Ganun talaga sis. According to my mom, who is a professor in our state U in pinas:
sa atin kasi, pag graduate ka ng ibang bansa, magaling ka, matalino etc.
pero sa ibang bansa ang mentality nila "pag hindi ka graduate sa schools namin, 2nd class ka." ang mentality din nila is "the state university is best university, but if you study in a school outside the country, mahina ka for our country's standards."
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Ganun talaga sis. When i tried joining an organization here in Australia, kahit alam nila na graduate ako, na may bachelor of science degree and na certify ng australian gov't na ang degree ko is equivalent to an aus degree, eh nahiritan ako ng isang tao dun, kahit hindi pa ako nakakapagsalita, ng
"are you sure you would like to proceed with this? do you think you can handle the environment here? would you like me to get you an interpreter? we can provide one for you."
kaya ako, i decided to take graduate studies here. hindi lang sa pampaganda ng resume or dagdag ng qualifications, pero para pang respeto na din. and marami namang gumagawa neto. i'm not saying this is the right path. but by far, kapag nalaman nila na im doing studies in this university, humahanga yung mga taga dito.
i was even told that during layoffs, plus points ang may degree from one of the country's prestigous universities.
ang masakit lang sa akin, yung mga pilipino na friends ko sa manila, parang ang baba ng tingin nila sa akin kasi i decided to study. parang to a significant number of them, ang pag-aaral eh gawain ng "walang magawa"
pero do what the romans do ika nga. so ipagpapatuloy ko eto. ako naman ang magpapakain sa sarili ko, hindi sila.
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oh by the way sis, my best friend applied for a job in the US, hiniritan agad siya ng "we only accept graduates from this country. and we prefer ivy league graduates"
