<p>I'm going to Johns Hopkins and want to major in computer science, and then head on out to look for a job in Silicon Valley afterwards. Will it be hard for me coming from JHU, which doesn't have a "famous" CS program and that is all the way on the east coast?</p>
<p>Yes, but eastern schools won’t be as well recruited for your first job out of college as western schools (particularly local ones like Stanford, UCB, UCD, UCSC, SJSU) due to convenience. But you can certainly try to look for and apply to employers while you are in college.</p>
<p>Also, among the eastern schools, HYP might not be the most heavily recruited by Silicon Valley computer companies that do travel that far for recruiting, probably due to not enough CS majors and too much competition from investment banks and consulting companies that take about half of those schools’ graduating classes. For CS, MIT and CMU are probably better recruited than HYP.</p>
<p>What if I went to silicon valley looking for a job, not necessarily having them come recruiting me at JHU?</p>
<p>One thing you want to do is watch the websites of companies you are interested in and see if you can wrangle a summer internship at one, probably starting after your sophomore year (tough to get as a freshman, also hard as a soph but you at least have enough coursework under your belt to try). Internships are a very, very good way to position yourself for a permanent job offer if you can acquit yourself well.</p>
<p>Good question for you to ask the JHU CS Department and the Career Services Office.</p>
<p>Unless there’s some kind of recession, you should be able to come out here and find a job. Make sure you have enough money to last a few months, though.</p>
<p>I go to school in the South but I have from Silicon Valley. The main way to get a job in Silicon Valley is to develop your coding skills then be able to market those skills when the time comes. There are LOTS of opportunities to apply to internships and entry-level jobs but you need to have the skills because the talent pool in the Bay is extremely competitive and only the best get the job. I would suggest applying to programs in the Bay during your junior year or after you graduate. </p>
<p>Does being a woman help for diversity reasons or nah?</p>
<p>Many SV companies actively recruit women and encourage them to apply. However, you can still expect to have to compete against some very intelligent and hardworking women.</p>
<p>JHU Comp Sci is very widely respected, you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>I don’t think it is anything to be concerned about. There are a lot more great jobs than just in Silicon Valley too.</p>
<p>Ya but i love california :)</p>
<p>Unless you’re thinking about transferring to Valley, I don’t see a point to comparing schools’ graduates and their job offers together. Yes! We all know that Stanford is the #1 choice of anyone who is dreaming about Google and Facebook. But at this point you just have to make the most of JHU and build a competitive resume. If you have time consider getting an internship at Valley. Believe me, it’s much more effective than you school’s name.</p>
<p>About JHU. JHU has a fantastic CS department. There is not much difference, academically, between JHU’s and Stanford’s courses at the “undergraduate” level. </p>