I had a lot of fun making this video at UCLA! Super inspiring to talk to so many cool new grads that are getting started in their professional careers. Thank you to everyone I spoke to for sharing their numbers and advice - and also WE ARE ALMOST AT 1 MILLION SUBS! Come support the channel if you haven't yet already :) Have a great day everyone! -Charlie
So many cultural ethnicities represented and even with foreign accents…the assimilation was promising as to how the US must sociologically work in order to succeed. Having an educated culture where all can assimilate together may be one solution to our often polarizing society. With this being said…Where are all the black graduates assimilating into this advancing culture? They need to join this sociological migration too.
It's refreshing to see college kids acting and talking like normal people especially in a world of social media and TikTok nonsense. This is what I remember young people behaving like. I wish them all the best in their careers. Good work Charlie...
A lot of the stuff you see on social media is fake and minipulated bs, like the street interviews for example. A majority of the street interviews are edited and have a voiceover to make people look dumb, or people are just getting payed to to say dumb things so social media influencers can get hella views and money.
to everyone watching these videos please do not feel bad. Im 32 and make six figures but it was a long road to get here. I graduated and was unemployed so I did random contractor work and somehow found a start up at the right time and am now a senior role there. You have ur 20s to figure it out, not everyone comes out of school with six figures in CA thats crazy
I found an internship with a startup through my fraternity. That turned into full time employment, but the starting salary was 55k which wasn't much. After showing what I was capable of over a couple of years, I was brought into the "core team" and was offered a managerial role paying $115k. I wasn't happy with the work I was doing because it wasn't fulfilling. I dreaded going to work. Fast forward a few months and I am now at the end of a teaching credential program and am looking to either go into teaching at a high school, or within the prison system to help inmates get their GED/prep for college if they are interested in that. The point of my comment is that while the big paychecks are nice, the quality of life associated with the job is worth considering. Some people can work a 9-5 desk job their whole life and be fine. I personally felt my sanity slipping away. I would rather earn a good amount less just to have a career that fits my personality and interests. It's not always about the money. Just some food for thought.
While I respect the fact that you where willing to quit a high paying job for your mental health, let me tell you, a teaching job will probably be even worse on your mental health. If you feel like you want to try it out, then definitely go for it, but a teaching job is not for the weak that’s for sure.
@@Leo-kl6ym yup, it’s not easy. My mom and aunt have been teachers my whole life, and my sister is a social worker for a school district. I’ve spent some time subbing as well. It’s far from easy. It actually might be one of the more difficult careers one can enter. That’s kind of why I’m drawn to it tbh. The office job took a toll on me because it was boring and pointless. I didn’t feel like I was helping anyone or making a positive impact. I was never challenged mentally. I know teaching involves A LOT of crazy bs, but Im confident I can hold my own. I thrive in chaos and I really want to have a helpful and positive impact in what I’m doing. I feel pretty confident in this path, but I guess time will tell as it does with everything. I appreciate the warning though. I have a few friends who entered teaching over the past few years that have since changed careers. Too many people underestimate just how complex and difficult being a teacher is, especially nowadays.
@@futbolfan27 teaching is not easy, there was a teacher got fire for teaching Biology (X x Y), it’s a crazy world that the school go along with the BS. God given our gender and they want to change it. 🤣🤣🤣
Sort of disappointed you didn't interview more south campus majors (besides the three software engineers) but I understand if you missed those ceremonies since UCLA has several over the weekend depending on the college and department. UCLA graduate c/o 2014 here with a B.S. in biochem. I had no job lined up since the majority of my friends and I went into grad school. A lot of schooling and residencies and being broke af but we all make good money now. :)
@@angieeebarrios Yes, while I agree, UCLA offers both B.S. and B.A in those majors determining which courses they take. The grads in this video have master's so I didn't want to assume their undergrad degrees. I guess I mean for him to interview more B.S. grads. From my experience, unless you have an engineering or nursing degree, it's hard to have a good paying job lined up. Most people go on to get their master's, Ph.D. or other doctorate (M.D., Pharm.D., D.D.S. like my friends and I) for their degree to do anything.
Yes I would've liked to - especially psychology/biology majors since that was what i majored in at UCLA. I guess there weren't too many BS ceremonies happening that day - I think they were all the day before
@@CharlieChang It's a bummer you weren't able to! I think the answers would be different and most people won't feel bad or alone for not having a high paying job right out of school
@@baotruong248 Here's a quote from you: "From my experience, unless you have an engineering or nursing degree, it's hard to have a good paying job lined up." That's not true because you saw that Ling/CS and Stats/DS major that got a nice job as well as the Econ/Bus Econ and Public Affairs majors also. If you graduate with any degree and you wear an honors cord, it matters less what your major is. The thing too is that UCLA grads often wait until they graduate to look for a job. That wouldn't be necessary if everyone would take internships related to the fields in which they're interested.
If you come from a family with money and have a good support system you will do fine. It's those trying to go at it on their own without connections that run into issues and problems. Networking and kissing butt is hard. The gate keeping is real.
YES, you can do it on your own. The connections come from good schools. There are scholarships everywhere for low-income students. It's not as hard as you think. It takes effort but it can be done. Cast a wide net, be willing to move and you can get places.
I don’t know man, as a working student supporting myself through college, I barely had enough time between classes, homework, working a part time job, and getting enough sleep. Also, being a first generation student having to figure out how to navigate the higher education landscape without familial support, it was hard. Let alone time to join clubs, network, or factoring in internships.
If you come from a family without money, you will also do fine because u have scholarships and funding, and many other programmes. Its really the middle that has it the hardest. "It's those trying to go at it on their own without connections that run into issues and problems" Most people make connections,stop making excuses for everything-networking is hard work but EVERYONE has to do it if the want it enough.
If you connect with the right friends and professors you can make good connections but covid kinda ruined my whole plan, lost internship because of it n company didnt get back to me again. Sucked cause I thought they liked me more to at least get back to me about potential future opportunities
To anyone reading this after high school and you don’t know what to do- CONSIDER COMMUNITY COLLEGE! You can see what you like and won’t spend a fortune. I graduated from community college in May and I’m lucky enough that my internship turned into a $50k salary being a social media coordinator. Networking and putting yourself out there will get you further than any degree in my opinion.
Or go to community college, then transfer to a four year. I only applied to four schools because if I didn't get in, I was just going to study in community college. Fortunately I did get into UCLA and it was pretty great.
@@aluisiousyes! SO smart to start at CC and transfer to UCLA/Berkeley. You save money and you get the exact same degree that the non-transfers get. It’s wild how much college counselors put pressure on high schoolers to get into these insanely competitive and expensive schools when you can get the exact same degree for much less. Plus, the quality of education is amazing at many CCs! I’d never been so bored out of my mind in classes than I had been at UCLA.
I went to Community College and had to move to another state after graduating. I had to do all of it over again since the credits only transferred as electives.
@@aluisiousyeah I actually started at community college in high school, could have been done sooner given I had so many credits, but I really enjoyed UCLA so I did college in four years vs. 3
It's impressive to see the wide range of opportunities available to recent graduates, regardless of their majors. However, it's important to remember that individual experiences may vary. The job market can be competitive and influenced by various factors, such as location, industry demand, and personal circumstances. While it's inspiring to witness the success stories, it's equally important to recognize that not everyone's journey unfolds in the same way. Personally, I did not have a job lined up right away as most of these graduating students seem to have already. For those of us who may not have secured a job immediately after graduation, it's essential to stay resilient, continuously develop our skills, and explore alternative paths to success. Remember that career trajectories are not always linear, and every step taken toward personal and professional growth is valuable. Thank you, Charlie for highlighting these stories. Let's celebrate the achievements of these UCLA grads while also recognizing the importance of individual journeys and the lessons we can learn from each other along the way. Here's to embracing our own unique paths to success!
