Education as an investment and affirmative action

If education is an investment, how does affirmative action impact it? Without affirmative action, some believe that Asian admission to top universities in US could be higher. There are quite some debates about it. Statistics shows that after the ban of affirmative action in California in 1996, the black and Hispanic students admission dropped significantly.Continue reading “Education as an investment and affirmative action”

Education could be a such a scam

Recently I was asked whether it is a good idea for someone to peruse a master’s degree to make a career change. Tuition costs $50K for 2-year full time study in field he chose. He might have to take time off work to study.  He estimated the total cost is around $200K including time andContinue reading Education could be a such a scam