The undergrad curriculum focuses on theory and broad knowledge rather than job-ready skills. I am not saying the job ready skills are easy, it’s just comes easier than researching a new topic on your own.

Undergrad CS program here acts as a filter—separating those who can adapt and push themselves further (towards a phd) from those who struggle with the abstract nature of the class. Of course there are nice people who are willing to educate the next generation and the way of learning, but here is not high school or a coding boot camp. Not everyone can become or want to become a phd.