This video should be shown to EVERYONE, who argues against going and graduating from college whether it's undergrad, and/or also going to grad school. GREAT video & have a FANTASTIC week! :)
Maybe people that don’t have to go to college for the careers? I graduated with a bachelors in music. I now work and have been working as a front end developer with completely self taught skills. It isn’t for everybody and there’s nothing wrong with that.
I was done with my Masters at 23. My parents were poor and my only option was to hustle and push through asap. Sometimes comfort can be poison. It’s good to be pushed to your limits occasionally
To add to this, please understand this. Prices in California sky rocket yearly. Essentially, you need to make around at least $200,000 a year to live comfortably in many areas, $150,000 in more suburb areas. If you are to live here, YOU NEED TO HAVE A SECURE JOB. On top of that many of these graduates still have debt to pay off so low six figures can still be struggling.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking about as I was watching this. These people will start off their careers with relatively high salaries compared to high school grads (like myself) but will also have to deal with crippling student loan debt and cost of living in college towns. I graduated high school less than a month ago and received a job offer from an IT services company just a few days ago, $18 per hour (about 34k a year) full time remote job. I won't have the high salaries of a college graduate immediately, but in a year or two I will likely get greater paychecks and not have to deal with student debt in the future.
@@broadestsmiler So in your position. IT certificates are what you need to grow in any IT career. A buddy of mine does this. He recommended that people get an IT certificate if not a college degree in computer science, engineering, etc. Work hard enough for the experience & many high paying companies will hire you, as long you have an IT background. My buddy makes good money for working with Amazon as an engineer. He started from the bottom too.
@@iBearsFPS agreed. My fiance did the certificate route after dropping out of college. He was making around what OP said for his first time job then doubled it for his second job. He will need additional certifications down the line though.
Yeah, it tends to pay off long-term, though. Everyone is struggling nowadays. The median income in LA is about 30k. They’re in a far better position than the majority of people.
UCLA grad here and there are plenty of new grads who aren't making as much money. There are more than a few North campus majors (humanities focused) who work retail and other service-oriented positions post grad (in part due to the fact that some are creatives and desire work flexibility to continue pursing various projects). For grads staying in the general Southern Californian region, the job market is usually more competitive because cost of living is much higher. With that said, as a native Angeleno, I know plenty of people making six figures who still live paycheck to paycheck...😢. Cool video!!!
Erika, I didn't get the impression that this video featured those who primarily make a lot of $$ in their first jobs. I think it's typical, with engineering, CS, and Bus Econ/Econ/Math Econ/Applied Math/Financial Math majors doing very well, and those from sciences in general. You saw what that Ling/CS and Stats/DS was going to do, and the other two guys who were beginning at startups which have low starting pay, but will have higher-end compensation later on. Additionally, those who are internship intensive no matter what major will do well in finding a good first-destination job like that Public Affairs major, no matter if its humanities or those in the social sciences like Sociology, or Anthropology. That one Soc girl hadn't even begun looking for a job at the point of graduation, though she came from an underprivileged background. I would agree that UCLA grads will often wait until they graduate to find a job, by moving back home, and that's probably because the tuition is relatively low that affords them that option. Ivy grads have jobs lined up because they often have heavier debt-loads. And no matter what the video has shown, UCLA grads are very grad-school intensive for medicine, ~550 who attend med school probably the most in the US by any university, and law school in which the University is probably the top producer also.
History majors are no different than Charlie who was a Psychobiology major who didn't get into med school; the safest way is to take internships or go to grad school. My History major friends from UCLA if they didn't go to, e.g., law school, went into marketing and sales, particularly commercial real estate, where they're making a killing. I'd be pretty confident that that History major guy will do something like this; he seems like a frat-type dude, who are good for making connections, so be sure to follow through. Good luck.
While I was studying at university I was able to start flipping shoes online. In roughly two years I was able to save up $210K and used a bit of that to travel for 11mo. Paris, London, Tokyo, Germany, Spain, etc. I had no idea what I wanted to do but doing all that traveling led me towards piloting as a career. I am now in piloting school (very expensive) and paying in cash
As a one time UCLA student in the 1960's, I found this very interesting! After getting an AA at Santa Monica College, I went to UCLA for a business degree. But, after one year at the end of around 1967, UCLA CLOSED the full business school with accounting, etc. (but kept economics) so I followed most of the business teachers to California State Univ., Northridge and got both an Accounting degree and Journalism degree (with time off being drafted and sent to Vietnam). However, UCLA uses the huge lecture class method of teaching with a name professor and several assistants teaching via huge class meetings, thus you never got to talk to the professor, and nameless grad students graded your work. I did not like that, and CSUN was still using the small class method and I did better there. I would not recommend UCLA to students who don't like massive lecture classes. To me a full business degree is better than UCLA soft classes like Economics.
Yes, but you could still take accounting and finance classes through Anderson. Many econ majors like me worked for accounting firms out of undergrad. I do wish there was a full business program, though. Some UC campuses had an Econ/business major, but not ucla at the time (80s).
Well, the universities known that are prestigeous mostly offer massive lectures for major and that's why it's harder to earn higher grades and competiton is tough because its a university where everyone wants to go. Everything has pros and cons i guess.
typically the lower division prep classes are massive lectures. Once you get into the higher level classes for your major, in my experience in math, physics, and history, the class sizes came way down to 30 or less. Still had one history prof I couldn't talk to, he was notorious for literally running out of the room at the end of lectures and locking himself in his office. Fortunately everyone got an A because he handed us the final exam two weeks early and it was open book, open notes...well I hope everyone got an A anyway.
If you're studying for an undergrad degree, it's actually way better to have massive lecture halls because you get to meet other students and have more help on hw and tests through other students. Also to me, theory based things like economics with some job applicable classes like accounting and finance is way better than a full business degree where you don't learn much and looks less useful.
@@Comeswoopfamthe vast majority say they do and act like they have it figured out. When in all reality they have a family member that got them the job. That’s just the reality of the college experience. The laziest people try to pass because mommy and daddy will get them a guaranteed job no matter the GPA.
i think you also have to consider these jobs are probably in california/LA so obviously the salaries are going to be a lot higher because the cost of living is so high
20 years ago the tuition at UCLA was $3k a year and rent with room mates was $400 a month (when I was there you didn't get student housing after sophomore year). I thought that was expensive. I don't know how kids going there now can make it unless they have STEM majors or sell their soul to the devil ("consulting").
Plently of econ and biz econ majors make similar or more than STEM majors, specifically CS majors. Non-CS engineering typically don't make as much, and life science majors are even more useless than most humanities majors if they only rely on their bachelor's.
I remember when I was in University for Business Econ. Everyone from my classes just party and play all days. No one actually learned shit. They share answers for homework and finals. I was always the one doing everything for group presentation and projects. After graduating I see all of them with nice jobs. I end up being an Uber driver. :(
Go to school for 5-9 years and get your masters + then get a job teaching k-12. Which will take 9+ years to pay off student debt.........................sounds like a plan.
