Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 06:42     Subject: UVA vs GMU
How old are you? When was the last time you were on campus. It it is a commuter school then, pray tell, where are the 35,000 parking places? And why are 13,000 kids in dorms and construction never ends at GMU. Please go visit before you post again. GMU has undergone explosive growth (via funds from the legislature) to make it the TECH school providing the Dulles corrider with valued employees. Those same students start during the summer with those companies. Every student graduating from computer science or game design has many options (in addition to going on for a masters' or Ph.D.). One recent graduate is now making seven figures (real seven figures, don't snark about decimal points) as mason computer science graduate. There are also two campuses now that officer computer science and serious game design degrees. The original schools are in Fairfax - the expansions are out in Manassas. My DD, a rising sophomore already has a paid internship working on a game design contract out of the Manassas campus. SHe willhave daily interaction with the company, get paid get credit, and learn more about computer science all at once.


I second the person that said about the last time one was on campus. More and more dorms continue to get added, and the library is being expanded as well.

The '06 Final Four run put the school on the national map.

I wonder if someone from HR is reading this, do they care what college one got a degree from? I always felt it is a matter of the specific degree, not the college that matters. One of my friends went to a Division 2 college in PA, and works for the fed's making 100K.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 01:02     Subject: Re:UVA vs GMU
One recent graduate is now making seven figures (real seven figures, don't snark about decimal points) as mason computer science graduate.


Where exactly does this recent graduate make $1M? A company around here? What type of job? What is the approx base salary vs. bonus vs. equity?

That is, if it's actually true, GMU Marketing Dept?
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 00:07     Subject: UVA vs GMU
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Anonymous wrote:What is the point of this thread? Is this just advertising for GMU? seems odd. and a little creepy.


Not to mention disingenuous, and likely one poster in multiple personas answering his or her own questions...

Is GMU even ranked in the top 100 for CS? Of course not.

GMU has its purpose, and is a fine school--but let's not get carried away. It's logical competition is VCU not UVA...


+1


GMU is ranked 67 in CS.


link? to your blog of personal rankings? LOL




Link to my personal blog is down below. double LOL
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/george-mason-university-232186



First, nimrod, that's a Grad School ranking. Second, for an MS that is not very impressive at all.


https://blog.profitbricks.com/top-computer-science-programs/


Sorry I just can't believe any ranking that outs GMU ahead of Harvard, Princeton, Penn, Berkeley, COlumbIs, Cornell. Should I continue?

GMU is a commuter school that does provide a solid education, but it's not in same league as UVA or many other schools.



How old are you? When was the last time you were on campus. It it is a commuter school then, pray tell, where are the 35,000 parking places? And why are 13,000 kids in dorms and construction never ends at GMU. Please go visit before you post again. GMU has undergone explosive growth (via funds from the legislature) to make it the TECH school providing the Dulles corrider with valued employees. Those same students start during the summer with those companies. Every student graduating from computer science or game design has many options (in addition to going on for a masters' or Ph.D.). One recent graduate is now making seven figures (real seven figures, don't snark about decimal points) as mason computer science graduate. There are also two campuses now that officer computer science and serious game design degrees. The original schools are in Fairfax - the expansions are out in Manassas. My DD, a rising sophomore already has a paid internship working ona game design contract out of the Manassas campus. SHe willhave daily interaction with the company, get paid get credit, and learn more about computer science all at once.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 23:05     Subject: Re:UVA vs GMU
Top ranked schools open up a lot of doors and options for people. Sure you can get a job in a company off the Dulles toll road coming out of Mason, but attending a higher ranked school can mean a better job outside the area for a period of time. Or a better grad school. Trust me, the jobs at tech companies in NOVA aren't going anywhere and are a dime a dozen. Why not go to the best school you can and broaden your horizons and experiences.

If a kid knows for sure that he/she wants to spend their entire life in NOVA then by all means pick GMU.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 22:21     Subject: Re:UVA vs GMU
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Anonymous wrote:I've lived in NOVA most of my life and went to UVA. I've honestly never heard or known of anyone who chose GMU over UVA. They aren't even in the same league. The only exception might be if you don't have money for room and board and need to live at home. GMU is a fine school but choosing GMU over UVA for computer science doesn't make sense if the goal is to the most highly ranked school. There is no subject at GMU that ranks higher than UVA. Period.

This is the strangest thread ever.....


I know a kid who chose VT over MIT two years ago... that was the strangest.


