UVA or W&M or VT for Computer science

[Anonymous]

Who's hiring at GMU?

https://careers.gmu.edu/about-ucs/data-outcomes

Ok... so not Facebook and Netflix, but Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Paypal, Capital One, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, Accenture, Cisco, Lockheed, ....

you know... enough to get by.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who's hiring at GMU?

https://careers.gmu.edu/about-ucs/data-outcomes

Ok... so not Facebook and Netflix, but Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Paypal, Capital One, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, Accenture, Cisco, Lockheed, ....

you know... enough to get by.

+1
I feel like there are certain posters who actually believe that if you don’t attend a “name brand” school, you won’t get hired at these companies. That’s just not true. GMU is *highly* respected for CS - as well as other majors. You don’t have to throw away a fortune at a cash cow like, say, Northeastern, to be hired at these places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If money is not an issue, which program is better?

VT has way more Stem gen ed and UVA and W&M have more liberal arts gen ed is what I have understood. All 3 are equal just the college experience may be different for each.

If anyone can share recent exp that will be helpful.

W&M has CS?

https://www.wm.edu/as/computerscience/index.php

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:VT CpE grad here - Absolutely LOVE VT, one child going there now. With that said, you can do CS anywhere. CS is more about what you do outside of the classroom. It's easy to gain experience working on Open Source projects, thus creating your own portfolio.

Job searching (recruiting), food, culture/atmosphere, and campus at VT are outstanding. Students LOVE it there. But, as a high school senior, your DC needs to find the place that they love. If it's WM or UVA or GMU all are fine. Find your happy place!

But it's in Blacksburg!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:VT CpE grad here - Absolutely LOVE VT, one child going there now. With that said, you can do CS anywhere. CS is more about what you do outside of the classroom. It's easy to gain experience working on Open Source projects, thus creating your own portfolio.

Job searching (recruiting), food, culture/atmosphere, and campus at VT are outstanding. Students LOVE it there. But, as a high school senior, your DC needs to find the place that they love. If it's WM or UVA or GMU all are fine. Find your happy place!

But it's in Blacksburg!

DP. Wonderful, beautiful, Blacksburg! I’m with the PP. My kid definitely found their happy place there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who's hiring at GMU?

https://careers.gmu.edu/about-ucs/data-outcomes

Ok... so not Facebook and Netflix, but Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Paypal, Capital One, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, Accenture, Cisco, Lockheed, ....

you know... enough to get by.

+1
I feel like there are certain posters who actually believe that if you don’t attend a “name brand” school, you won’t get hired at these companies. That’s just not true. GMU is *highly* respected for CS - as well as other majors. You don’t have to throw away a fortune at a cash cow like, say, Northeastern, to be hired at these places.

I work in Apple HR and I looked at the salary that Apple offers to recent grads, BS in CS, is pretty much the same, regardless of the University they attended, within 5K difference. YMMV.