tuition.
It depends on what you want your outcome to be. If you're looking for career success, you're certainly much better off being a bottom 5% Harvard graduate than a top 5% lower tier college. Harvard will certainly have better post-grad support. But why would you want to be either? Why not just be a good student at a top tier college? Get the best value out of your tuition.
I agree with what you are stating, and it does make the most sense. Obviously, the top tier schools have a better alumni network of upper level executives who continuously help one another out.
I'm considering enrolling in a non-degree program to take some coursework and strengthen my GPA before applying to a top tier school, which is what one of my peers also did and received her MS from a top tier school in her field of study.
The problem in doing a degree in a country other than the one you wish to work in is that the HR departments are not set up to hire outside the countries they are based in. That means that 1) it is hard to get an internship in another country, 2) HR does not usually visit campuses in other countries, 3) the (usually online) application process is not set up to deal with universities in other countries and 4) HR do not understand how to compare (say) a UK 2:1 honors degree with a (say) US GPA.
My daughter graduated from a good UK university (worldwide top 100) with a 2:1 joint honors in Business and French. Here in the US, she found it almost impossible to get even an interview until we pulled a few strings to short circuit the HR initial screening process at a company we had relationships at. Then, after 3 phone interviews and 4 in-person interviews she got hired and is doing very well.
These comments are based on my experience of the recruiting process at the Big 4 firm where I worked and the experience of my daughter in looking for a job.
HR do not understand how to compare (say) a UK 2:1 honors degree with a (say) US GPA.
There are organizations that "translate" foreign degrees into ones that are understandable for American HR's (and probably other countries as well). My degree per se, for example, would be unknown in the US but it can be translated into a combined bachelor's and master's degree and that certificate I am sure, most employers are ok with.
It might require a bit more of an effort but I don't consider it a big problem. Especially the big, international companies definitely value an international education, as long as it comes from a somewhat known university in a country known for its educational standards (which includes all of Western Europe, and probably most of Eastern Europe as well, I'd say).
As I already said, the so-called "top tier" Colleges serve only a fraction of the students and of course, not everybody can get it. Sorry, but that's BS, imho. If that's what one should only consider, most people wouldn't go to College. The H1B visa, and other visas, require degrees. A lot of people form abroad have foreign degrees and it doses not seem to be a problem. So, saying "hire outside the countries they are based in" ( I assume you meant foreign degrees and not actually hiring from outside of the country. Most people will probably be already there, or at least will give a local address. Much like trying to apply in a different state. You should have a local address. ) is not really true, because it's happening all the time. There are thousands of Universities. Of course not everybody knows all Universities world wide.
And as someone already said, you can get your degree translated by several organizations. It's a part of globalization. A friend graduated from a local University last December. He's still looking for a job. I just don't think there is much of a difference between foreign degrees and U.S degrees when it comes to finding employment. And I'm not just talking about the US. People move all over the world. There's this guy in the world forum who is going to go to Italy to get his degree. And some other guy who went there too. Didn't sound like they had any problems.
It is really depends on what you want to do after college whether or not a degree from another country is relevant for you.
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