CS major between GMU and University of Pennsylvania

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s perfectly fine to commute to GMU for CS if low cost and ROI are the target. Actually, 2 years at community college can save even more. It’s great to have options so everyone can pick what they prefer.

+1. There’s too much judgement and elitism in this forum

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH and I went to the graduation party of my nephew who just graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Computer Science (3.7 GPA), and accepted an offer to work at AWS for 125k. DS just also graduated from GMU with a degree in Computer Science (3.9 GPA) and he got an offer from Google for 195k. My SIL paid almost 300k for her son to attend UPenn while I paid about 52k for GMU (DS lived at home while attending GMU).

Congrats to your son and your nephew for doing very well in college and getting awesome jobs. You guys did well with GMU. Saved a bunch of $$ and got a great outcome.

Lots of A-hole responses in this thread. Ignore them.

And.. the #1 outcome coming out of college is earnings potential. Period. Pretty much everyone I've come across - Black, White, Asian and Hispanic - agree on this. College for the sake of knowledge or for getting married is so pre-1990s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you have to be so competitive with your own family, your own nephew. It's toxic. Yuck. But do know your SIL's son, your nephew, attended college with an echelon of society your son likely knows nothing about nor ever will.

And the mentality expressed in your last sentence is not toxic? Do you consider yourself a member of this echelon of society her son will never know?

I'm not the one trashing my nephew's choice of university and his salary on the worldwide web. I'm not the toxic poster here. I stand by my statement.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was going to say that there is nothing more depressing than GMU.

But then you threw in there that he had to live at home. I am now depressed thinking about your poor child.

Troll. You are either old and are not up to date with what is going on at GMU or you are young and have never been on GMU’s five campuses. Yes, five. And you don’t know about them … especially the high tech one in Manassas for computer science and cyber security or the Seoul Korea one for computer science and cyber security-imagine graduating with a degree I. That having spent time on the Seoul campus . Those kids get to call their own shots when it comes to salaries. — signed GMU dad of Computer Science/Game Design student now working at Microsoft.

I think you may not know what the word “troll” means. There was nothing trolly about what PP wrote, rude and dismissive though it may have been. A lot of people genuinely look down their noses at commuter schools and think their impressions from 30 years ago are still valid. I think “ignorant” is what you intended.

[Anonymous]

This really is the worst kind of bragging. Shame OP.

[Anonymous]

If the UPenn CS thing doesn't work out, s/he can be the president of the United States.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH and I went to the graduation party of my nephew who just graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Computer Science (3.7 GPA), and accepted an offer to work at AWS for 125k. DS just also graduated from GMU with a degree in Computer Science (3.9 GPA) and he got an offer from Google for 195k. My SIL paid almost 300k for her son to attend UPenn while I paid about 52k for GMU (DS lived at home while attending GMU).

Too much identifying info OP. Very tacky post too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DH and I went to the graduation party of my nephew who just graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Computer Science (3.7 GPA), and accepted an offer to work at AWS for 125k. DS just also graduated from GMU with a degree in Computer Science (3.9 GPA) and he got an offer from Google for 195k. My SIL paid almost 300k for her son to attend UPenn while I paid about 52k for GMU (DS lived at home while attending GMU).

Too much identifying info OP. Very tacky post too.

It's all fake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was going to say that there is nothing more depressing than GMU.

But then you threw in there that he had to live at home. I am now depressed thinking about your poor child.

Not everyone can afford 80k per year in tuition + room/board

Few people pay 80k per year for college.

I did. Family with 350k HHI had to pay 75k+ at an Ivy school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Asian families share GPAs, test scores and salaries.

Not in my Asian family, or in any Asian family that I know. Exactly what is the basis of your prejudice?!

[Anonymous]

This is very common actually, OP.

People pay for “experiences” in college. It’s not worth it for everyone, and some have a more practical approach to college and its costs.

Go to LinkedIn and you will see the background varies widely at a company, and the salaries will too.

Not all fields are like this however. The kids born on third base will always have the upper hand when daddy can get them that job. Especially true in venture capital, private equity, certain finance jobs where hiring your family into the firm is normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is very common actually, OP.

People pay for “experiences” in college. It’s not worth it for everyone, and some have a more practical approach to college and its costs.

Go to LinkedIn and you will see the background varies widely at a company, and the salaries will too.

Not all fields are like this however. The kids born on third base will always have the upper hand when daddy can get them that job. Especially true in venture capital, private equity, certain finance jobs where hiring your family into the firm is normal.

I recently met two college graduates like this. Both of their fathers are in private equity and they were able to walk in to jobs in the field. Also had amazing internships (through their parents connections) every summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH and I went to the graduation party of my nephew who just graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Computer Science (3.7 GPA), and accepted an offer to work at AWS for 125k. DS just also graduated from GMU with a degree in Computer Science (3.9 GPA) and he got an offer from Google for 195k. My SIL paid almost 300k for her son to attend UPenn while I paid about 52k for GMU (DS lived at home while attending GMU).

You son will be known as a commuter school graduate for the rest of his life, and your nephew a Ivy League grad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DH and I went to the graduation party of my nephew who just graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Computer Science (3.7 GPA), and accepted an offer to work at AWS for 125k. DS just also graduated from GMU with a degree in Computer Science (3.9 GPA) and he got an offer from Google for 195k. My SIL paid almost 300k for her son to attend UPenn while I paid about 52k for GMU (DS lived at home while attending GMU).

You son will be known as a commuter school graduate for the rest of his life, and your nephew a Ivy League grad.

Okayyyyyy

Your middle school dig doesn’t cut the mustard here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why compare apples and oranges, just enjoy your own fruit. Living at home and attending GMU vs living on campus at a selective elite school are two completely different learning and living experiences. It may not be worth it for you but could be for next person. Be happy both kids did well.

+1. This. Your nephew attended school in an environment with better students and has them in his peer group. The network effects will pay dividends over time.