Don’t forget most of these jobs are in California and $100k gets you nothing. It’s like making $50k in most states. Not throwing salt just be aware of where they are and the cost of living.
Would loved to see more south campus majors being interviewed! Lots of south campus majors definitely don’t have starting salaries like this and usually pursue graduate degrees.
College gets you an interview. Trade school gets you a job but your gonna work your butt off before you get a high salary and then work hard just to keep it going.
keep telling yourself that. most students have job offers before they graduate (especially at top schools and sought-after degrees). Both of my kids had job offers before their senior year. Telsa and Amazon
@@sterlingmarshel6299 Most students have job offers before they graduate? I wouldn't say that lol. Ill be a senior at ncsu next year, I only know a couple people who have offers, and theyre both from companies they did internships with previously. Your kids seem to be above the mark for sure
@@sterlingmarshel6299 Yea, but it is not easy getting in to U.C.L.A., Stanford or Berkeley. These are the graduates who get the interviews. Most people are at State and the only two majors there worth anything (exception being the med school, RN, DDS crowd) are accounting or computer science and with cs you also better have a coding boot camp on your resume.
IKR I dropped out of physics in the second year and got a history degree just to get out in three years because I thought school was expensive. In my defense, I was 20 and I didn't know shit about anything. Man I wish I'd got a computer science degree. Oh well, I'm not starving.
College women are winning. They're all set. Seems like the young men of this generation are struggling a little more these days. All the women are making a lot more even though most of the men had more specialized degrees which is crazy.
This was an amazingly interesting video. The interviews and responses were great. This should be very motivational for young people. Great job, Charlie!
Bro what the hell, I finished my masters in data analytics and had to start making $12/hour at a sales job...Granted I did graduate in the midst of the pandemic. I didn't make $85k until my 2nd job.... even after a year into my 2nd job I only got my TC up to $110k....these salaries are insane for starting lmao
@SwiperNoswipe4 It's actually not? I live in Santa Barbara, have a graduate degree in chemical engineering (PhD), and there are plenty of people with similar starting salaries in both software and chemicals in this area. And we are one of the most expensive counties in California. Get your head out of the clouds!
Same thing all the successful kids did is the same thing they told us to do back in the 90s while I was in college network network network. That’s how you always find the best jobs but of course you have to study and get good grades first.
Felt that, u really gotta develop other skills and some side hustles at that point, recruiters want you to have a degree buy pay less than $20 an hour…
That’s literally the case for preschool teachers. Bachelors in child development gets you $21 an hour here in California. No room for growth unless you want to be a director.
Yea,....UCLA is one of the top universities in the country; so, these grads get interview access to marquee companies with big budgets that can pay bank. What about Chico State or San Francisco State? Probably not worth the time.
The value of the currency has lost about 30% of its purchasing power in the recent years, and the cost of housing and food has increased relatively, even more
You’d be surprised how many students don’t apply for scholarships. Find out from your scholarship office tips on applying. If you’re a person with a disability, visible or invisible, apply to Department of Rehab and ask for assistance. Good luck!
I would have been interesting to know the rough location of their jobs (region) since that makes a big difference with income. 100k in Calfornia will not go as far as 100K in West Virgina
Median income for Orange County (south of UCLA) is $89,450 for an individual (source: Department of Housing and Community Development, 2023 State Income Limits, June 6th)
I should have been a basic physical worker. My greatest life mistake was pursuing college. I am 32, have no savings and live in mom's basement. I have never traveled or had friends. Did Computer Engineering.
Several friends graduated from UCLA unless they come from a decent social-economic background. You're jobless-every single one of those straight-A students. Took jobs at the mall, as yard aids at schools, and as a janitor. However, the ones that were second, third generation college students got internships and eventual employment at Apple, WalMart, and financial institutions. The system is rigged to think you can do it right, but it's a generational game if you're not motivated to push back. . The only group, I know that did well were graduates from Stanford, Yale, and Harvard. (all software first year is 80k. dont let them bs you, i know the players in the LA area)
What are you talking about lol? I graduated UCLA in 2019 and yeah getting a great job isn’t a walk in the park but we’ve all gotten off to good careers.
@@Redsoxman9991 Define a good career. On top of my head, look at the data with jobs paying 30 years ago versus what they're paying today (same positions)- straight out of college/universities. Second, every social and economic demographic is affected differently; yes, there are anomalies. However, the federal reserve put a report a few days ago adjusting the poverty level for the LA area. Single income at 75k? Like common bro, the software developers and entry-level private financial institutions are paying 90k at best-that, which was mentioned in the video (calling bs on their claims and the perception of success for these institutions and to consider the social and economic background of the student ). Equaliant to min wage plus 20 percent? Depending on the aid package the student received. That isn't my definition of a "good career." I'm not saying it isn't a good school; all I'm saying is it's overrated for the price and to consider the social economics of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation students. And I'm directing that claim at the social economic status of the parent's education level. And most data will back that claim. I'm genuinely happy that you and your cohort are doing well. But many alums, such as UCLA, more notably the UC system, are not bragging about good careers but wishing they did their undergraduate work at the Cal State system. This is my experience with several friends and family that attended UCLA; I went to Cal State. Currently looking to do my grad work at Cal State San Bernardino, maybe a UC- I have yet to decide. Not interested in writing books, just research.
Just because you're 2nd of 3rd generation doesn't mean jack shit. Your parents could've gone to college but is poor, which means you don't have that generational network. As a new grad, I see plenty of my first generation low income peers from UCLA making six figures straight out of college (non-engineering) in finance, consulting, tech, and more.
wow is this common in LA? Literally more than half of them making well over six figure. and they are FRESH OFF COLLEGE kids.. Is this common or are these skewed ?
Can anyone explain how salaries are so much higher in the US than UK? I'm in product management, where most people start at $150k in the US, in the UK it's almost always sub-100k, until you've banked some solid experience / years
It's the cost of living in the city you're in. For example a nurse in San Francisco will make ~110-150k (but have to pay +$3000 a month for rent), but a nurse in nevada is about 70-90k (for ~$1000-2000 rent), and in Texas will make $60-80k. These are estimates & depends on how much you want to work/how many jobs you have/cost of living.
Man what nurse is that because the janitors at Kaiser in SF make that (you can look that up to fact check) but cost of living is not why it’s based off the revenue of the companies they work for and the value they bring.
Oh, that's easy. It's America and the cost to do business here is a lot more lax than the UK. That and everyone wants to do business with America because we are the number one consumers in the world ergo cash ergo revenue ergo big salaries to go all around.
21 year old intern coworker post graduation gets $125k for a CSU school and non Bay Area/non So Cal for EE and it can go up fast. Edit: We get a lot of Canadians because it’s also expensive to live in areas like Toronto/Vancouver yet they get a fraction of the salary we make even at sr management/director levels in engineering
I feel bad for all elementary school teachers. They get paid a salary that is just slightly higher than a minimum wage worker working 15 dollars and hour. This is why teachers are protesting here because the cost of living and standard of living just keeps going up and you have school teacher's who are paid minimum wage for essentially a 24/7 job.
Honestly it’s not. In major parts of the US like NYC, similar to Cali, that’s between $35K-$45K adjusted for cost of living. Pretty shocked once I saw the conversion on the news.
