monkeyflower
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Having recently started the planning master's program at Michigan, I'm amazed at how few of the students plan to stay in the area after graduation. Out of about 50 students in the 1st-year class, there are only three or four (besides me) that I think intend to stick around (and all of us are locals). Everybody else is intent on fleeing to the coasts upon graduation.
At the open house for prospective students, one of the visitors asked a panel of current students, "How many of you are planning to get jobs in the area after graduation?" After a few seconds of silence, one of the panelists said, "I can't really think of anybody who is."
Considering that, in the "which school" threads, the most common answer has been, "go to school where you want to work", what's wrong with this picture? Is Michigan high-status enough that it draws people despite their not wanting to stay in Michigan? Is Detroit bad enough that it scares everybody out of the state after graduation?
Of other planning students, how many of you/your classmates intend to stay and work in your region after graduation?
At the open house for prospective students, one of the visitors asked a panel of current students, "How many of you are planning to get jobs in the area after graduation?" After a few seconds of silence, one of the panelists said, "I can't really think of anybody who is."
Considering that, in the "which school" threads, the most common answer has been, "go to school where you want to work", what's wrong with this picture? Is Michigan high-status enough that it draws people despite their not wanting to stay in Michigan? Is Detroit bad enough that it scares everybody out of the state after graduation?
Of other planning students, how many of you/your classmates intend to stay and work in your region after graduation?