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1 out of 10 masters classes changed my life. I imagine my peers had 0/10. A masters degree doesn't pay in dollars, but experience that can set you apart in the
by throwayEngineer 7y ago
1 out of 10 masters classes changed my life. I imagine my peers had 0/10.
A masters degree doesn't pay in dollars, but experience that can set you apart in the future.
- resoluteteeth 7y ago> A masters degree doesn't pay in dollars, but experience that can set you apart in the future. Surely "experience that can set you apart in the future" can be captured in calculations of lifetime earnings?
- throwayEngineer 7y agoGo ahead then. My website is unprofitable but it's a conversation piece. Did my website get me a 6 figure job or my undergrad in engineering?
- resoluteteeth 7y agoI'm honestly not sure what point you're trying to make. If you're saying your website is unprofitable but helped you get a 6 figure job then it isn't really "unprofitable" in a broad sense because despite not generating revenue directly it contributed to your lifetime earnings, so I don't think this conflicts with the idea of trying to capture indirect benefits by looking at lifetime earnings. If you're saying your website is unprofitable and will never help you get a job (even as a conversation starter or indirectly through experience you obtained creating it) but is nonetheless an "experience that will set you apart" like grad school, I would disagree about whether it is really "setting you apart" after all.
- djakjxnanjak 7y agoYou may be able to answer the questions with a study, although it will be tough to pick all right variables to control for.