Bro I can’t believe these kids are making over six figures graduating from UCLA. I majored in Science and Technology Studies got into the honors club and graduated at UC Davis. I was working at apple part time making 20k a year and than got a full time working on F/A 18 fighter jets for the navy making 50k a year as a logistical engineer. Not sure how these kids can get jobs with little to know work experience. Doesn’t make sense to me unless the job was literally just handed to them and didn’t have to work and just focused on school.
@@chadlee9251yea super tough and competitive on internships at big companies; people think applying for a summer internship your junior year is what you should do. But in today’s world, gotta be applying after your freshman year, all year round, spring, summer and fall
Some advice for anyone out there tryna get a good job without wasting money on college, just take some computer classes that put you into the IT field and just get a job in the IT field it pays the best. My girl has no degree and works for streaming company making 90k a year just being a help desk engineer lol
I hope your girl has her job from the time of this post. Those jobs are slowly being outsourced to military and worldwide. My cousin is a software developer and makes close to 60k to fire people. I am an x-ray/CT tech and I just secured a job at the VA for a starting salary of 85k a year. Mind you I do not have my CT registry which would land me in 6 figures. Sometimes a certification is worth more than a piece of paper and people need to understand the IT field is becoming over saturated and we need more medical and engineering people.
@@isaachernandez3100 no she don’t work for that company anymore but it’s easy to find other jobs in that field she got another job instantly after she quit she works in higher education nowb
Bruh I just graduated with a bachelors in poli sci, and the job I just started pays 55k. Granted, I’m in the Midwest, but jeez I feel so underpaid compared to most of these people, and yes I know they’re in California but jeez. Hopefully promotions over the next couple of years get me to that 70-80k range.
My major was in Japanese I worked for a company in Japan and made 25k. It sucked. Back in the US now and make 52k. Unfortunately my degree hasn’t paid off much, nobody pays people with my degree all that much.
you work with teams when you start consulting at big firms. They get experience working in the team and then move to another big consulting firm. That's how it works
I know many who graduated from UCLA and got into consulting gigs and I can tell you with confidence connections, internships and learning on the fly is 90% of how it works
I'm graduating spring 2024 as an Actuarial Science major and I'll be making 85k, should jump to 90k by the end of the year after passing a couple more actuarial exams! Also, I'll be in New England instead of Cali so that will save some money lol
I did a Bachelor's in Illustration and there weren't even job opportunities at the end of it 🤣 I ended up in a Graphics job which I hated, for £20k.. I am now self-employed and tattoo people and earn even less. I know my experience isn't comparable to any of these stories, and here in the UK I feel like we take education far less seriously than what I feel students in the US do? (I guess because we don't have to pay for it until we earn enough money to pay it back). I'm not the richest human.. but I'm definitely doing something I love which can also be completely governed by myself so I'm happy!
I had a lot of fun making this video at UCLA! Super inspiring to talk to so many cool new grads that are getting started in their professional careers. Thank you to everyone I spoke to for sharing their numbers and advice - and also WE ARE ALMOST AT 1 MILLION SUBS! Come support the channel if you haven't yet already :) Have a great day everyone!
-Charlie
that history major wasnt trolling you. with a history degree thats his reality
This was my favorite video of yours. You should do more college campuses.
I dare you to make the same video and to ask only Black new grads.
The salary numbers don't even tell the story. After adding stocks, most of them will soon be making close to 300k.
So many cultural ethnicities represented and even with foreign accents…the assimilation was promising as to how the US must sociologically work in order to succeed. Having an educated culture where all can assimilate together may be one solution to our often polarizing society. With this being said…Where are all the black graduates assimilating into this advancing culture? They need to join this sociological migration too.
It's refreshing to see college kids acting and talking like normal people especially in a world of social media and TikTok nonsense. This is what I remember young people behaving like. I wish them all the best in their careers. Good work Charlie...
Well that’s only because people only post silly people in out of context situations. It’s not funny if you just post normal or intelligent people.
what’s wrong with making internet money ?
@@robbyylolshut up
A lot of the stuff you see on social media is fake and minipulated bs, like the street interviews for example. A majority of the street interviews are edited and have a voiceover to make people look dumb, or people are just getting payed to to say dumb things so social media influencers can get hella views and money.
Lies again? UCL APPS Ugly America
to everyone watching these videos please do not feel bad. Im 32 and make six figures but it was a long road to get here. I graduated and was unemployed so I did random contractor work and somehow found a start up at the right time and am now a senior role there. You have ur 20s to figure it out, not everyone comes out of school with six figures in CA thats crazy
Not to mention that they do not ask where (geographic wise) they will be working. Cost of living is something to factor in as well.
I found an internship with a startup through my fraternity. That turned into full time employment, but the starting salary was 55k which wasn't much. After showing what I was capable of over a couple of years, I was brought into the "core team" and was offered a managerial role paying $115k. I wasn't happy with the work I was doing because it wasn't fulfilling. I dreaded going to work. Fast forward a few months and I am now at the end of a teaching credential program and am looking to either go into teaching at a high school, or within the prison system to help inmates get their GED/prep for college if they are interested in that. The point of my comment is that while the big paychecks are nice, the quality of life associated with the job is worth considering. Some people can work a 9-5 desk job their whole life and be fine. I personally felt my sanity slipping away. I would rather earn a good amount less just to have a career that fits my personality and interests. It's not always about the money. Just some food for thought.
I like that! I'm happy you were able to find your passion
While I respect the fact that you where willing to quit a high paying job for your mental health, let me tell you, a teaching job will probably be even worse on your mental health. If you feel like you want to try it out, then definitely go for it, but a teaching job is not for the weak that’s for sure.
@@Leo-kl6ym yup, it’s not easy. My mom and aunt have been teachers my whole life, and my sister is a social worker for a school district. I’ve spent some time subbing as well. It’s far from easy. It actually might be one of the more difficult careers one can enter. That’s kind of why I’m drawn to it tbh. The office job took a toll on me because it was boring and pointless. I didn’t feel like I was helping anyone or making a positive impact. I was never challenged mentally. I know teaching involves A LOT of crazy bs, but Im confident I can hold my own. I thrive in chaos and I really want to have a helpful and positive impact in what I’m doing. I feel pretty confident in this path, but I guess time will tell as it does with everything.
I appreciate the warning though. I have a few friends who entered teaching over the past few years that have since changed careers. Too many people underestimate just how complex and difficult being a teacher is, especially nowadays.
@@futbolfan27 teaching is not easy, there was a teacher got fire for teaching Biology (X x Y), it’s a crazy world that the school go along with the BS. God given our gender and they want to change it. 🤣🤣🤣
That’s wonderful! Wishing you the best!
I worried so much about having a job while in college, it's crazy to think so many people's first job is in their field
As a UCLA grad, I am obsessed with these videos.
As an SC student, get a job
Sort of disappointed you didn't interview more south campus majors (besides the three software engineers) but I understand if you missed those ceremonies since UCLA has several over the weekend depending on the college and department. UCLA graduate c/o 2014 here with a B.S. in biochem. I had no job lined up since the majority of my friends and I went into grad school. A lot of schooling and residencies and being broke af but we all make good money now. :)
public health and environmental health are south campus majors
@@angieeebarrios Yes, while I agree, UCLA offers both B.S. and B.A in those majors determining which courses they take. The grads in this video have master's so I didn't want to assume their undergrad degrees. I guess I mean for him to interview more B.S. grads. From my experience, unless you have an engineering or nursing degree, it's hard to have a good paying job lined up. Most people go on to get their master's, Ph.D. or other doctorate (M.D., Pharm.D., D.D.S. like my friends and I) for their degree to do anything.
