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I happen to know how good Rice is, but there are many people on the east coast that have never heard of it.
Exactly. I get blank stares in the NE when I mention Rice University as far as great schools in TX. The person I last told this too said, "yeah good school". Nothing more. In Texas, Rice is believed by many to be Ivy. Outside of TX it's a good school, nothing more.
NYU is prestigious, no doubt about that, but I figured it to be just a notch above BU. I thought they were still comparable considering they're both big private schools next to major Ivies and have similar well ranked grad schools.
I cannot go to NYU. Too pricey, don't now anyone in NYC and I have family I can stay with in Boston.
BU seems to be my best option at the moment until I hear back from WashU in St. Louis and Texas A&M in College Station.
I figured the Boston name would've at least carried to California as like you said LA people have a high opinion of Northeasterners.
Who said California people have a high opinion of Northeasterners?
First i heard of this. Im from Cali living in the northeast.
Considering my GPA and my work experience, I had no choice but to choose middle of the road schools that are all in the same rank. So it doesn't matter which school I choose. At this point I just care about the practicality of the degree and school's overall prestige.
So when you graduate you are hoping that the hiring managers care mostly about the name of a college instead of how good the program is? I'm not disqualifying name-brand colleges as being a great tip for employment, but I would encourage you to attend a college with Professors that you will work well with and help you find employment at the end.
My daughter just graduated with her masters a couple of weeks ago. Her program is the top rated in the country, but the college itself is not as well known or ranked as highly. She knew that going in and chose the college after meeting with the Professors. She was also accepted at NYU, among others, but did not feel that they would be as good for her. As a new grad, she is looking for a job and a couple of Professors are working with her - not just writing letters of recommendation, but calling and e-mailing people in her intended field. In her field, the program at her college is well known, so we're hoping that will be a tip in her favor.
I just think it would be a sort of purgatory to be in college for two years if you found that you didn't like the Professors or the program and were only attending because of some elusive prestige factor, that may or may not matter to the people that do the hiring.
Who said California people have a high opinion of Northeasterners?
First i heard of this. Im from Cali living in the northeast.
I agree^. I think most Californians think that they live in the best place in the US and think that the rest of the country is envious of them. I surely wouldn't count on a NE college to hold cache for that reason.
Use your NW connections to try to get into a training program w a good company. Get work experience, then try for a better school in a year or two.
good point
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