Cornell vs UVA (Debt vs No Debt)

KtopSpin
Mon, 27 Apr 2015 06:34:08 +0000

@oldfort Your optimism is what I hoped to find, yet its so rare on these forums.

I keep seeing people comment that a $60K debt could take 5-10 years to pay off, but with the average CS major coming out of Cornell making $95K, I don’t take those opinions too seriously. Your estimate is a lot more on point with what I hope to accomplish regarding debt.

And your point about internships is extremely valid as well, and I had no knowledge of the subject until I spoke to some friends yesterday. A freshman can expect to make somewhere around 10K over the summer, but big software companies have some very lucrative opportunities (20K+) for juniors.

I might have to give up the startup dream right out of college, but are there any startup resources (clubs, seminars, etc) you could point out to me which I should take advantage of at Cornell, considering you have a lot of personal experience on campus (which is really awesome to hear)?

@lonestarvike I think you can detect my enthusiasm for Cornell from the post, but I sort of left out a section I had on networking because my post was getting superfluous. I understand Cornell has much more diverse population, which is useful for contacts and my future in general. Is your son pursuing a tech/engineering type major and career path as well?