Posted by: yekloyatri May 5, 2008
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"So my question is Why?"
It is obvious by your statement and observation that you have experienced, what you think is a proper direction of achieving the American dream. Perhaps, you have been through the fast lane of success by getting your degree, H1-B visa, job as a TA/RA and a again job after graduating. What you have said is partially correct. But with all due respect you have never experienced what it takes to be an undergrad in USA.
Since you have not experienced getting a degree as an undergrad, you think working $7 an hour is a shame. Washing dishes or working in the gas station is lowering your standards. And you are right when you said, "but in undergrads finishing in 4 yrs is just like winning in lottery." It is true but look the struggle that you go through at such an early age. The whole undergraduate experience will teach you a lot about American values and about life. It gives you a clear picture that you could come from no where in this land of opportunity and with hard work and strong determination struggling 5 years you could achieve your dreams. You are confronted at such an early age with so much responsibilities and heck you would be able to do it by you own, while undergrad in Nepal would call for their parents for help. Here you would learn that not everything would work with source and force, you have to struggle to get it. From getting good jobs to getting good grades to getting good girls you would work hard and find your own ways. Take a typical example, If you are comparing someone of your case and an undergrad you will see a lot of difference. Let me put down some better qualities and edge than an undergrad has since you opted to do the otherwise.
a) Undergrad candidates who finish their degree on an average can speak and understand English far more better then someone who came here to do their masters. I've seen it awful lot of time.
b) Undergrad student have better credit scores and credit history then their counter parts i.e people who came here to do their masters degree.
c) Undergrad students go through the bitter experience and learn core values of life. They always know what it takes to graduate, how every penny counts for tuition?, How to juggle between work, social life and studies.
d) Coming here as an undergrad you are an independent candidate. You do not have to depend on your parents income and for other allowances. As a matter of fact undergrads even pay off the debt their parents took to send them to this dream land.
e) Unlike masters candidate you don't need to live with your parents while doing your undergrad. You are free to do what you like. You would stumble and you would fall but you would learn from that experience. You don't have to depend on your parents to pay for everything from your tuition expenses to clothing, housing, food, vacation, vehicle, and even the money that you might need to chill on a friday night.
To draw down the conclusion, Yes life here now and after as a master candidate is far more prosperous and least stressful when compared to undergrad one. I am not against people coming here for their masters degree nor do I support who come here for undergrad. My intention is glow the other side of the coin that you think is dim. The examples that i have expressed is not valid in all conditions.
Hopeless Fanatic,
YekloYatri
It is obvious by your statement and observation that you have experienced, what you think is a proper direction of achieving the American dream. Perhaps, you have been through the fast lane of success by getting your degree, H1-B visa, job as a TA/RA and a again job after graduating. What you have said is partially correct. But with all due respect you have never experienced what it takes to be an undergrad in USA.
Since you have not experienced getting a degree as an undergrad, you think working $7 an hour is a shame. Washing dishes or working in the gas station is lowering your standards. And you are right when you said, "but in undergrads finishing in 4 yrs is just like winning in lottery." It is true but look the struggle that you go through at such an early age. The whole undergraduate experience will teach you a lot about American values and about life. It gives you a clear picture that you could come from no where in this land of opportunity and with hard work and strong determination struggling 5 years you could achieve your dreams. You are confronted at such an early age with so much responsibilities and heck you would be able to do it by you own, while undergrad in Nepal would call for their parents for help. Here you would learn that not everything would work with source and force, you have to struggle to get it. From getting good jobs to getting good grades to getting good girls you would work hard and find your own ways. Take a typical example, If you are comparing someone of your case and an undergrad you will see a lot of difference. Let me put down some better qualities and edge than an undergrad has since you opted to do the otherwise.
a) Undergrad candidates who finish their degree on an average can speak and understand English far more better then someone who came here to do their masters. I've seen it awful lot of time.
b) Undergrad student have better credit scores and credit history then their counter parts i.e people who came here to do their masters degree.
c) Undergrad students go through the bitter experience and learn core values of life. They always know what it takes to graduate, how every penny counts for tuition?, How to juggle between work, social life and studies.
d) Coming here as an undergrad you are an independent candidate. You do not have to depend on your parents income and for other allowances. As a matter of fact undergrads even pay off the debt their parents took to send them to this dream land.
e) Unlike masters candidate you don't need to live with your parents while doing your undergrad. You are free to do what you like. You would stumble and you would fall but you would learn from that experience. You don't have to depend on your parents to pay for everything from your tuition expenses to clothing, housing, food, vacation, vehicle, and even the money that you might need to chill on a friday night.
To draw down the conclusion, Yes life here now and after as a master candidate is far more prosperous and least stressful when compared to undergrad one. I am not against people coming here for their masters degree nor do I support who come here for undergrad. My intention is glow the other side of the coin that you think is dim. The examples that i have expressed is not valid in all conditions.
Hopeless Fanatic,
YekloYatri