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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The good news is it doesn’t matter what college you go to for CS. In fact, you kid is probably better off at a less intense school.[/quote]

You don’t need to restrict this to CS.  Undergrad doesn’t matter at all.[/quote]

Definitely! Going to a prestige school and having that on your resume Doesn't Matter At All when applying for jobs in the few years right after graduation.  When receiving 300 applications for the same position, hiring managers do _not_ consider your undergrad institution -- At All! -- when deciding which of the 300 applications to consider further.

Their algorithms also don't search for the names of selected schools to whittle down the literally thousands of blind applications that come in through job boards.

And definitely, hiring teams from top companies do on-campus recruiting at 100% of all US colleges during senior year -- they don't just restrict their recruiting to certain schools! Somehow they have the resources to fan out across the country and be present at 2,000 colleges to talk to any qualified undergrad.

So glad you shared this secret PP[/quote]

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This is the truth, unfortunately. The school name on the resume does matter. There are always exceptions and undoubtedly someone will post soon to claim that their company does not care in their hiring but overall it does matter.

It is the same at Thanksgiving dinner when family and friends have gathered and the conversation turns to how senior Sally had a great start at Harvard. Then someone else rightfully pipes up that cousin Sue also had a great start at their 150+ ranked college. Everyone will smile and nod approvingly, but inwardly most (all?) will be way more impressed with the Harvard attendee. Just human nature. It does matter.[/quote]

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