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The marital fertility of white Catholic wives in the United States was higher than that of non-Catholic wives in 1977-1981, but when Hispanics were excluded, the differential disappeared; therefore, the Catholic-non-Catholic differential in recent years was due entirely to the higher fertility of Hispanic Catholics.The Total Fertility Rates (TFR) of Catholics were slightly lower in 1977-1981 than those for white Protestants, primarily because Catholic women tend to marry later than Protestant women. This finding was confirmed by multivariate analysis of data on children ever born. We examine some additional data and various theories to speculate on whether these patterns will last.
My school is known around the world. Alot of international students go there to study. My major, however, doesn't have a wide alumni network. It's the second largest university in the state(Kennesaw State). However, in my major, it is more localized. Ironically, quite a few people from my major managed to get jobs.
Kennesaw State is not a national university as other state schools are (e.g., Georgia, GA Tech, UCLA, Michigan, Illinois, etc.). As a regional university, it's already considered a notch below national universities as it doesn't offer PhD programs and therefore access to higher level learning opportunities (via lab assistant, etc., campus jobs) and cutting edge resources are extremely limited. Furthermore, it appears to be a commuter college as only 13% of its students live on campus.
Test Scores and GPA of admitted students:
Average High School GPA: 3.16
Average ACT: 21 (Slightly below the national average)
Average SAT: 1065 (Significantly below the national average of 1498)
Kennesaw State's 6-Year Graduation Rate: 33%
(Percent of students who complete an undergraduate degree within 6 years.)
International Student Enrollment: 4%
(Not a lot, contrary to your belief.)
Many of those factors may be impacting your marketability as a job applicant, particularly in your field.
Going to college and earning a degree is not sufficient in and of itself. The institution from which you earn your degree plays an important role in your marketability as a job applicant. That tends to be more true in the STEM fields, though, than in the liberal arts.
Your best bet for employment is probably going to be with a local or state government, or a small local/regional business. And you're right, who you know matters more in those types of situations. I hope you don't have a lot of student loan debt.
So why support illegal immigration? Why give illegal immigrants any legal rights or government-provided benefits and services? Why make it attractive for immigrants to cross the border illegally and remain in this country?
Kennesaw State is not a national university as other state schools are (e.g., Georgia, GA Tech, UCLA, Michigan, Illinois, etc.). As a regional university, it's already considered a notch below national universities as it doesn't offer PhD programs and therefore access to higher level learning opportunities (via lab assistant, etc., campus jobs) and cutting edge resources are extremely limited. Furthermore, it appears to be a commuter college as only 13% of its students live on campus.
Test Scores and GPA of admitted students:
Average High School GPA: 3.16
Average ACT: 21 (Slightly below the national average)
Average SAT: 1065 (Significantly below the national average of 1498)
Kennesaw State's 6-Year Graduation Rate: 33%
(Percent of students who complete an undergraduate degree within 6 years.)
International Student Enrollment: 4%
(Not a lot, contrary to your belief.)
Many of those factors may be impacting your marketability as a job applicant, particularly in your field.
Going to college and earning a degree is not sufficient in and of itself. The institution from which you earn your degree plays an important role in your marketability as a job applicant. That tends to be more true in the STEM fields, though, than in the liberal arts.
Your best bet for employment is probably going to be with a local or state government, or a small local/regional business. And you're right, who you know matters more in those types of situations. I hope you don't have a lot of student loan debt.
In that case, how are people that I know able to get jobs out of state and in other cities, but it isn't working for me? I know people who graduated from even smaller, less known universities who got jobs faster that I did, and even in other cities, and some other countries.
I've actually tried with state and local governments. Nothing.
Even if it is the institution, there's nothing I can do now.
In that case, how are people that I know able to get jobs out of state and in other cities, but it isn't working for me? I know people who graduated from even smaller, less known universities who got jobs faster that I did, and even in other cities, and some other countries.
What kind of jobs? Were connections involved? And smaller, less-known schools can have unusually good reputations. Case in point: Rose-Hulman in Indiana. Only 1,895 students. It's a premier undergrad engineering school.
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I've actually tried with state and local governments. Nothing.
So why support illegal immigration? Why give illegal immigrants any legal rights or government-provided benefits and services? Why make it attractive for immigrants to cross the border illegally and remain in this country?
I don't support illegal immigration. We don't "make" it attractive to cross the border. The circumstances these people are leaving make our country a paradise and haven for them.
I don't support illegal immigration. We don't "make" it attractive to cross the border.
Indeed, we do. They get government-provided services and benefits here. How many anchor babies are born each year? Who pays for those deliveries? Then those children and their illegal immigrant parents/families immediately get taxpayer-funded freebies.
Indeed we do. They get government-provided services and benefits here. How many anchor babies are born each year? Who pays for that? Those children and their illegal immigrant parents immediately get taxpayer-funded freebies.
Good job cutting off the rest of my post which read:
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The circumstances these people are leaving make our country a paradise and haven for them.
Yes, these people will try to come here for a better shot in their lives. They are leaving circumstances that, thankfully, I have no experience with. I certainly don't agree with crossing borders illegally and I do support stronger border control.
I have no idea what that has to do with my assertion that many babies are born to uneducated, impoverished, Catholic Hispanic women.
What kind of jobs? Were connections involved? And smaller, less-known schools can have unusually good reputations. Case in point: Rose-Hulman in Indiana. Only 1,895 students. It's a premier undergrad engineering school.
I know a guy who graduated from my university who got a job in San Diego as a GIS Analyst. I know a few more people who obtained GIS jobs. I know people who have accounting jobs, teaching jobs, some jobs with the university. I don't know how alot of people got their jobs. I usually assume they knew someone, because whatever is happening, it's not helping ME.
I would not have know that Rose-Hulman existed if you hadn't mentioned it.
I have been doing that too. I have also done things like buzzwords and listed my skills and achievements. I did intern at a national park working on maps. I have even sent some of my work out. I only put jobs that I've had for more than a year, and my internship. I also have another strategy. I try to make my resume stick out by putting a voice to it. I call people to let them know "hey, that's me". That is what I did this week. I found the name of an author of a GIS article. I made a call, and then I got some more information. No job, but I got more information, so that hopefully I can get more work.
Oddly, one person I called found out my strategy and told me "we don't call the department heads here. We send it through HR". I can't count on that because if it goes to HR, then HR will treat it as one among millions. If the department head gets it first, then I have a better chance of standing out because it gets directly to the hiring person, and I can put a voice to it.
Good job cutting off the rest of my post which read:
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The circumstances these people are leaving make our country a paradise and haven for them.
Of course it does. They get government-provided services and freebies here. Who WOULDN'T want to go to a country that gave them handouts for doing nothing at all?
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