Does “prestige” matter for Computer Science majors?

tsbna44
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:58:36 +0000

My nephew is 30. Just got an offer from a major social media company you all know. $205k + 10% bonus. 30 years old. Studied poli sci at u of Arizona. Worked for a financial firm in Israel last two years. Coming back home.

I know in tech $200k isn’t a lot. Sounds like a lot to me…and for a 30 year old for sure. He does a little coding self taught.

So I’d be on the side that short of the very top/elite schools, it’s likely not a barrier. In this case, even the major isn’t.

He said he had to pass several competency tests to get serious consideration. So that’s most likely the biggest barrier.