25 years old and deep in debt

[Admiral Yi]

Ran into a bar buddy of mine at the supermercado yesterday.  He's finishing up a Poli Sci PhD here, into his job search.  We were both surprised by how little freshly minted PhDs get paid, at least at the caliber of school he fits: 40ish.

[Brazen]

Well my education didn't cost me a dime. 

And I reckon it's never earned me one either.    

Not only was my degree free, but I also had a council grant, my parents' contribution was tax deductible through a covenant, and I had an industrial sponsorship bursary. I was better off then than I am now.

[Valmy]

Like an SEC football player going to the NFL, when Brazen left college she took a paycut 

[Monoriu]

Ran into a bar buddy of mine at the supermercado yesterday.  He's finishing up a Poli Sci PhD here, into his job search.  We were both surprised by how little freshly minted PhDs get paid, at least at the caliber of school he fits: 40ish.

Depends on the subject, I guess.  I heard that investment banks pay good money for mathematics PhDs.

[Valmy]

Depends on the subject, I guess.  I heard that investment banks pay good money for mathematics PhDs.

How many could they possibly need?  I also wonder just how practical they can be 'I have noticed if we have an investment that consists of multiples of primes above 17 it generates a Mandelbrot set if used in a complex polynomial series, doesn't that just blow your mind?'

[garbon]

BTW, raw data for the education ROI is here.

[Ideologue]

From the USC Law Office of Career Services:

Immediate need for qualified individuals to assist in completing document review on
complex civil rights discrimination litigation. Project will continue for 3 or more months until complete.
Hours are flexible depending on number of individuals assisting on project. Full time reviewers
preferred. Firm is located in Mount Pleasant [i.e., Charleston]. Compensation is $8 per hour.
Start date is immediate. To Apply: Email resume.  Deadline date to apply: April 30, 2014

Compensation is $8 per hour.

I think I'm going to email them and ask if that's a typo.

Also, completely unrelated, but I thought you'd all enjoy it:

Yokel Law Firm
–
204 Whitsett St.
Greenville, SC 29603
Attention: David M. Yokel, Esq.

[Habbaku]

Compensation is $8 per hour.

  People must be beating their door down to get at that plum offer.

[Ideologue]

If they missed a "1" it would be a little less but not much less than market in the state.  But actual $8?  I have to believe even Charleston School of Law grads are worth more than this.

[Valmy]

If you start to get down during three grueling years of law school take heart that a barely above minimum wage job is waiting for you on the other side.

[alfred russel]

How many could they possibly need?  I also wonder just how practical they can be 'I have noticed if we have an investment that consists of multiples of primes above 17 it generates a Mandelbrot set if used in a complex polynomial series, doesn't that just blow your mind?'

It isn't about being able to apply really funky math, it is about having the intelligence, discipline, and way of thinking for a math phd.

Aliens are confused why we take our best and brightest, have them train to be rocket scientists for many years, then have them go to work in finance where they need to start with a 6 month crash course in the basics and whose purpose in life from that point forward is to make rich people more money.

[Ideologue]

Are?

[Grey Fox]

Are.

[Norgy]

Are!

[celedhring]

Están.