Yes I would've liked to - especially psychology/biology majors since that was what i majored in at UCLA. I guess there weren't too many BS ceremonies happening that day - I think they were all the day before
@@CharlieChang It's a bummer you weren't able to! I think the answers would be different and most people won't feel bad or alone for not having a high paying job right out of school
@@baotruong248 Here's a quote from you: "From my experience, unless you have an engineering or nursing degree, it's hard to have a good paying job lined up."
That's not true because you saw that Ling/CS and Stats/DS major that got a nice job as well as the Econ/Bus Econ and Public Affairs majors also. If you graduate with any degree and you wear an honors cord, it matters less what your major is. The thing too is that UCLA grads often wait until they graduate to look for a job. That wouldn't be necessary if everyone would take internships related to the fields in which they're interested.
My younger brother will be starting college this fall at UCLA as a freshman so I clicked fast & def sending this to him. 👍
If you come from a family with money and have a good support system you will do fine. It's those trying to go at it on their own without connections that run into issues and problems. Networking and kissing butt is hard. The gate keeping is real.
YES, you can do it on your own. The connections come from good schools. There are scholarships everywhere for low-income students. It's not as hard as you think. It takes effort but it can be done. Cast a wide net, be willing to move and you can get places.
I don’t know man, as a working student supporting myself through college, I barely had enough time between classes, homework, working a part time job, and getting enough sleep. Also, being a first generation student having to figure out how to navigate the higher education landscape without familial support, it was hard. Let alone time to join clubs, network, or factoring in internships.
@@sterlingmarshel6299 There are more low-income students than there are scholarships, and scholarships don’t pay for food and rent etc.
If you come from a family without money, you will also do fine because u have scholarships and funding, and many other programmes. Its really the middle that has it the hardest.
"It's those trying to go at it on their own without connections that run into issues and problems"
Most people make connections,stop making excuses for everything-networking is hard work but EVERYONE has to do it if the want it enough.
If you connect with the right friends and professors you can make good connections but covid kinda ruined my whole plan, lost internship because of it n company didnt get back to me again. Sucked cause I thought they liked me more to at least get back to me about potential future opportunities
To anyone reading this after high school and you don’t know what to do- CONSIDER COMMUNITY COLLEGE! You can see what you like and won’t spend a fortune. I graduated from community college in May and I’m lucky enough that my internship turned into a $50k salary being a social media coordinator. Networking and putting yourself out there will get you further than any degree in my opinion.
Or go to community college, then transfer to a four year. I only applied to four schools because if I didn't get in, I was just going to study in community college. Fortunately I did get into UCLA and it was pretty great.
@@aluisiousyes! SO smart to start at CC and transfer to UCLA/Berkeley. You save money and you get the exact same degree that the non-transfers get. It’s wild how much college counselors put pressure on high schoolers to get into these insanely competitive and expensive schools when you can get the exact same degree for much less. Plus, the quality of education is amazing at many CCs! I’d never been so bored out of my mind in classes than I had been at UCLA.
Communications major?
I went to Community College and had to move to another state after graduating. I had to do all of it over again since the credits only transferred as electives.
@@aluisiousyeah I actually started at community college in high school, could have been done sooner given I had so many credits, but I really enjoyed UCLA so I did college in four years vs. 3
It's impressive to see the wide range of opportunities available to recent graduates, regardless of their majors. However, it's important to remember that individual experiences may vary. The job market can be competitive and influenced by various factors, such as location, industry demand, and personal circumstances. While it's inspiring to witness the success stories, it's equally important to recognize that not everyone's journey unfolds in the same way.
Personally, I did not have a job lined up right away as most of these graduating students seem to have already. For those of us who may not have secured a job immediately after graduation, it's essential to stay resilient, continuously develop our skills, and explore alternative paths to success. Remember that career trajectories are not always linear, and every step taken toward personal and professional growth is valuable.
Thank you, Charlie for highlighting these stories. Let's celebrate the achievements of these UCLA grads while also recognizing the importance of individual journeys and the lessons we can learn from each other along the way. Here's to embracing our own unique paths to success!
All these students seem to be very humble, so refreshing to see!!!
Yodai seems like he's legit fun to hang out with.
This video should be shown to EVERYONE, who argues against going and graduating from college whether it's undergrad, and/or also going to grad school. GREAT video & have a FANTASTIC week! :)
Maybe people that don’t have to go to college for the careers? I graduated with a bachelors in music. I now work and have been working as a front end developer with completely self taught skills. It isn’t for everybody and there’s nothing wrong with that.
College is great experience, if your parents are paying for it.
@@FadeHook23or if you have a job and aren’t a child
It's surprising that most of these kids are graduating from college at age 20-21.
I was done with my Masters at 23. My parents were poor and my only option was to hustle and push through asap. Sometimes comfort can be poison. It’s good to be pushed to your limits occasionally
You can take college courses in high school to get ahead to graduate early so it's not that uncommon
No one is graduating at 20-21.
@@9770G in my country, it’s pretty normal to graduate at 20/21
@@9770G I graduated with my BSN at 21
I love Natalie's answer, that's exactly what I'm doing after graduating!! A well deserved break :)
With so much debt how are they able to travel 🥲
@@MikeSupreme89 not from the US, so I'll be debt free hahah
@@MikeSupreme89 federal financial aid, depends all on how broke you and your parents are
That's why not supporting student debt forgiveness!
@@user-pe587ui90 hush up fool
To add to this, please understand this. Prices in California sky rocket yearly. Essentially, you need to make around at least $200,000 a year to live comfortably in many areas, $150,000 in more suburb areas. If you are to live here, YOU NEED TO HAVE A SECURE JOB. On top of that many of these graduates still have debt to pay off so low six figures can still be struggling.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking about as I was watching this. These people will start off their careers with relatively high salaries compared to high school grads (like myself) but will also have to deal with crippling student loan debt and cost of living in college towns.
I graduated high school less than a month ago and received a job offer from an IT services company just a few days ago, $18 per hour (about 34k a year) full time remote job. I won't have the high salaries of a college graduate immediately, but in a year or two I will likely get greater paychecks and not have to deal with student debt in the future.
@@broadestsmiler So in your position. IT certificates are what you need to grow in any IT career. A buddy of mine does this. He recommended that people get an IT certificate if not a college degree in computer science, engineering, etc. Work hard enough for the experience & many high paying companies will hire you, as long you have an IT background. My buddy makes good money for working with Amazon as an engineer. He started from the bottom too.
@@iBearsFPS agreed. My fiance did the certificate route after dropping out of college. He was making around what OP said for his first time job then doubled it for his second job. He will need additional certifications down the line though.
No college degree, forgot to mention... so no loans to pay back.
Yeah, it tends to pay off long-term, though. Everyone is struggling nowadays. The median income in LA is about 30k. They’re in a far better position than the majority of people.
UCLA grad here and there are plenty of new grads who aren't making as much money. There are more than a few North campus majors (humanities focused) who work retail and other service-oriented positions post grad (in part due to the fact that some are creatives and desire work flexibility to continue pursing various projects). For grads staying in the general Southern Californian region, the job market is usually more competitive because cost of living is much higher. With that said, as a native Angeleno, I know plenty of people making six figures who still live paycheck to paycheck...😢. Cool video!!!
