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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know this is not a big state school but has a great sports team, but what do people think of Duke for CS?[/quote]

My first question would be why would you? [/quote]

Are you restating my question or trying to answer it?[/quote]

I will answer it. If  you are good enough to get into Duke, there are a lot of better choices for CS. Now, what's so special about Duke CS that made you even consider? [/quote]

It's frigg'n Duke. Hiring managers cream when they see it on a resume. If you can get in, regardless of major, it isn't a bad choice. Doesn't mean there might not be a better choice for a particular kid in a particular situation, but your suggestion that it shouldn't even be considered is asinine.[/quote]
That's rather weird, everyone knows Duke is a great school but I doubt anyone "creams" themselves over it.

And as someone else stated, in tech going to a school that hiring managers from traditional industries "cream" over can be a slight negative because it has the perception of weak technical skills and strong focus on networking/workplace politics.

Outside of MIT, Caltech, CMU and Stanford, there aren't many privates that hiring managers in tech will cream over, and certainly not schools like Duke, Vanderbilt, or U. Chicago[/quote]

Fair enough, maybe things work differently in the nerd world, but it's also worth remembering that more than half of college students change their major at least once. Just because a kid is dead set on CS when they enter as a freshman doesn't mean that's the degree they'll graduate with. That's the danger of a school like Caltech. It's almost unmatched for engineering, but if a kid changes their mind and wants to do something outside STEM — which, gasp, happens from time to time — they're looking at a transfer and starting over at a new school. Duke, while maybe a tad bit less elite in certain specialized fields, offers a degree that will open doors no matter the course of study.[/quote]

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