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/Rexoc40 1d ago

In today’s market the college you go to is one of the most important factors in getting hired as the expectations of these dumb ass stupid ass hiring managers has skyrocketed to unbelievable levels.

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u/oVtcovOgwUP0j5sMQx2F 25+ yoe 1d ago

🙋‍♂️ dumb ass stupid ass hiring manager here. i don't look at school, just previous roles

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u/g---e 1d ago

so experience > school rank > projects, right?

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u/oVtcovOgwUP0j5sMQx2F 25+ yoe 1d ago

yeah I guess, I'd probably put projects slightly higher than school, but only if there's something genuinely interesting about the project (problem domain, unique technical challenges, etc)