Current rising senior looking to get his chances for CS at T20s

That depends on what you can afford. If you have to co-sign large amounts of debt to afford tuition, then you can’t afford it. Also, rankings are very deceptive. Most of these “t-20” schools are east/west coast schools, and the salaries are skewed toward areas with a highly inflated cost of living. In reality, there’s very little advantage to paying the $$ to go there.

In the world of tech, prestige really means nothing. In fact, after 3 years of work experience, employers don’t even ask where you went. Their only concern will be what do you know? And What can you do? I went to a regional state university. I’ve interviewed for Google and Amazon, as well as several fortune 500 companies. They’re overrated, in my opinion. Just focus on affordability, and the career will happen.

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