<p>Can anyone rank these schools (cornell, jhu, cmu, columbia, upenn, northwestern, umich) in order in terms of which ones would be seen as the most “prestigious” for cheme by employers?</p>
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<p>Double poster… kill him!</p>
<p>I’m aware of USnews rankings, but I just don’t know how much I should trust them.</p>
<p>Mathstar - ANY and ALL of the schools you listed would be viewed favorably by employers, IMO, so your decision should be based on other criteria and how the schools stack up for you. You’ve got east coast, midwest, super big public, like UMich, and small private like NU. And as far as “prestigious” by employers, a lot of that depends on what school(s) the interviwer attended, or has had good success with hires from a particular school(s) - and that can vary even within a large corp. Visit if you can, and then realize that you pays your money and you takes your chance. Good luck - and I don’t think you can go wrong at any of the schools you mentioned.</p>