Which is better - GMU or Stanford

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband's aunt's cousin's nephew and I were just discussing the computer science program at GMU. He works as a recruiter for a Fortune 5000 company, and says that GMU grads are in extremely high demand at their company.

The education is incredible, not to mention the campus is so very modern. My niece says she cannot even sleep at night because the construction is always.going.on! Compare this to Stanford where most of the buildings are at least 20 years old and greatly resemble the style of the local Taco Bell, I would give GMU some serious consideration.

If this is still the original troll then at this point I have to say you are giving a lot of us a very poor impression about the intelligence of GMU grads and the quality of the education. I'm assuming this is a prank post though and not OP given the attempt at humor or total BS.

Nevertheless for anyone who would possibly misconstrue the BS...you can't possibly imagine GMU's campus being better and more modern than Stanford's. Ever hear of Bill Gates? Do you think the Gates Computer Science building is a dump?

My goodness. Are you this literal in real life?

[Anonymous]

No one outside of the area has heard of GMU. At least I hadn't until I moved here. You'd be hard pressed to find someone who hasn't heard of Stanford. This is a silly discussion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband's aunt's cousin's nephew and I were just discussing the computer science program at GMU. He works as a recruiter for a Fortune 5000 company, and says that GMU grads are in extremely high demand at their company.

The education is incredible, not to mention the campus is so very modern. My niece says she cannot even sleep at night because the construction is always.going.on! Compare this to Stanford where most of the buildings are at least 20 years old and greatly resemble the style of the local Taco Bell, I would give GMU some serious consideration.

this is quite true. The Computer Science, Game Design and all Engineering departments are top notch. The heads of the departments and executive advisory boards meet monthly with the tech. companies in the Dulles corridor to assess what the companies need in terms of employees. The tech companies and federal government give GMU contracts to devise serious training games and computer programs. The undergrads get to work on those contracts and get paid at the same time. My DS is only a junior and has an internship already with a well-known game design company. He takes the GMU bus from the Fairfax Campus directly to the company's front door. The state legislature is pumping a lot of money into GMU and it shows. The buildings and most dorms are state-of-the art. If there is one drawback, it's the constant drum of construction, like the new library and new dorms.

[Anonymous]

This is one of the dumbest threads I've seen in a while. Gee should I choose JMU or Harvard? VCU or Princeton? VA Tech or MIT? I mean this can't be a serious thread. First of all I doubt that students getting into Stanford or the like would even apply to GMU. GMU is not even a safety school for Stanford....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband's aunt's cousin's nephew and I were just discussing the computer science program at GMU. He works as a recruiter for a Fortune 5000 company, and says that GMU grads are in extremely high demand at their company.

The education is incredible, not to mention the campus is so very modern. My niece says she cannot even sleep at night because the construction is always.going.on! Compare this to Stanford where most of the buildings are at least 20 years old and greatly resemble the style of the local Taco Bell, I would give GMU some serious consideration.

this is quite true. The Computer Science, Game Design and all Engineering departments are top notch. The heads of the departments and executive advisory boards meet monthly with the tech. companies in the Dulles corridor to assess what the companies need in terms of employees. The tech companies and federal government give GMU contracts to devise serious training games and computer programs. The undergrads get to work on those contracts and get paid at the same time. My DS is only a junior and has an internship already with a well-known game design company. He takes the GMU bus from the Fairfax Campus directly to the company's front door. The state legislature is pumping a lot of money into GMU and it shows. The buildings and most dorms are state-of-the art. If there is one drawback, it's the constant drum of construction, like the new library and new dorms.

College is NOT job training or trade school. Posts like these turn me off greatly to GMU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband's aunt's cousin's nephew and I were just discussing the computer science program at GMU. He works as a recruiter for a Fortune 5000 company, and says that GMU grads are in extremely high demand at their company.

The education is incredible, not to mention the campus is so very modern. My niece says she cannot even sleep at night because the construction is always.going.on! Compare this to Stanford where most of the buildings are at least 20 years old and greatly resemble the style of the local Taco Bell, I would give GMU some serious consideration.

Ha! Well played!

Haha - I loved the Fortune 5000 comment.

Almost spit out my wine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is one of the dumbest threads I've seen in a while. Gee should I choose JMU or Harvard? VCU or Princeton? VA Tech or MIT? I mean this can't be a serious thread. First of all I doubt that students getting into Stanford or the like would even apply to GMU. GMU is not even a safety school for Stanford....

humor is truly lost on you.....