Same. It's rough for the creative bunch
Erika, I didn't get the impression that this video featured those who primarily make a lot of $$ in their first jobs. I think it's typical, with engineering, CS, and Bus Econ/Econ/Math Econ/Applied Math/Financial Math majors doing very well, and those from sciences in general. You saw what that Ling/CS and Stats/DS was going to do, and the other two guys who were beginning at startups which have low starting pay, but will have higher-end compensation later on.
Additionally, those who are internship intensive no matter what major will do well in finding a good first-destination job like that Public Affairs major, no matter if its humanities or those in the social sciences like Sociology, or Anthropology. That one Soc girl hadn't even begun looking for a job at the point of graduation, though she came from an underprivileged background. I would agree that UCLA grads will often wait until they graduate to find a job, by moving back home, and that's probably because the tuition is relatively low that affords them that option. Ivy grads have jobs lined up because they often have heavier debt-loads.
And no matter what the video has shown, UCLA grads are very grad-school intensive for medicine, ~550 who attend med school probably the most in the US by any university, and law school in which the University is probably the top producer also.
What's depressing is that the Mcdonald's guy described my job prospects as a history major.
History majors are no different than Charlie who was a Psychobiology major who didn't get into med school; the safest way is to take internships or go to grad school. My History major friends from UCLA if they didn't go to, e.g., law school, went into marketing and sales, particularly commercial real estate, where they're making a killing. I'd be pretty confident that that History major guy will do something like this; he seems like a frat-type dude, who are good for making connections, so be sure to follow through. Good luck.
This was a lot of fun to watch, great job Charlie!
While I was studying at university I was able to start flipping shoes online. In roughly two years I was able to save up $210K and used a bit of that to travel for 11mo. Paris, London, Tokyo, Germany, Spain, etc. I had no idea what I wanted to do but doing all that traveling led me towards piloting as a career. I am now in piloting school (very expensive) and paying in cash
That’s so amazing I love that for you! Do you mind me asking how much are you paying approximately for pilot school?
@@EveryonelovesMiah thank you! I have to get my three ratings (certifications) which will be anywhere from 85-100K
Best of luck. There is a pilot shortage right now and they forecast the same situation in many years.
👏🏻👏🏻 what a great experience!
Do you enjoy being a pilot
I graduated at 21 with my degree in public health and immediately started full time as an Environmental Health Practitioner and only made 39k/year 😭
Public health is trash with salaries! I seriously regret getting it. Imma have to go back to school..lmao
@f1visionz843 haha sorry for you because I just landed director level role! Sucks to be you! Few years and I’m hitting CEO I’m in my twenties ✌️
@f1visionz843 ew who are you
@@jam1794yeah, sure
how much after taxes?
As a one time UCLA student in the 1960's, I found this very interesting! After getting an AA at Santa Monica College, I went to UCLA for a business degree. But, after one year at the end of around 1967, UCLA CLOSED the full business school with accounting, etc. (but kept economics) so I followed most of the business teachers to California State Univ., Northridge and got both an Accounting degree and Journalism degree (with time off being drafted and sent to Vietnam). However, UCLA uses the huge lecture class method of teaching with a name professor and several assistants teaching via huge class meetings, thus you never got to talk to the professor, and nameless grad students graded your work. I did not like that, and CSUN was still using the small class method and I did better there. I would not recommend UCLA to students who don't like massive lecture classes. To me a full business degree is better than UCLA soft classes like Economics.
Yes, but you could still take accounting and finance classes through Anderson. Many econ majors like me worked for accounting firms out of undergrad. I do wish there was a full business program, though. Some UC campuses had an Econ/business major, but not ucla at the time (80s).
Well, the universities known that are prestigeous mostly offer massive lectures for major and that's why it's harder to earn higher grades and competiton is tough because its a university where everyone wants to go. Everything has pros and cons i guess.
typically the lower division prep classes are massive lectures. Once you get into the higher level classes for your major, in my experience in math, physics, and history, the class sizes came way down to 30 or less.
Still had one history prof I couldn't talk to, he was notorious for literally running out of the room at the end of lectures and locking himself in his office. Fortunately everyone got an A because he handed us the final exam two weeks early and it was open book, open notes...well I hope everyone got an A anyway.
If you're studying for an undergrad degree, it's actually way better to have massive lecture halls because you get to meet other students and have more help on hw and tests through other students. Also to me, theory based things like economics with some job applicable classes like accounting and finance is way better than a full business degree where you don't learn much and looks less useful.
that was in the 60s my guy
Would love to see you ask these same questions at a community college!
I love these videos and how transparent people are, keep up the amazing work Charlie
All this video did was make me feel like sht 😂
I appreciate that!
College is like any other opportunity, you get out what you put in. These are the people who put in work
I love that these kids have such awesome goals and are accomplishing them
I heard that Econ was a popular major and this schools, and this video basically confirms it.
This is a cool video. I think it would be interesting to go to a trade school or community college and ask these questions.
i want to know this too
Agree!
Man these kids seems like they have got all their future figured out
None of them have life figured out
@@Comeswoopfam post salary
@@Comeswoopfamthe vast majority say they do and act like they have it figured out. When in all reality they have a family member that got them the job. That’s just the reality of the college experience. The laziest people try to pass because mommy and daddy will get them a guaranteed job no matter the GPA.
i think you also have to consider these jobs are probably in california/LA so obviously the salaries are going to be a lot higher because the cost of living is so high
If you think LA is high, try SF/SJ. One bed apartments going for $3k are the norm.
You have to be a STEM major for the return on investment at a UC school to be worth it. Otherwise, I'd choose a Cal State school.
20 years ago the tuition at UCLA was $3k a year and rent with room mates was $400 a month (when I was there you didn't get student housing after sophomore year). I thought that was expensive. I don't know how kids going there now can make it unless they have STEM majors or sell their soul to the devil ("consulting").
Plently of econ and biz econ majors make similar or more than STEM majors, specifically CS majors. Non-CS engineering typically don't make as much, and life science majors are even more useless than most humanities majors if they only rely on their bachelor's.
I remember when I was in University for Business Econ. Everyone from my classes just party and play all days. No one actually learned shit. They share answers for homework and finals. I was always the one doing everything for group presentation and projects. After graduating I see all of them with nice jobs. I end up being an Uber driver. :(
Their parents knew the right people.
Really close to 1M. Congratulations!!!
Go to school for 5-9 years and get your masters + then get a job teaching k-12. Which will take 9+ years to pay off student debt.........................sounds like a plan.
More like 30+ years for student loan dept for most.
some people prioritize what makes them happy over what makes them money
There are many ways to get additional income on top of your primary job
Maybe she will be working in an undeserved area where you can get loan forgiveness.
uc’s are pretty affordable compared to other colleges
Don’t forget most of these jobs are in California and $100k gets you nothing. It’s like making $50k in most states. Not throwing salt just be aware of where they are and the cost of living.
this is a great refresher on perspective. you’re absolutely right.
$100k is plenty for socal. You can get yourself a nice apartment, a nice car and have a decent life
@@ky7037OK LIBERAL
@@ky7037that’s right it depends which area you live
@@ky7037yeah for a single person but it wouldn’t be enough for a family in most areas
Would loved to see more south campus majors being interviewed! Lots of south campus majors definitely don’t have starting salaries like this and usually pursue graduate degrees.
