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Anonymous wrote:I work in the industry and I haven't noticed any particular preference for schools or programs. We have very successful engineers who attended schools that most of the snobs on DCUM would utterly despise.

So don't sweat it too much!

What school(s) does your firm do OCI at?

Lots!

Around here -- UMD, UVA, JMU, GMU.

Wow - aside from UVA, I didn't realize any of those had engineering departments. And even UVA is engineering "lite".

Yeah... interesting the PP didn't mention Va.Tech? And GMU and JMU only have general engineering degrees. So, not sure what to make of this statement.

GMU has a huge engineering department with multiple engineering (BS) degrees, 5 year BS/MS degree programs in multiple engineering programs, minors in Engineering, Masters and Doctoral programs. http://volgenau.gmu.edu/bachelor-degrees

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Anonymous wrote:Wow - aside from UVA, I didn't realize any of those had engineering departments. And even UVA is engineering "lite".

Yeah... interesting the PP didn't mention Va.Tech? And GMU and JMU only have general engineering degrees. So, not sure what to make of this statement.

Um, Tech isn't "around here".

But yeah we have lots of Tech grads and the company actively recruits there.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work in the industry and I haven't noticed any particular preference for schools or programs. We have very successful engineers who attended schools that most of the snobs on DCUM would utterly despise.

So don't sweat it too much!

What school(s) does your firm do OCI at?

Lots!

Around here -- UMD, UVA, JMU, GMU.

Wow - aside from UVA, I didn't realize any of those had engineering departments. And even UVA is engineering "lite".

Yeah... interesting the PP didn't mention Va.Tech? And GMU and JMU only have general engineering degrees. So, not sure what to make of this statement.

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Anonymous wrote:Missouri Science and Technology -- lots of grads working at Boeing
University of Washington - ditto

This is such an underrated school.

Education and QoL wise it is truly excellent.

It also is unique in that there are not many flagship public schools right in top 20 urban areas.

UW is right in seattle, it is in a good area/location and the seattle job market is so strong in STEM that UW is a great pipeline to high paying jobs at msft, boeing, amzn, sbux, expedia, etc.

I won't be surprised to see it skyrocket up the rankings in the next 10 years

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UW is one of the best public schools out there. And they have an excellent rep for engineering, mainly because they are near Boeing and Microsoft.

Another GSFC Engineer here - I went to UMD for undergrad and grad - mechanical engineering. My particular colleagues have degrees in EE, mechanical, aerospace, math, and physics. UMD is a good place to be for all of these, but so is VA Tech. Are either of them in-state?

My group does collaborate with UMD (got my first job thanks to a professor there!) but also other schools around. If your kid tries for internships and coops and whatnot, there are bound to be opportunities at any school. I'm sure any major engineering school will have ties with various companies/agencies.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work in the industry and I haven't noticed any particular preference for schools or programs. We have very successful engineers who attended schools that most of the snobs on DCUM would utterly despise.

So don't sweat it too much!

What school(s) does your firm do OCI at?

Lots!

Around here -- UMD, UVA, JMU, GMU.

Wow - aside from UVA, I didn't realize any of those had engineering departments. And even UVA is engineering "lite".

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Anonymous wrote:Missouri Science and Technology -- lots of grads working at Boeing
University of Washington - ditto

This is such an underrated school.

Education and QoL wise it is truly excellent.

It also is unique in that there are not many flagship public schools right in top 20 urban areas.

UW is right in seattle, it is in a good area/location and the seattle job market is so strong in STEM that UW is a great pipeline to high paying jobs at msft, boeing, amzn, sbux, expedia, etc.

I won't be surprised to see it skyrocket up the rankings in the next 10 years

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