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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a hiring manager for a F500 tech company. UMD, Vtech, UVA, Upitt, and even UMBC and GMU are the same consideration, solid state school CS programs. The only stand out is if it's an Ivy League but that only gets you so far as the coding test, experience and interviews will be more important.[/quote]

I am a tech hiring manager for a financial service company, and we do not care about your CS Ivy League degree.  Anyone that passed the initial screen test has to go through a technical interview with a coding/troubleshooting test.  I've seen many Ivy League CS people failed the test and those from GMU, VATech, and UMD passed the test.  [/quote]
You get thousands of applicants. How does your AI filter these resumes?  I'm guessing you are not looking at every resume one by one.

I don't think anyone is saying that VT CS grads are subpar compared to UMD CS grads.  But, when you are starting out, where you went to school or who you know helps.

And I say this as someone who went to a no name B rated state school.  While I did well for myself in the end, it took me a lot longer and harder to get where I got to compared to those who went to "better" schools.  I was in the tech field for 20 years in SV, including working for a FAANG.

Again, in the end, it may not matter where you went to school, but starting out, it can matter.

What are employment numbers for VT CS grads in the last two years?[/quote]

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