What makes UCB, MIT, Standford, etc. so much better

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I met someone from Microsoft who graduated with a CS degree from my state school (which is highly ranked among state schools) working alongside those from MIT/Harvard/etc. These are people with only UG degrees. Same payscale, respect, and position at their current job. The guy who went here probably spent 15k/year, whereas the MIT student probably paid 45k/year. Both ended up earning 60k/year after graduation (at Microsoft). No big deal. After you have your job or work for a few years, where you went isn’t much of a concern. Rather, what you’ll be judged is what YOU can CONTRIBUTE to the company/team/project. That’s how you climb the ladder.

I agree with this more than your arguments, sakky. As undefined pointed out, you learn pretty much the same material at most any accredited school. Really, people overemphasize “reputation” and “prestige” (quoted on purpose). undefined most likely felt inclined to add the
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sidenote, because of that stigma so prevalent on CC. </p>

<p>People love to keep saying that to employers, two otherwise identical applicants, one who went to their state school and another to <insert usnwr=“” top=“” school=“”>, the employer will pick the prestige. If this were still at all true these days, then the simple fact that no one is identical is completely ignored.</insert></p>

<p>Really, where you went to college makes barely any difference anymore - it’s about what you do while you’re there. I would still say MIT and Stanford are excellent places to get a CS degree because of the vast and easy to get opportunities. Not to say public schools (including Berkeley) don’t have these - they’re just less available to undergads, even if they have excellent graduate programs. Internships, research, summer work experience - those make more difference than the name on your diploma.</p>