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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Computer science has almost nothing to do with so-called "computer science" jobs.

If you want a Ph.D. in Computer Science you perhaps should care about "computer science rankings", otherwise job placement is what matters at the end of the day.[/quote]
This sounds right. There are definitely students who want to do research, and thank goodness for them as they continue to advance the field. For them, the top-end graduate programs are a worthy discussion.

But the vast majority of students are looking at jobs in industry. Given the voracious industry appetite for programming talent, any of the top 100 are good choices.[/quote]

Absolutely correct. Like you said it's noble to go into academia in Computer Science (and there are areas of computer science that are "easier" than others), but it's a profoundly difficult path for all but the brightest of individuals. In fact for some areas like theoretical CS a strong math undergraduate degree is preferable.

That being said, some of the higher rated schools are likely to have more established networks and hiring pipelines. There are some CS-related industries where it's difficult to break in without a referral from someone already inside.[/quote]
Any top 100 CS school is fine if you want to get any job.

If a student wants to get the top jobs, then yes the school matters because otherwise, the student isn't getting recruited out of college for internships and jobs, and the first job carries over to the later jobs.

That's simply how it is. CS is less prestige-focused than finance and business. However, stop acting like a student from a relatively unknown school has the same job opportunities as a student from CMU or Berkeley.

Even after getting the job, the salary compensation is different for students recruited from top schools vs. those from the rest. Tech companies fight for top talent and they use top schools as a proxy.

This "school you go to doesn't matter" schtick is tiring. Yes, if you simply want a paper with a Bachelors written on it perhaps. Or you want a simple life and don't mind earning less. But otherwise, it matters so please stop lying to the parents of prospective students.

Obviously if you are taking a second mortgage to send your kid to Stanford instead of UMBC, that's not advisable. [/quote]

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