College gets you an interview. Trade school gets you a job but your gonna work your butt off before you get a high salary and then work hard just to keep it going.
keep telling yourself that. most students have job offers before they graduate (especially at top schools and sought-after degrees). Both of my kids had job offers before their senior year. Telsa and Amazon
@@sterlingmarshel6299 Most students have job offers before they graduate? I wouldn't say that lol. Ill be a senior at ncsu next year, I only know a couple people who have offers, and theyre both from companies they did internships with previously. Your kids seem to be above the mark for sure
@@sterlingmarshel6299 Yea, but it is not easy getting in to U.C.L.A., Stanford or Berkeley. These are the graduates who get the interviews. Most people are at State and the only two majors there worth anything (exception being the med school, RN, DDS crowd) are accounting or computer science and with cs you also better have a coding boot camp on your resume.
Man, so many ideal students here 😂 I wish I was like them while I was at UCLA.
We included everyone we talked to! So it was crazy how they were all so ideal haha
@@CharlieChangNah. Not crazy. Not “crazy.” /
the ones who don't have good answers to share maybe declined to interview with Charlie Chang lmao
IKR
I dropped out of physics in the second year and got a history degree just to get out in three years because I thought school was expensive. In my defense, I was 20 and I didn't know shit about anything.
Man I wish I'd got a computer science degree. Oh well, I'm not starving.
College women are winning. They're all set. Seems like the young men of this generation are struggling a little more these days. All the women are making a lot more even though most of the men had more specialized degrees which is crazy.
It’s called family connections, lol. It happens way more prevalent than you think, especially in college.
This was an amazingly interesting video. The interviews and responses were great. This should be very motivational for young people. Great job, Charlie!
keep in mind, a lot of these numbers may be inflated from the avg, UCLA is TOP TIER
That is probably one of the smartest/most common sense have 20 years old I've seen. Best of luck to that young man.
Great video! Wish I saw this when I graduated because I was so hard on myself for not having things figured out.
Looove this video!!! I am a first generation senior in college :)
This was awesome. Thank you for sharing!
Bro what the hell, I finished my masters in data analytics and had to start making $12/hour at a sales job...Granted I did graduate in the midst of the pandemic. I didn't make $85k until my 2nd job.... even after a year into my 2nd job I only got my TC up to $110k....these salaries are insane for starting lmao
@SwiperNoswipe4 It's actually not? I live in Santa Barbara, have a graduate degree in chemical engineering (PhD), and there are plenty of people with similar starting salaries in both software and chemicals in this area. And we are one of the most expensive counties in California. Get your head out of the clouds!
Same thing all the successful kids did is the same thing they told us to do back in the 90s while I was in college network network network. That’s how you always find the best jobs but of course you have to study and get good grades first.
Randall Park was the commencement speaker, so that's why the campus was so empty. He had a great speech too that you can look up.
Its cool that you pushed through and got those last few interveiws! Keep up the great work! Maybe include more statistics?
I lived right next door to that frat house (beta). They were on probation for the whole year, so it was quiet.
Me with my bachelors in econ and my 50k job: 👁️👄👁️ grateful tho!!
Would be great to add to your set of questions -how much is your total student loan debt (if there's any)?
This is the big one. Salary is only as good as the debt you have until you're debt free.
Love these videos. Thank you
wow ucla students are bright they know what they’re doing, most already land a job before graduating
So young and so mature!Very impressive!
Great advice 🔥🔥
I don’t actually think Nick trolled you….
Everyone graduating so young just called me dumb, even that ground hugger is smarter than me 😭
It’s also LA California. It costs a fortune to live there. $100k equals $50k etc.
Wow, my starting salary as a chemist with a BS in Chemistry was $16/hour. These starting salaries are crazy
You should go to med school
California
They're in Cali. They're still gonna struggle with those salaries
dont listen to them bec most of them all lies
More important than what you are paid is what you spend and save and invest.
when you graduated a 4-year college only to make minimum wage for a couple of years... 🙃
Felt that, u really gotta develop other skills and some side hustles at that point, recruiters want you to have a degree buy pay less than $20 an hour…
That’s literally the case for preschool teachers. Bachelors in child development gets you $21 an hour here in California. No room for growth unless you want to be a director.
What’s your major?
Yea,....UCLA is one of the top universities in the country; so, these grads get interview access to marquee companies with big budgets that can pay bank. What about Chico State or San Francisco State? Probably not worth the time.
Graduated at 21 debt free and I got my dream car at 20
How?man
We do not care.
Cars are terrible investments
@@Comeswoopfam I never said the car was investment lmao, I’m just trying to enjoy the fruits of my labor
Mommy and Daddy money, let’s go!!!!
I was told that college degrees are like the new high school diploma. It looks like STEM degrees are the only ones worth it.. sigh
facts associate degree means nothing😂 bachelors minimum today
The value of the currency has lost about 30% of its purchasing power in the recent years, and the cost of housing and food has increased relatively, even more
Jack is doing everything right 👏🏻👏🏻
80k ain’t s h I t after tax in CA bloode gonna be working for the rest of his life
I rly like these interviews. I got motivated enough to actually look at these career certificates i could earn for self improvement haha
Going to the long beach this fall of 2023 as a transfer student for lighting design excited, but the only thing that scares me is the student debt
You’d be surprised how many students don’t apply for scholarships. Find out from your scholarship office tips on applying. If you’re a person with a disability, visible or invisible, apply to Department of Rehab and ask for assistance. Good luck!
I am also a recent UCLA graduate and do not currently have any immediate plans. I am just taking a few months off to travel and have fun lol idk
I wish i didn’t get a BA in Tourism. I’m screwed lol
That’s a thing😭?!!
Shin Wang!! My man, let's gooooo
Wait Natalie went to Israel! Is she OKAY?
I would have been interesting to know the rough location of their jobs (region) since that makes a big difference with income. 100k in Calfornia will not go as far as 100K in West Virgina
They're mostly going to be in SoCal. Most UCLA students are from there and most stay because the name and connections are the best locally.
60-80k starting for an elementary teacher?
California is a whole other world when it comes to wages. 60k is peanuts around those parts as far as I understand.
Cal State schools are the way to go bases on cost.
It's California.
Median income for Orange County (south of UCLA) is $89,450 for an individual (source: Department of Housing and Community Development, 2023 State Income Limits, June 6th)
I should have been a basic physical worker. My greatest life mistake was pursuing college. I am 32, have no savings and live in mom's basement. I have never traveled or had friends. Did Computer Engineering.
This is despite often putting in 12, 14, 16 hour days and being career focused
Several friends graduated from UCLA unless they come from a decent social-economic background. You're jobless-every single one of those straight-A students. Took jobs at the mall, as yard aids at schools, and as a janitor. However, the ones that were second, third generation college students got internships and eventual employment at Apple, WalMart, and financial institutions. The system is rigged to think you can do it right, but it's a generational game if you're not motivated to push back. . The only group, I know that did well were graduates from Stanford, Yale, and Harvard. (all software first year is 80k. dont let them bs you, i know the players in the LA area)
What are second, third generation college students?
@@no40 students whos family members also went to college
What are you talking about lol? I graduated UCLA in 2019 and yeah getting a great job isn’t a walk in the park but we’ve all gotten off to good careers.
@@Redsoxman9991 Define a good career.
On top of my head, look at the data with jobs paying 30 years ago versus what they're paying today (same positions)- straight out of college/universities. Second, every social and economic demographic is affected differently; yes, there are anomalies.
