We see it a lot here: Graduates thinking that newly minted diploma is their golden ticket to wealth. They are confident they are going to start in a $200,000/year job and so on.

A friend of mine just sent me this and I think it is a good real-world reminder of what to expect.



I'm not saying that everyone can spend thousands on an education in automotive design and mechanical engineering and just expect to walk into a coosh job changing oil. But if you try hard and aim for the stars you too could be one of the lucky ones.