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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't believe there is a discussion between Stanford and GMU - yeah!!

I did GMU CS and its not a guarantee that a Stanford admit will dominate. We had people graduate from GMU and then go to Stanford, so I can gauge the quality of a Stanford admit. The top end of GMU is Stanford off-course but not a domination level.

That said - Stanford has the advantage of more opportunities. People look at a resume and Stanford will get you an interview. Mano a Mano - there are some GMU guys that hold their own. [/quote]

Perhaps. We’re talking about a B.S. from GMU for $60K vs. a B.S. from Stanford for $360K. Stanford is 6X the price point of GMU. Is it six times as valuable? Entry level programmer with no experience from GMU could easily make $90K and get a job in a flash. Are we saying the same kid graduating from Stanford is going to make $540K?!? That’s preposterous. Not sure the ROI is there with Stanford. C, C++, and Java are the same languages no matter where you study. Books and reference materials are all the same.

Big difference is kids at GMU that excel do so because they’re exceptional and self-motivated. Kids at Stanford excel because they’re simply keeping up with the pack. Most people are lazy and need the external push you get at Stanford to be forced to succeed. Same kids that are coddled by underwhelming helicopter parents.

Go with GMU PP. Your DD sounds like a highly capable superstar as opposed to a false front DCUM poser. [/quote]

So my bragging rights for GMU is that I graduated without debt. I got hired quicker than my "college town" higher ranked friends - GMU has a co-op/internship program next to DC really helped. GMU is a hidden gem that the local snobbery ignore.  If you compare GMU vs any other school besides: MIT or  Stanford - I'd agree hands down.

The only thing left out of the equation above is that the Silicon Valley guys are dominated with Stanford guys. They are snobs themselves and put their own above anyone else.  And you are buying a $300K name on paper and hoping it pays out in the future.

I guess it depends on your goals - if you want to stay in this area and have a decent living GMU. if you want a VC with a shot at becoming insanely wealthy then Stanford? though this is a long-shot.[/quote]

Applied to and was accepted at MIT but couldn’t afford to go since my parents had too much HHI but hadn’t actually saved anything for any of us for college. Instead, I attended George Mason University and spent $0 to get a B.S. degree in electrical engineering as a University Scholar. After that, I applied to MIT again and was awarded a research fellowship in AeroAstro. Received my S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering. Again, both for $0 in exchange for banging out a dozen or so peer-reviewed conference and journal papers.

Now I am an executive at SpaceX, 5 years after completing my Ph.D., making $425K, and now enrolled at Penn in the Wharton Executive MBA program…yet again for $0, thanks to my generous employer!

One bachelors, two masters, one doctorate, one Ivy, two T10 schools, one prestigious scholarship, and one prestigious research fellowship. All for $0?!? There’s no way I’m embarrassed for having attended GMU — it’s the icing on the cake, as it were. There’s only one catch: you actually need to be willing to work hard. [/quote]

And yet you work for a Nazi.[/quote]

+1[/quote]

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