However, the federal reserve put a report a few days ago adjusting the poverty level for the LA area. Single income at 75k? Like common bro, the software developers and entry-level private financial institutions are paying 90k at best-that, which was mentioned in the video (calling bs on their claims and the perception of success for these institutions and to consider the social and economic background of the student ). Equaliant to min wage plus 20 percent? Depending on the aid package the student received. That isn't my definition of a "good career."
I'm not saying it isn't a good school; all I'm saying is it's overrated for the price and to consider the social economics of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation students. And I'm directing that claim at the social economic status of the parent's education level. And most data will back that claim.
I'm genuinely happy that you and your cohort are doing well. But many alums, such as UCLA, more notably the UC system, are not bragging about good careers but wishing they did their undergraduate work at the Cal State system.
This is my experience with several friends and family that attended UCLA; I went to Cal State. Currently looking to do my grad work at Cal State San Bernardino, maybe a UC- I have yet to decide. Not interested in writing books, just research.
Just because you're 2nd of 3rd generation doesn't mean jack shit. Your parents could've gone to college but is poor, which means you don't have that generational network. As a new grad, I see plenty of my first generation low income peers from UCLA making six figures straight out of college (non-engineering) in finance, consulting, tech, and more.
Or graduate highschool, join a trade apprenticeship, and make the same amount of money with out any debt
wow is this common in LA? Literally more than half of them making well over six figure. and they are FRESH OFF COLLEGE kids.. Is this common or are these skewed ?
most of are lies. they are saying 30% above lol bs it is
Can anyone explain how salaries are so much higher in the US than UK? I'm in product management, where most people start at $150k in the US, in the UK it's almost always sub-100k, until you've banked some solid experience / years
It's the cost of living in the city you're in. For example a nurse in San Francisco will make ~110-150k (but have to pay +$3000 a month for rent), but a nurse in nevada is about 70-90k (for ~$1000-2000 rent), and in Texas will make $60-80k.
These are estimates & depends on how much you want to work/how many jobs you have/cost of living.
It's the 150k per year
gdp per capita is 50% higher in the US vs UK - generally, that's why
Man what nurse is that because the janitors at Kaiser in SF make that (you can look that up to fact check) but cost of living is not why it’s based off the revenue of the companies they work for and the value they bring.
Oh, that's easy. It's America and the cost to do business here is a lot more lax than the UK. That and everyone wants to do business with America because we are the number one consumers in the world ergo cash ergo revenue ergo big salaries to go all around.
21 year old intern coworker post graduation gets $125k for a CSU school and non Bay Area/non So Cal for EE and it can go up fast. Edit: We get a lot of Canadians because it’s also expensive to live in areas like Toronto/Vancouver yet they get a fraction of the salary we make even at sr management/director levels in engineering
i graduated from ucla 12 years ago now =D ... I would have been a mess in these interviews in those days, but everything worked out in the ned lol
I feel bad for all elementary school teachers. They get paid a salary that is just slightly higher than a minimum wage worker working 15 dollars and hour. This is why teachers are protesting here because the cost of living and standard of living just keeps going up and you have school teacher's who are paid minimum wage for essentially a 24/7 job.
Id love to see a vid highlighting bio/bbio related majors after graduation bc so many are premed i wonder how many actually commit to medicine
So since they r in California 70-100k isn’t a lot right?
Honestly it’s not. In major parts of the US like NYC, similar to Cali, that’s between $35K-$45K adjusted for cost of living. Pretty shocked once I saw the conversion on the news.
Nope that’s like minimum wage in other locations
Bro I can’t believe these kids are making over six figures graduating from UCLA. I majored in Science and Technology Studies got into the honors club and graduated at UC Davis. I was working at apple part time making 20k a year and than got a full time working on F/A 18 fighter jets for the navy making 50k a year as a logistical engineer. Not sure how these kids can get jobs with little to know work experience. Doesn’t make sense to me unless the job was literally just handed to them and didn’t have to work and just focused on school.
A lot of them got an internship that offered them a full time position - but I feel you!!
@@CharlieChangOh gotcha. Yeah those internship are super competitive to get.
@@chadlee9251yea super tough and competitive on internships at big companies; people think applying for a summer internship your junior year is what you should do. But in today’s world, gotta be applying after your freshman year, all year round, spring, summer and fall
you also have to take into account of inflation. 6figures now especially in high cost of living areas is not that much
@beanhuang481 I live in a high cost of living area and no one I know is making that much at such a young age
Some advice for anyone out there tryna get a good job without wasting money on college, just take some computer classes that put you into the IT field and just get a job in the IT field it pays the best. My girl has no degree and works for streaming company making 90k a year just being a help desk engineer lol
I hope your girl has her job from the time of this post. Those jobs are slowly being outsourced to military and worldwide. My cousin is a software developer and makes close to 60k to fire people. I am an x-ray/CT tech and I just secured a job at the VA for a starting salary of 85k a year. Mind you I do not have my CT registry which would land me in 6 figures. Sometimes a certification is worth more than a piece of paper and people need to understand the IT field is becoming over saturated and we need more medical and engineering people.
@@isaachernandez3100 no she don’t work for that company anymore but it’s easy to find other jobs in that field she got another job instantly after she quit she works in higher education nowb
You have to remember these salaries aren’t much in LA. 100k isn’t even much in Fresno, CA
I'm here and the girl really said "Im gonna be in Israel." I hope she is okay.
Really interesting to see where other grads are at!
Charlie, I was wondering if you ever saw any old graduates like in their 50's or even later and what will they do now?
Remember those salary jobs will work you for over 60 hr work weeks and you will feel underpaid when all the work is done.
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Bruh I just graduated with a bachelors in poli sci, and the job I just started pays 55k. Granted, I’m in the Midwest, but jeez I feel so underpaid compared to most of these people, and yes I know they’re in California but jeez. Hopefully promotions over the next couple of years get me to that 70-80k range.
55k is good for a starting salary. That's better than majority of grads. A selective few (often privileged grads) are exceptions
Be glad you even got a job lined up. Some people can’t even get an interview. That’s how hard it be out there
My major was in Japanese I worked for a company in Japan and made 25k. It sucked. Back in the US now and make 52k. Unfortunately my degree hasn’t paid off much, nobody pays people with my degree all that much.
Kinda confused how all these recent grads are working as consulting anaylst. Like do they even have the experience besides school?
you work with teams when you start consulting at big firms. They get experience working in the team and then move to another big consulting firm. That's how it works
I know many who graduated from UCLA and got into consulting gigs and I can tell you with confidence connections, internships and learning on the fly is 90% of how it works
@@chibba they make the PowerPoints and sit in on meeting for the people actually consulting
Nice video ❤
I'm graduating spring 2024 as an Actuarial Science major and I'll be making 85k, should jump to 90k by the end of the year after passing a couple more actuarial exams! Also, I'll be in New England instead of Cali so that will save some money lol
150k for an investment banker as a grad? wth..and they still cant beat the index returns
I did a Bachelor's in Illustration and there weren't even job opportunities at the end of it 🤣 I ended up in a Graphics job which I hated, for £20k..
I am now self-employed and tattoo people and earn even less. I know my experience isn't comparable to any of these stories, and here in the UK I feel like we take education far less seriously than what I feel students in the US do? (I guess because we don't have to pay for it until we earn enough money to pay it back). I'm not the richest human.. but I'm definitely doing something I love which can also be completely governed by myself so I'm happy!