Probably cost
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 22:17     Subject: UVA vs GMU
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Anonymous wrote:My dh went to UVA. We have since lived in California, Texas, Indiana, and Georgia. No one outside of the immediate area gives UVA any more weight than U-anything else.


But George Mason --- now THERE'S a degree that carries a lot of wait in Indiana, the epicenter of the new economy.

Sorry had to do it.



But they are getting internships and jobs here on the exploding Tysons/Dulles corridor. Both of my children have paid summer internships through GMU with big name tech companies this summer.


So college choice should mean racing to a zero-name in order to obtain a computer internship in a suburb?


If you are in computer science, you will end up working in a suburb somewhere. Are you one of those city snobs? Or think the only valued positions to take are in law firms and government?

My husband has NO degree and retired at 35 a multimillionaire, due to his stellar technical skills. There are many, many ways to become successful. Hard work is key.


It's been my experience in tech that hard work doesn't get you very far unless it's coupled with being very smart.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 20:31     Subject: UVA vs GMU
As someone from outside of NOVA, I thought I'd just chime in to say that GMU is not well-known outside of NOVA. It's basically UVA, VaTech and W&M.

Would you recommend someone attend a CalState over UCLA? That's basically the equivalent of what is being suggested here.

Unless it's much more affordable, I don't see how choosing GMU over UVA makes sense.

That being said, a computer science degree from basically anywhere will get you a job these days. So, if it's a question of going into debt for UVA vs a big scholarship at GMU, maybe GMU makes sense.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 20:03     Subject: UVA vs GMU
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:What is the point of this thread? Is this just advertising for GMU? seems odd. and a little creepy.


Not to mention disingenuous, and likely one poster in multiple personas answering his or her own questions...

Is GMU even ranked in the top 100 for CS? Of course not.

GMU has its purpose, and is a fine school--but let's not get carried away. It's logical competition is VCU not UVA...


+1


GMU is ranked 67 in CS.


link? to your blog of personal rankings? LOL




Link to my personal blog is down below. double LOL
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/george-mason-university-232186



First, nimrod, that's a Grad School ranking. Second, for an MS that is not very impressive at all.


https://blog.profitbricks.com/top-computer-science-programs/


Sorry I just can't believe any ranking that outs GMU ahead of Harvard, Princeton, Penn, Berkeley, COlumbIs, Cornell. Should I continue?

GMU is a commuter school that does provide a solid education, but it's not in same league as UVA or many other schools.


Typically, one would not attend an Ivy for CS. Cornell maybe. They are excellent for Humanities. CS is really more along the lines of engineering, which is not the Ivies strong suit.


It put GMU ahead of Berkeley for gods sake. Clearly delusional.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 08:58     Subject: UVA vs GMU
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Anonymous wrote:My dh went to UVA. We have since lived in California, Texas, Indiana, and Georgia. No one outside of the immediate area gives UVA any more weight than U-anything else.


But George Mason --- now THERE'S a degree that carries a lot of wait in Indiana, the epicenter of the new economy.

Sorry had to do it.



But they are getting internships and jobs here on the exploding Tysons/Dulles corridor. Both of my children have paid summer internships through GMU with big name tech companies this summer.


So college choice should mean racing to a zero-name in order to obtain a computer internship in a suburb?


If you are in computer science, you will end up working in a suburb somewhere. Are you one of those city snobs? Or think the only valued positions to take are in law firms and government?

My husband has NO degree and retired at 35 a multimillionaire, due to his stellar technical skills. There are many, many ways to become successful. Hard work is key.


I don't buy your story, no way is that realistic this day in age (retiring at 35 and multi-millionaire).


I'm sorry you don't buy it, but it's true. He did not perform well in high school - almost dropped out. Mind you this was in the early 80s. He is learning disabled, and things were hard for him. However, math and computer science? He's truly gifted there. So instead of going to college, he pursued computer science on his own, got employed early and worked his way up. Took a job in a small computer firm that eventually went public. Some call it luck, and there was some luck involved, but most of it was his own hard work
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 08:02     Subject: UVA vs GMU
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:My dh went to UVA. We have since lived in California, Texas, Indiana, and Georgia. No one outside of the immediate area gives UVA any more weight than U-anything else.


But George Mason --- now THERE'S a degree that carries a lot of wait in Indiana, the epicenter of the new economy.

Sorry had to do it.



But they are getting internships and jobs here on the exploding Tysons/Dulles corridor. Both of my children have paid summer internships through GMU with big name tech companies this summer.


