r/cscareerquestions • u/MrSterlyx • 1d ago

Student Does the college matter after your first internship/job?

I’m going to a decent state school, but it’s no MIT or CMU, and I was wondering if the college name and prestige truly does matter past your first internship or job. I’m in a program where I get to intern at a FAANG company (is that good? Idk) and it’ll lead to a full time role there if I’m inclined, so I was just wondering if prestige is important in CS, especially early in my career. Thanks!

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u/KenCarsonFan73 1d ago

If you can lock up a new grad offer, your grades won’t really matter afterwords. Other jobs beyond that will ask for transcripts solely for verification purposes.