> If your goal is to graduate from a top school
But why is that always the goal that counselors push? The data shows that future income is most closely correlated to major, not school choice.
But why is that always the goal that counselors push? The data shows that future income is most closely correlated to major, not school choice.
I think going to Stanford for CS will open more doors than going to Oregon State. There is a significant networking aspect to these top schools as well. I see it very clearly with my friends who went to CalTech and Stanford.
It's probably not a coincidence that many (most?) of my peers in the bay area are people who graduated from top schools and/or programs.
This concept stops being applicable the minute you get out of the HYPS tier of colleges. If you're cut out to go to HYPS and want to work in finance or top-tier consulting, then you should go. I understand the situation is similar these days with FANG companies. Once you're outside that tiny range of schools, save your money and go to the best in-state school you can get into.
Turns out - some of these graduating classes from these prestigious colleges end up running a lot of the bay area. It's not a diverse educational background.
Meanwhile, not really sure I think of Stanford as a CS school, unlike MIT & similar.
Stanford doesn't have that cache, despite what US News & World might say. US News & World rankings tend to be fairly subjective, look at their top 15 cities.
Edit: CS School Rankings for those interested: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-sch...
How about number of Turing laureates? Stanford has the most for alumni + faculty, and comes second if you only count alumni (to Berkeley), and comes second if you just count long-term faculty (to MIT), and comes first for short-term faculty.[0]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Turing_Award_laureates...