So college choice should mean racing to a zero-name in order to obtain a computer internship in a suburb?


If you are in computer science, you will end up working in a suburb somewhere. Are you one of those city snobs? Or think the only valued positions to take are in law firms and government?

My husband has NO degree and retired at 35 a multimillionaire, due to his stellar technical skills. There are many, many ways to become successful. Hard work is key.


I don't buy your story, no way is that realistic this day in age (retiring at 35 and multi-millionaire).



Drugs?
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 07:01     Subject: UVA vs GMU
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My dh went to UVA. We have since lived in California, Texas, Indiana, and Georgia. No one outside of the immediate area gives UVA any more weight than U-anything else.


But George Mason --- now THERE'S a degree that carries a lot of wait in Indiana, the epicenter of the new economy.

Sorry had to do it.



But they are getting internships and jobs here on the exploding Tysons/Dulles corridor. Both of my children have paid summer internships through GMU with big name tech companies this summer.


So college choice should mean racing to a zero-name in order to obtain a computer internship in a suburb?


If you are in computer science, you will end up working in a suburb somewhere. Are you one of those city snobs? Or think the only valued positions to take are in law firms and government?

My husband has NO degree and retired at 35 a multimillionaire, due to his stellar technical skills. There are many, many ways to become successful. Hard work is key.


I don't buy your story, no way is that realistic this day in age (retiring at 35 and multi-millionaire).
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2015 21:03     Subject: UVA vs GMU
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My dh went to UVA. We have since lived in California, Texas, Indiana, and Georgia. No one outside of the immediate area gives UVA any more weight than U-anything else.


But George Mason --- now THERE'S a degree that carries a lot of wait in Indiana, the epicenter of the new economy.

Sorry had to do it.



But they are getting internships and jobs here on the exploding Tysons/Dulles corridor. Both of my children have paid summer internships through GMU with big name tech companies this summer.


So college choice should mean racing to a zero-name in order to obtain a computer internship in a suburb?


If you are in computer science, you will end up working in a suburb somewhere. Are you one of those city snobs? Or think the only valued positions to take are in law firms and government?

My husband has NO degree and retired at 35 a multimillionaire, due to his stellar technical skills. There are many, many ways to become successful. Hard work is key.
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2015 19:19     Subject: UVA vs GMU
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My dh went to UVA. We have since lived in California, Texas, Indiana, and Georgia. No one outside of the immediate area gives UVA any more weight than U-anything else.


But George Mason --- now THERE'S a degree that carries a lot of wait in Indiana, the epicenter of the new economy.

Sorry had to do it.



But they are getting internships and jobs here on the exploding Tysons/Dulles corridor. Both of my children have paid summer internships through GMU with big name tech companies this summer.


So college choice should mean racing to a zero-name in order to obtain a computer internship in a suburb?


Were you thinking that it's smarter to get a name brand diploma regardless of the quality of education or job prospects?
Isn't that like wearing Prada shoes that don't fit right and give you nasty blisters just because they're Prada?
Brilliant.


Yes - the top-rated colleges have pretty low-quality education and the graduates never get jobs.

Anonymous
Post 04/05/2015 18:41     Subject: UVA vs GMU
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My dh went to UVA. We have since lived in California, Texas, Indiana, and Georgia. No one outside of the immediate area gives UVA any more weight than U-anything else.


But George Mason --- now THERE'S a degree that carries a lot of wait in Indiana, the epicenter of the new economy.

Sorry had to do it.



But they are getting internships and jobs here on the exploding Tysons/Dulles corridor. Both of my children have paid summer internships through GMU with big name tech companies this summer.


So college choice should mean racing to a zero-name in order to obtain a computer internship in a suburb?


Were you thinking that it's smarter to get a name brand diploma regardless of the quality of education or job prospects?
Isn't that like wearing Prada shoes that don't fit right and give you nasty blisters just because they're Prada?
Brilliant.
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2015 16:41     Subject: UVA vs GMU
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My dh went to UVA. We have since lived in California, Texas, Indiana, and Georgia. No one outside of the immediate area gives UVA any more weight than U-anything else.


But George Mason --- now THERE'S a degree that carries a lot of wait in Indiana, the epicenter of the new economy.

Sorry had to do it.



But they are getting internships and jobs here on the exploding Tysons/Dulles corridor. Both of my children have paid summer internships through GMU with big name tech companies this summer.


So college choice should mean racing to a zero-name in order to obtain a computer internship in a suburb?