[Anonymous]

There is a big difference between an up and coming university and a solidly ranked top 5-10. GMU might be the better choice for a number of reasons, but Stanford is the historically better school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a big difference between an up and coming university and a solidly ranked top 5-10. GMU might be the better choice for a number of reasons, but Stanford is the historically better school.

No kidding Sherlock. Nothing gets by you. DeVry Tech might be a better choice than Stanford for some too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Serious question-is the difference in reputation worth the cost? Now that GMU is rivaling UVA in prestige, and DD can commute - is the money worth it?

Interestingly she was rejected by VT

Being rejected by VT is hard to do since they accept 71% of applicants....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband's aunt's cousin's nephew and I were just discussing the computer science program at GMU. He works as a recruiter for a Fortune 5000 company, and says that GMU grads are in extremely high demand at their company.

The education is incredible, not to mention the campus is so very modern. My niece says she cannot even sleep at night because the construction is always.going.on! Compare this to Stanford where most of the buildings are at least 20 years old and greatly resemble the style of the local Taco Bell, I would give GMU some serious consideration.

this is quite true. The Computer Science, Game Design and all Engineering departments are top notch. The heads of the departments and executive advisory boards meet monthly with the tech. companies in the Dulles corridor to assess what the companies need in terms of employees. The tech companies and federal government give GMU contracts to devise serious training games and computer programs. The undergrads get to work on those contracts and get paid at the same time. My DS is only a junior and has an internship already with a well-known game design company. He takes the GMU bus from the Fairfax Campus directly to the company's front door. The state legislature is pumping a lot of money into GMU and it shows. The buildings and most dorms are state-of-the art. If there is one drawback, it's the constant drum of construction, like the new library and new dorms.

College is NOT job training or trade school. Posts like these turn me off greatly to GMU.

It should be or so you want fries with that lib arts harvard degree and 200k of debt

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband's aunt's cousin's nephew and I were just discussing the computer science program at GMU. He works as a recruiter for a Fortune 5000 company, and says that GMU grads are in extremely high demand at their company.

The education is incredible, not to mention the campus is so very modern. My niece says she cannot even sleep at night because the construction is always.going.on! Compare this to Stanford where most of the buildings are at least 20 years old and greatly resemble the style of the local Taco Bell, I would give GMU some serious consideration.

this is quite true. The Computer Science, Game Design and all Engineering departments are top notch. The heads of the departments and executive advisory boards meet monthly with the tech. companies in the Dulles corridor to assess what the companies need in terms of employees. The tech companies and federal government give GMU contracts to devise serious training games and computer programs. The undergrads get to work on those contracts and get paid at the same time. My DS is only a junior and has an internship already with a well-known game design company. He takes the GMU bus from the Fairfax Campus directly to the company's front door. The state legislature is pumping a lot of money into GMU and it shows. The buildings and most dorms are state-of-the art. If there is one drawback, it's the constant drum of construction, like the new library and new dorms.

College is NOT job training or trade school. Posts like these turn me off greatly to GMU.

It should be or so you want fries with that lib arts harvard degree and 200k of debt

Harvard has a no loans policy. Due to their extremely generous financial aid package, Harvard makes much more financial sense than GMU for 95% of the country.

[Anonymous]

I think these threads are cruel and mocking. GMU is not nearly as good as Stanford objectively, and I'm sure nearly 100% who got into both would choose Stanford. But not everyone can go to Stanford or the Ivies or the so-called "New Ivies." The vast majority of kids and parents are looking for good schools where their kids will thrive. GMU fits the bill for many, and I know kids who graduated from that program who are doing amazingly well in life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a big difference between an up and coming university and a solidly ranked top 5-10. GMU might be the better choice for a number of reasons, but Stanford is the historically better school.

No kidding Sherlock. Nothing gets by you. DeVry Tech might be a better choice than Stanford for some too.

Why are you so rude?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think these threads are cruel and mocking. GMU is not nearly as good as Stanford objectively, and I'm sure nearly 100% who got into both would choose Stanford. But not everyone can go to Stanford or the Ivies or the so-called "New Ivies." The vast majority of kids and parents are looking for good schools where their kids will thrive. GMU fits the bill for many, and I know kids who graduated from that program who are doing amazingly well in life.

Oh grow a backbone. The world is cruel...this is nothing, just an obvious statement of fact.