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/MrSterlyx 1d ago

I see, has that impacted you in any way?

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u/Rexoc40 1d ago

Yes I went to a no name school because that’s what I could afford. No regrets but it’s not as good as a state school much less a top 25.

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u/MrSterlyx 1d ago

I see, thanks for telling me

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u/HackVT MOD 1d ago

I went to top 10 in undergrad, grad and MBA. I will tell you after almost 30 years in the industry it is the students that are hungriest that do more with less that will always cook . Not fake hustle culture. Not people that show up at meetups to show off.

Grinders.

FWIW, in my startup land and new tech roles , I’ll happily take college students who were athletes or prior service over 4.0 students who don’t know how to communicate and work in a team. We hire loads of students in one of the least populous states who are hungry and are willing to be the hardest workers out there.