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[quote=Anonymous]I've worked in several Fortune 100 companies as well as a few startups. First of all, he can't go wrong with fit. These schools are different when it comes to culture and atmosphere. He should pick where he feels the happiest. In terms of your list, here are my thoughts: GMU - Agree with the comments above. Only really well known in the DCUM area though. In other parts of VA, it still has a commuter school rep. VCU - Well known in the Richmond area of course. In other parts of VA, known for being artsy and pre-med. I've known several VCU CS grads and was impressed by what I saw. JMU - I've worked with several CS and business grads. Both were impressive. Great school for boys because of the girl to guy ration :) Overall feels like a mix between UVA and VT. VT - Best eng rep in the state. Well known and the eng students you'll find there are top notch. Sense of community and pride that you'll only understand if you're an alum. UVA - Smaller env than VT which can be beneficial. Obviously it's reputation is top tier. The students we hired from there were very impressive. Some will say that their CS education is more theory based. So, in summary, CS is more about what you do than where you go. He'll need to get involved with an open source community and that would be more impressive than what school he's from. In CS (not Computer Eng), UVA and VT are pretty close with most people saying that UVA would get the edge due to it's undergrad reputation. Honestly though, the 2 schools have such different feels, fit should be the deciding factor. Last thing I'll say, is that school does matter when we look for new hires. As I said before, I've been impressed with grads for all on your list, but there's a different initial reaction when a resume comes from VT or UVA than one from the others. That all goes away quickly, but there's definitely an unconscious bias component. Good luck![/quote]
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