John Hopkins for CS - yay or nay?

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Anonymous wrote:John Hopkins for CS - yay or nay? Is it a good program? Does industry respect it (I don't mean is it a plus like Carnagie Melon or the MITs of the world, but rather, is it not a negative. I'm worried people only see JH for pre-med).

Does JH give merit? Is it crazy competitive once you're in the CS program?

Hopkins brand. Big endowment resources. Sharp classmates. If you can get into Stanford or Berkeley then obviously go there but otherwise its a great opportunity for anyone who can get in and afford.

Hopkins does not have much of a brand in CS. Any help due to Hopkins brand for a CS grad will be from having been admitted to Hopkins, not having studied CS there.

But most hiring managers and recruiters that graduated 30, 20 or even 10 years ago don't know how difficult admissions to T20 privates are today even if they have kids applying to college. To them, Hopkins is just another good private school, not a school that has a 7.5% acceptance rate with a mid-50% SAT of 1510-1570 and however many extracurriculars.

This is why Ivy branding is so strong. It brings an aura of strong academic credentials even in subjects that the school is weak in.

In conclusion: Yay.