UVA vs GMU

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Anonymous wrote:My dh went to UVA. We have since lived in California, Texas, Indiana, and Georgia. No one outside of the immediate area gives UVA any more weight than U-anything else.

But George Mason --- now THERE'S a degree that carries a lot of wait in Indiana, the epicenter of the new economy.

Sorry had to do it.

But they are getting internships and jobs here on the exploding Tysons/Dulles corridor. Both of my children have paid summer internships through GMU with big name tech companies this summer.

So college choice should mean racing to a zero-name in order to obtain a computer internship in a suburb?

If you are in computer science, you will end up working in a suburb somewhere. Are you one of those city snobs? Or think the only valued positions to take are in law firms and government?

My husband has NO degree and retired at 35 a multimillionaire, due to his stellar technical skills. There are many, many ways to become successful. Hard work is key.

It's been my experience in tech that hard work doesn't get you very far unless it's coupled with being very smart.

And a little luck

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Anonymous wrote:My dh went to UVA. We have since lived in California, Texas, Indiana, and Georgia. No one outside of the immediate area gives UVA any more weight than U-anything else.

But George Mason --- now THERE'S a degree that carries a lot of wait in Indiana, the epicenter of the new economy.

Sorry had to do it.

But they are getting internships and jobs here on the exploding Tysons/Dulles corridor. Both of my children have paid summer internships through GMU with big name tech companies this summer.

So college choice should mean racing to a zero-name in order to obtain a computer internship in a suburb?

If you are in computer science, you will end up working in a suburb somewhere. Are you one of those city snobs? Or think the only valued positions to take are in law firms and government?

My husband has NO degree and retired at 35 a multimillionaire, due to his stellar technical skills. There are many, many ways to become successful. Hard work is key.

It's been my experience in tech that hard work doesn't get you very far unless it's coupled with being very smart.

Agreed. However smart doesn't get you too far either unless it's coupled with hard work.

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Anonymous wrote:Top ranked schools open up a lot of doors and options for people. Sure you can get a job in a company off the Dulles toll road coming out of Mason, but attending a higher ranked school can mean a better job outside the area for a period of time. Or a better grad school. Trust me, the jobs at tech companies in NOVA aren't going anywhere and are a dime a dozen. Why not go to the best school you can and broaden your horizons and experiences.

If a kid knows for sure that he/she wants to spend their entire life in NOVA then by all means pick GMU.

What kind of kid would want to spend their entire life there?

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Why don't they rename it UVa-Fairfax? Then people would lose the chip on their shoulder as they apparently take the Dulles Corridor by storm....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don't they rename it UVa-Fairfax? Then people would lose the chip on their shoulder as they apparently take the Dulles Corridor by storm....

It's not preppy/rapey enough to be called that.

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Anonymous wrote:Top ranked schools open up a lot of doors and options for people. Sure you can get a job in a company off the Dulles toll road coming out of Mason, but attending a higher ranked school can mean a better job outside the area for a period of time. Or a better grad school. Trust me, the jobs at tech companies in NOVA aren't going anywhere and are a dime a dozen. Why not go to the best school you can and broaden your horizons and experiences.

If a kid knows for sure that he/she wants to spend their entire life in NOVA then by all means pick GMU.

What kind of kid would want to spend their entire life there?

A smart risk adverse kid

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Anonymous wrote:Top ranked schools open up a lot of doors and options for people. Sure you can get a job in a company off the Dulles toll road coming out of Mason, but attending a higher ranked school can mean a better job outside the area for a period of time. Or a better grad school. Trust me, the jobs at tech companies in NOVA aren't going anywhere and are a dime a dozen. Why not go to the best school you can and broaden your horizons and experiences.

If a kid knows for sure that he/she wants to spend their entire life in NOVA then by all means pick GMU.

What kind of kid would want to spend their entire life there?

A smart risk adverse kid

Who wants to earn $1M dollars?

[Anonymous]

Some serious GMU astroturfing going on here...

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Anonymous wrote:Top ranked schools open up a lot of doors and options for people. Sure you can get a job in a company off the Dulles toll road coming out of Mason, but attending a higher ranked school can mean a better job outside the area for a period of time. Or a better grad school. Trust me, the jobs at tech companies in NOVA aren't going anywhere and are a dime a dozen. Why not go to the best school you can and broaden your horizons and experiences.

If a kid knows for sure that he/she wants to spend their entire life in NOVA then by all means pick GMU.

After your first job, who cares where you went to school? I chose a top Cal State school that isn't well known on the East coast but gave me an excellent education. Got a great job in LA in my field out of college and then moved to DC when I was recruited by a client. Nobody cares where I went to college.

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Anonymous wrote:Top ranked schools open up a lot of doors and options for people. Sure you can get a job in a company off the Dulles toll road coming out of Mason, but attending a higher ranked school can mean a better job outside the area for a period of time. Or a better grad school. Trust me, the jobs at tech companies in NOVA aren't going anywhere and are a dime a dozen. Why not go to the best school you can and broaden your horizons and experiences.

If a kid knows for sure that he/she wants to spend their entire life in NOVA then by all means pick GMU.

After your first job, who cares where you went to school? I chose a top Cal State school that isn't well known on the East coast but gave me an excellent education. Got a great job in LA in my field out of college and then moved to DC when I was recruited by a client. Nobody cares where I went to college.

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This whole thread is ridiculous. Go where you feel you'll get the best education in the field you're interested in at a price you can afford. Obsessing over rankings is something the most shallow people I know spend their time doing. Knock yourselves out.

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I'm still waiting to hear more about the "7 figure recent grad." Seriously, making $1 million+ just out of school?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't they rename it UVa-Fairfax? Then people would lose the chip on their shoulder as they apparently take the Dulles Corridor by storm....

It's not preppy/rapey enough to be called that.

Enough already.

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NOONE cares where you went to college except those who went to the Ivies and like to throw it in your face.
Once you've been working for a few years, it's really all about your experience, your personality, your work ethic and how well you produce.

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Anonymous wrote:Top ranked schools open up a lot of doors and options for people. Sure you can get a job in a company off the Dulles toll road coming out of Mason, but attending a higher ranked school can mean a better job outside the area for a period of time. Or a better grad school. Trust me, the jobs at tech companies in NOVA aren't going anywhere and are a dime a dozen. Why not go to the best school you can and broaden your horizons and experiences.

If a kid knows for sure that he/she wants to spend their entire life in NOVA then by all means pick GMU.

What kind of kid would want to spend their entire life there?

A smart risk adverse kid

Averse, not adverse.

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't pick GMU over UVA for any subject.

+1.

This. GMU sucks.