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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to manage a pretty good size engineering team at a FAANG. Bottom line is that we don't care where you came from as long as you can code. All of the schools being mentioned are fine, they are all very good but we really aren't paying attention to one over another except for higher level degrees and specific disciplines.

For general purpose entry level SWEs we do not care where you went. I had MIT, CalTech, SJSU, NCSU, Waterloo, SLO, Alberta, UToronto, and UCF on my team (more but that is off the top of my head) and they were all good. I don't remember a single Ivy anywhere near me but I know others who had CMU, Stony Brook, Binghamton.
 Undergraduate CS isn't that complex, it is more of a smart student learning to grind and deeply understand the basics. Kids can do great from all of the top 100 schools as long as they learn the material deeply and understand how to apply it.

I can't comment on kids looking for Quant or finance types of coding but for your typical FAANG SWE job don't overthink it.[/quote]

So do you think UIUC, CMU, Michigan etc just overkill?  Doest this also apply to computer software generally (apps, interface design etc). Genuinely asking...because maybe it's best to save money for higher level degree.  What about UT Dallas, one of the places that draws National Merit finalists with large tuition breaks?  Thanks[/quote]

I would say that it depends on the kid. You don't have to pay OOS for those schools as long as you have a T100 in state choice. If you are trying to work at most places in the bay the SUNY schools (Bing, Buffalo, Stony Brook) at $43K are much better values than UMich, UVA, or UNC.  They might not be UIUC but you don't need UIUC. They are all great schools for CS and you will get great results if you work hard. Getting NCSU rather than UIUC won't hurt you if you really work hard because similar stuff is taught at all solid CS schools. Maybe for a few roles it matters but not getting a T20 isn't going to have a negative effect on things as long as you really dig in at a solid school. For grad school I would say be more selective because focus will matter more.[/quote]

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