<p>Computer Associates in Islandia, New York.</p>
<p>BCEagle, for me, sakky’s arguments/discussions dropped to ground level awhile ago. He seems to insist that people at any other school than MIT are stupid and not motivated. Yes, you may refute this sakky, but it is a very good summary of what you said. Have a nice misinformed life!</p>
<p>Why does it bother you so much that some schools are better than others? Your personal vendetta against high-ranking schools is showing in your “summary” of what sakky is saying. </p>
<p>lol though summaries can be necessary when dealing with his monster posts : )</p>
<p>silence_kit, some schools may be better. They get more money/endowments, they have more research facilities, they have top professors in their fields, but that doesn’t automatically make it the place where every smart person should go. I have nothing against high-ranking schools (heck, I love MIT). What I said was that sakky seems to believe that people of other schools are not motivated and unintelligent (not that I don’t like high-ranking schools). Life may be “unfair”, but that is because humans are making that way. Does anyone ever think that maybe some people don’t want to become famous millionaires? All I want is a quality education that I can be proud of and that will give me a stable job. I want to teach later on. This certainly will not provide me with an abundance of money, but I will be doing something I am happy doing. I read an article that stated about 49% of all companies give no consideration to what school you go to. I believe it was about 29% that said they give it some weight, while the other 22% give much consideration to the school. Why would I want to work for a company that would only consider people from the “top-ranked” schools? I personally don’t think they will be well balanced.</p>
<p>Anyway, I honestly don’t care what at least sakky has to say anymore, because I lost faith in his discussions awhile ago. That’s all, have a nice day people!</p>
<p>Celgene, Summit NJ.</p>
<p>Cerner Corporation, North Kansas City, Missouri.</p>
<p>Citrix, Richardson, TX. It was then quickly moved to Coral Springs, FL which is where the founder lived.</p>
<p>Cognizant, Teaneck, NJ.</p>
<p>Dell, Austin, TX
Dish Network, Meridian, Colorado</p>
<p>Express Scripts, St Louis</p>
<p>Fastenal, Winona, Minnesota</p>
<p>First Solar, HQ in Tempe AZ. I wasn’t able to figure out exactly where they were founded but it appears to be either the Midwest (Ohio) or Arizona. They have plants in Perrysburg, OH, Frankfurt and Kulim.</p>
<p>FLIR Systems, Tigard, OR</p>
<p>Illumina, San Diego</p>
<p>Paychex, Rochester, NY</p>
<p>Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPDI) Maryland. Relocated to North Carolina a year later.</p>
<p>Research in Motion, Waterloo
Staples, Brighton, MA</p>
<p>I think the following things are generally true:</p>
<p>(1) Lots of smart people go to MIT.
(2) Lots of smart people don’t go to MIT.
(3) Lots of people receive great educations at MIT.
(4) Lots of people receive great educations elsewhere.
(5) MIT is a great school.
(6) There are other great schools.</p>
<p>The choice of school is not a tell-tale sign of intelligence, nor is it an indicator of how much they will learn at the school. It’s a composite of things that would, for every individual person, take a lot of sorting out. If you want to talk in terms of averages, MIT might be a slightly better “overall” school, but in my mind the difference is so small that other issues take precedence: finances, location, student body, specific programs or courses, “fit”, etc.</p>
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<p>That sounds exactly like what sakky and Salve! are not seeing eye to eye on. One is thinking in terms of the individual, while the other is thinking of the entire institution as a whole.</p>
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<p>RIM was a spin-off from U Waterloo. I believe they still recruit heavily from the school.</p>