Anonymous
03/11/2026 10:25
Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is a hill I die on. It will serve you much better to go to a prestigious college over a prestigious program.
Yeah, let me go study public policy at Indiana instead of Yale! That's the way! Please.
That's a bad example. How about CS at GT instead of Yale.
My CS/math major kid with very high stats applied to GT, CMU..., but not to Yale (or any other ivies).
Anonymous
03/10/2026 23:52
Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:This is a hill I die on. It will serve you much better to go to a prestigious college over a prestigious program.
Yeah, let me go study public policy at Indiana instead of Yale! That's the way! Please.
That's a bad example. How about CS at GT instead of Yale.
Anonymous
02/23/2026 18:20
Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:NP, here's a hypothetical:
If admitted to both, would you choose
engineering at Georgia Tech or Dartmouth?
computer science at CMU or Yale?
If you knew for sure you wanted a career in Engineering/CS? Georgia Tech and CMU. I have a PhD in CS and interview SWEs/EEs in industry today. Engineering/CS reputation of a school is more helpful than general reputation. Exception might be if you wanted to double-major in CS & humanities or focus on something interdisciplinary — in that case I’d consider Yale.
At the margins...but Dartmouth and Yale grads have all the same opportunities available to them as CMU and Ga Tech grads.
It doesn't really matter when the schools are top 20 or top 5 overall.
This is really only a difficult decision if say you are picking University of South Carolina for International Business vs. Wharton. Where the overall ranking is significantly different than the program ranking.
I think PP with the hypothetical is trying to say most people would choose Yale over CMU even if it's for CS
Anonymous
02/23/2026 18:16
Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:NP, here's a hypothetical:
If admitted to both, would you choose
engineering at Georgia Tech or Dartmouth?
computer science at CMU or Yale?
If you knew for sure you wanted a career in Engineering/CS? Georgia Tech and CMU. I have a PhD in CS and interview SWEs/EEs in industry today. Engineering/CS reputation of a school is more helpful than general reputation. Exception might be if you wanted to double-major in CS & humanities or focus on something interdisciplinary — in that case I’d consider Yale.
At the margins...but Dartmouth and Yale grads have all the same opportunities available to them as CMU and Ga Tech grads.
It doesn't really matter when the schools are top 20 or top 5 overall.
This is really only a difficult decision if say you are picking University of South Carolina for International Business vs. Wharton. Where the overall ranking is significantly different than the program ranking.
Anonymous
02/23/2026 17:36
Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:NP, here's a hypothetical:
If admitted to both, would you choose
engineering at Georgia Tech or Dartmouth?
computer science at CMU or Yale?
If you knew for sure you wanted a career in Engineering/CS? Georgia Tech and CMU. I have a PhD in CS and interview SWEs/EEs in industry today. Engineering/CS reputation of a school is more helpful than general reputation. Exception might be if you wanted to double-major in CS & humanities or focus on something interdisciplinary — in that case I’d consider Yale.
Anonymous
02/23/2026 17:25
Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:NP, here's a hypothetical:
If admitted to both, would you choose
engineering at Georgia Tech or Dartmouth?
computer science at CMU or Yale?
This might be helpful
https://www.facebook.com/groups/collegeadmissionsexperts/posts/10161953633200087/
https://www.reddit.com/r/dartmouth/comments/1imgkvu/engineering_at_dartmouth/
Anonymous
02/23/2026 17:18
Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:NP, here's a hypothetical:
If admitted to both, would you choose
engineering at Georgia Tech or Dartmouth?
computer science at CMU or Yale?
Hmmmm..let me think
https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-engineering/
Anonymous
02/23/2026 17:16
Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:NP, here's a hypothetical:
If admitted to both, would you choose
engineering at Georgia Tech or Dartmouth?
computer science at CMU or Yale?
Georgia Tech #3 Engineering
Dartmouth #58 Engineering
CMU #2 Computer Science
Yale #16 Computer Science
Anonymous
02/23/2026 17:00
Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
NP, here's a hypothetical:
If admitted to both, would you choose
engineering at Georgia Tech or Dartmouth?
computer science at CMU or Yale?
If admitted to both, would you choose
engineering at Georgia Tech or Dartmouth?
computer science at CMU or Yale?
Anonymous
02/23/2026 16:35
Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
100% college over program, Something like 70% of incoming freshman will change their majors.
Anonymous
02/23/2026 15:06
Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:This is a hill I die on. It will serve you much better to go to a prestigious college over a prestigious program.
Yeah, let me go study public policy at Indiana instead of Yale! That's the way! Please.
Then die you shall. Try talking to people who do grad admissions or hire from grad and professional schools before spouting off. You don't know what you're talking about.
Anonymous
02/22/2026 13:26
Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
People go to Emory for nursing/public health/premed/business. People go to GA Tech for STEM. Both top schools and both have their strong areas.
Anonymous
02/22/2026 13:10
Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:Omg. Quit worrying about prestige and worry more about which program will give your kid the best education in your given major.
They’re literally taking about two kinds of prestige. Calm down.
Anonymous
02/22/2026 13:05
Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Comp sci/Engineering at GA Tech over most T-25’s.
lol GT is plenty prestigious my friend. 12% overall acceptance rate and 8-9% acceptance rate. Next example.
Unless instate go with the T25 private.
Not exactly, for CS, GT is better than many T25. Even OOS tuition is still much lower than privates.
Better academically, doesn't mean better outcomes. Some companies will not recruit at GT or UIUC etc for CS roles because they arent top schools overall.
Can you name any company as you said?
Morgan Stanley
oh my goodness. You know there is something called google right?
No, just one poster spreading misinformation. No idea of the motive. Simple google searches s
"linkedin morgan stanley georgia tech" 2 VP's just on first page
This thread has made me even more sceptical about the advice here. You really have to read through the muck to get to the truly helpful advice.
No, just one emory poster here spreading misinformation. No idea of the motive or what their deal is. Whatever
No, still here to say you should take overall prestige over program prestige, unless program prestige cost significantly less. You all love to troll Emory and vise versa.
Anonymous
02/22/2026 12:44
Subject: Choosing program prestige over college prestige
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Comp sci/Engineering at GA Tech over most T-25’s.
lol GT is plenty prestigious my friend. 12% overall acceptance rate and 8-9% acceptance rate. Next example.
Unless instate go with the T25 private.
Not exactly, for CS, GT is better than many T25. Even OOS tuition is still much lower than privates.
Better academically, doesn't mean better outcomes. Some companies will not recruit at GT or UIUC etc for CS roles because they arent top schools overall.
Can you name any company as you said?
Morgan Stanley
oh my goodness. You know there is something called google right?
No, just one poster spreading misinformation. No idea of the motive. Simple google searches s
"linkedin morgan stanley georgia tech" 2 VP's just on first page
This thread has made me even more sceptical about the advice here. You really have to read through the muck to get to the truly helpful advice.
No, just one emory poster here spreading misinformation. No idea of the motive or what their deal is. Whatever
I am the OP. I agree. This thread took some weird turn.