does where you get your degree really matter?

[Shocker]

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If your parents can afford to pay for you to go to say Stanford, and you can actually get in, go for it. It will help you get your first job so much easier. But remember, these days employers want you to have some experience in the field already before they hire you. It depends on which school you go to that has the better program. SJSU is a really good school for those majors you listed. They get a lot of recruiters since they are right there in the Silicon Valley.

Most important thing is you really got to be sure that you want to do one of those majors. So many people drop out of those because they are pretty hard. You may want to practice a little programming before you choose CS or CE. If you don't like it, by all means do not do it. There are other ways to make money besides a career in tech.
Business is a popular path these days, and MIS is a really versatile major. It breeds you towards management. Plus, CS and CE are pretty tough to find jobs in, well that is the way the market is right now in Silicon Valley, it is looking bighter slowly though.

 

[raross]

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If your parents can afford to pay for you to go to say Stanford, and you can actually get in, go for it. It will help you get your first job so much easier. But remember, these days employers want you to have some experience in the field already before they hire you. It depends on which school you go to that has the better program. SJSU is a really good school for those majors you listed. They get a lot of recruiters since they are right there in the Silicon Valley.

Most important thing is you really got to be sure that you want to do one of those majors. So many people drop out of those because they are pretty hard. You may want to practice a little programming before you choose CS or CE. If you don't like it, by all means do not do it. There are other ways to make money besides a career in tech.
Business is a popular path these days, and MIS is a really versatile major. It breeds you towards management. Plus, CS and CE are pretty tough to find jobs in, well that is the way the market is right now in Silicon Valley, it is looking bighter slowly though.

I agree with almost everything you said. There is close to a 70% drop out rate for CS and CE. So many programs are starting to switch their teaching methods though so many more people dont end up dropping out.

 

[Matth3w]

i think that if you go to some random university, it isnt going to make a difference over random university "B". but if you go to MIT as opposed to Iowa State it makes a huge difference.

 

[raross]

i think that if you go to some random university, it isnt going to make a difference over random university "B". but if you go to MIT as opposed to Iowa State it makes a huge difference.

That doesnt really make sense. But there are certain World Class schools like you said, MIT, Stanford etc. Then there are TOP schools such as RIT, WPI, etc. and both of those will have a significant impact on a job. I am not saying its not worth it if you just go to a state school, but you will just have a better chance at getting a job going to a world class or top school rather then a state school.