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UIUC is in a cornfield. Highly ranked CS school. No problem with internships or speakers. We always had a great job fair.
by cbanek 7y ago
UIUC is in a cornfield. Highly ranked CS school. No problem with internships or speakers. We always had a great job fair.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoUIUC relies heavily on international students who have no idea its in a cornfield before they attend. On top of that, they have a theory focus.
- adjkant 7y agoThis is an outlying cornfield though (along with a few others). I think they succeed despite their location.
- walshemj 7y agoOK so exactly what local businesses would you intern at - its not like Cambridge (UK) where there are huge numbers of startup's and business.
- lol768 7y agoWhy do you need to intern somewhere locally? A good majority of my coursemates ended up travelling to London (or indeed Cambridge) to take up internships during my time at Warwick - there was no need to be shackled to finding somewhere in Coventry!
- walshemj 7y agoIts easier for the uni to build relationships locale and the OP was talking about being several hundred miles at minimum away.
- cbanek 7y agoI worked for a professor (in the sociology department, modeling knowledge networks) as an undergrad, getting paid 2x minimum wage as a junior while taking courses. Doing actual programming and CS work (python, websites, databases). As many hours as I wanted, and he was always looking for more help. For full-time (salaried) internships, I got them at major companies and lived there for a semester, then came back to UIUC.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoCambridge has a lot going on actually, it is the main place Microsoft does R&D in the UK. Oxford is maybe more startup free.