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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I graduated from CMU with a degree in Computer Engineering in 2010 with so many regrets.  I literally spent at least 75 hours a week on classes and assignments.  I didn't have time to develop my social skills (e.g. EQ) and hobbies during my time there.  There were many hobbies that I wanted to do in those four years, but I never had the time due to academic commitments.  You could say that I can follow up on those hobbies after graduation, but they were never the same after that.  IMHO, I could get the same job with the same pay had I gone to UVA, Virginia Tech, or GMU as I would at CMU, and had much more time to pursue my hobbies.  Time is something that I will never get back at CMU.  CMU is a great school for people who have passions for academics and very much nothing else, and it was definitely not for me.  YMMV.[/quote]

The average CS graduate from CMU makes much more than the average UVA, VT, or GMU CS graduate.[/quote]

[b]The PP is literally telling you that wasn't the case for them. [/b] It might be for some, but in reality, it's not about where you go as much as the degree itself and a decent GPA.  Fact is you don't get paid that much more (if any ) from a top school.  It might be slightly easier to land a job with FAANG, but if you do, you will be working with kids from other less "hard core Schools" and making the same thing
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The PP wouldn't know.  They didn't attend both and have the option to compare.

The actual data shows you do get paid more from top schools.  CS graduates from CMU make 56% more than UVA CS grads according to U.S. College Scorecard data.[/quote]

DP.  I actually have the data to compare abeit it is a small sample.  I graduated from CMU and my brother graduated from UVA.  I make 350K and he makes 300K.  He has a much better quality of life than I do because he had time in college to develop his passion and hobbies, and I did not.  That's the difference.  I make a bit more than he does, but after taxes, not by much.[/quote]

Exacty.  I'd rather be happy in a studio apartment than miserable in a mansion.  Someday we're all going to end up six feet under either way, so might as well enjoy our time here.[/quote]

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