Accepted to eng. top 20: Is there any chance companies will pay for my college if I tell accepted?

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Because I received full funding (assistantship) from a mid-tier school for a thesis program, but none of the T20 schools even have assistantships for M.S. degrees (even thesis ones) as an option

Echoing what @boneh3ad said, I know for a fact this isn’t true.

Also, @eyemgh, “cash cow” has a rather negative connotation of course. They may in fact be cash cows, but I do hope they provide a mutual benefit to both the participant and the university receiving their tuition.

That’s exactly what a cash cow is. “Cash cow” isn’t a negative thing, nor does a program being one suggest that it isn’t reputable. It simply means that it brings in a lot of money for the school.