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Siddharth Chandra, a director at Asian Studies Center, said the reason of Asian students usually  emphasize the importance of master's degree is the heavy population and poor economy. 

Chandra said the heavy population and poor economy makes Asian countries extremely competitive in getting a job. 

"When you have a lot of people n a relative poorly economy with a lot of job prospects, it becomes very competitive. So in order to get a job, you need be one out of five people ," Chandra said. 

On the contrary, American students do not really need the master's degree as their advantages to find a job because U.S. has prosperous in 12th century, according the Chandra.  

"In the case of U.S., which is being prosperous in the 12th century, I think you do not need that advantage," Chandra said. 

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A lot of Asian students in Michigan State University choose to continue to their study for master's degree. But a lot of American students think it is not really necessary for getting a job. 

Yanxuan Li is studying for marketing at University of Rochester as graduate student, after completing a bachelor’s degree in marketing at Michigan State University. She thinks master's degree is really necessary to get a job because of huge competition in China. 

“For international students, it is really difficult to find a job if you just have bachelor’s degree. However, if you have a master’s degree, it seems easier,” Li said.

On the contrary, for some American students, they do not think master's degree is really necessary. 

Kevin Kuykendoll, a junior student in Michigan State University said master's degree will increase his income but he can find a job without it. 

“You can find a good job with just your bachelors, but I think master’s degree will increase my income. And it will open new opportunities for me after I get my first job. So I can find better job that step up to my career path,” Kuykendoll said. 

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Finding an internship will help students be more familiar with their future job.

Having one or even multiple internships before graduation may help students acquire certain skills, Doerr said.

Henyi Yin, a senior student in MSU, did not have good internship at college year so she is really afraid of the future job.

“I am afraid of I cannot use what I learned form collge to my future work,” Yin said.

Terence Gipson, a student working in international center in MSU, said the right internship would help students mostly.

“Not necessary just the skills you get from internship, but it is really an opportunity for growth,” Gipson said.  

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A lot of students in Michigan State University do not have any internship before graduation, which might be a challenge for them to find a job after graduation.

Internship is really important for students because internship will make students understand what they cannot learn from college.

Eric Doerr said, Michigan State University’s Associate Director at Employer Relations it is not enough for students just go to college, go to class, have a decent grade to find a job.

A lot of students who do not have a good internship may have fears in facing the real world. So what are students’ opinions toward internship?

New Media #1

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A student plans to have a dinner outside after a long day class on Wednesday with his friend. Lai Tang always has dinner with his friends together once a week outside.

In order to strengthen the relation with his friends, Lai choose this way that having dinner with his friend. Every time he and his friends have dinner together, Lai would be really excited.

On this Wednesday, after the suggestions from his friend, Lai decides to try the food from Lin's Express at Albert Avenue again that he thought was bad before. So what will happen with Lai this time? 

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Michigan State University student Lai Tang got the menu from the waitress in Lin's Express after he found seats for him and his friend.

Lai and his friend Shihao Meng both decided to eat PettitoesRice for their dinner at this time after they overview the menu the waitress gave them.

Few minutes after, waitress told them they just have only one Pettioes Rice right now.

Lai decided to change to the Steamed Rice With Red Cooked Pork after he compromise on Pettitose.

"It is really good taste that is totally different from what I tasted before," Lai said after he got Steamed Rice With Red Cooked Pork

Lai tries the Pettitoes Rice from Shihao with permission.

“Lin's Express becomes the fixed place for me to have dinner right now,” Lai said.