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I'm pretty sure that there is almost no difference in terms of talent between someone who graduated from MIT vs someone who graduated from any other decent univ

I'm pretty sure that there is almost no difference in terms of talent between someone who graduated from MIT vs someone who graduated from any other decent university around the world. They share more or less the same curriculum. The main difference is that MIT has more reputable professors and the children have richer parents. Reputable professors are not necessarily the best teachers... Especially at the undergrad level.

compiler-guy 9y ago
Having attended an average-at-best school for my undergraduate degree and a name-widely-recognized-as-one-of-the-best school for my graduate degree, and teaching several classes at both: The top students at both schools were quite close in ability, drive, motivation and talent. There may have been a couple a very little smarter at the name school, but not many, and not enough to make a material difference. But the mid and bottom students at the average school were quite a bit worse than the mid and bottom students at the name school. And it wasn't even close. So, in my experience at least, there are definitely students worth hiring at both places, but you have to sift through quite a bit more students at the average schools.
datawarrior 9y ago
I went to a state school. Most of my professors also taught at a larger name school across town. My classes were half the cost with half the number of students. I believe I got the same education for less and probably got a lot more face to face time with my professors in the process. The name of the school means very little to me as a result of my experiences. Especially now that I interview a lot of people and have a really hard time seeing any differences between them based on education. Hats off to the folks who got the great education at a discount. In a way they may have made the smarter decision.
santaclaus 9y ago
> The main difference is that MIT has more reputable professors and the children have richer parents. Harvard, maybe. MIT? Their undergrads are great — of the interns we get, MIT and Cal Tech undergrads are leaps and bounds above those from other schools.

compiler-guy 9y ago

Having attended an average-at-best school for my undergraduate degree and a name-widely-recognized-as-one-of-the-best school for my graduate degree, and teaching several classes at both: The top students at both schools were quite close in ability, drive, motivation and talent. There may have been a couple a very little smarter at the name school, but not many, and not enough to make a material difference. But the mid and bottom students at the average school were quite a bit worse than the mid and bottom students at the name school. And it wasn't even close. So, in my experience at least, there are definitely students worth hiring at both places, but you have to sift through quite a bit more students at the average schools.

datawarrior 9y ago

I went to a state school. Most of my professors also taught at a larger name school across town. My classes were half the cost with half the number of students. I believe I got the same education for less and probably got a lot more face to face time with my professors in the process. The name of the school means very little to me as a result of my experiences. Especially now that I interview a lot of people and have a really hard time seeing any differences between them based on education. Hats off to the folks who got the great education at a discount. In a way they may have made the smarter decision.

santaclaus 9y ago

> The main difference is that MIT has more reputable professors and the children have richer parents. Harvard, maybe. MIT? Their undergrads are great — of the interns we get, MIT and Cal Tech undergrads are leaps and bounds above those from other schools.