CS major between GMU and University of Pennsylvania

[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.

As shallow as it may sound, it’s a social reality.

[Anonymous]

The Penn state grad is below average. Remember these are averages

Below are new grad entry level engineer

Facebook

Average Total Compensation $185,305
Base Salary $122,040
Stock Grant (/yr) $42,179
Bonus $21,086

Amazon pays less

Average Total Compensation $168,118
Base Salary $126,294
Stock Grant (/yr) $22,064
Bonus $19,760

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Penn state grad is below average. Remember these are averages

Below are new grad entry level engineer

Facebook

Average Total Compensation $185,305
Base Salary $122,040
Stock Grant (/yr) $42,179
Bonus $21,086

Amazon pays less

Average Total Compensation $168,118
Base Salary $126,294

What’s the breakdown for Deloitte and Accenture?
Stock Grant (/yr) $22,064
Bonus $19,760

[Anonymous]

What’s the breakdown for Deloitte and Accenture?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Penn state grad is below average. Remember these are averages

Below are new grad entry level engineer

Facebook

Average Total Compensation $185,305
Base Salary $122,040
Stock Grant (/yr) $42,179
Bonus $21,086

Amazon pays less

Average Total Compensation $168,118
Base Salary $126,294

What’s the breakdown for Deloitte and Accenture?
Stock Grant (/yr) $22,064
Bonus $19,760

Accenture is pathetic

Average Total Compensation

$67,375

Base Salary

$63,375

Stock Grant (/yr)

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Bonus

$4,000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?!

+1. This is along the lines of "Asian families eat dogs". Get a life!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?!

+1. This is along the lines of "Asian families eat dogs". Get a life!

I am an Asian male and I share my salary compensation with all my friends and colleagues so that we can negotiate a better salary with current and potential employers.

[Anonymous]

OP is including the total compensation for Google at $195k while including the base salary only for her nephew/niece at $125k. Most likely the nephew/niece has a total compensation around $170k+, the difference probably due to location (or different job titles).

Anyways it's worthless to brag either way. Making such high salaries from Penn is the norm, while from GMU is not.

[Anonymous]

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.

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.

So you think OP's kid was living at home and commuting to the Korean campus of GMU?

I mean that takes commuter school to a whole new level. Good job Proud Papa.

[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.

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.

So you think OP's kid was living at home and commuting to the Korean campus of GMU?

I mean that takes commuter school to a whole new level. Good job Proud Papa.

Yep. Private jet.

[Anonymous]

Who the hell even compares GMU with UPenn?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who the hell even compares GMU with UPenn?

Everyone

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who the hell even compares GMU with UPenn?

For education quality? No one.

For outcomes? Everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who the hell even compares GMU with UPenn?

For education quality? No one.

For outcomes? Everyone.

It has been established that you can graduate from GMU And get hired by FAANG. That being said, not many enjoy that type of college experience and who has the long term promotability?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who the hell even compares GMU with UPenn?

For education quality? No one.

For outcomes? Everyone.

Everyone at GMU.
Only at GMU.