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In the EU there isn't much of a ranking of Universities. It's practically more of a good-uni-with-proper-acceditation vs. the rest. At the same time, almost no

In the EU there isn't much of a ranking of Universities. It's practically more of a good-uni-with-proper-acceditation vs. the rest. At the same time, almost no company really cares what school you went to or what it was called. The only real choice or 'best' is the surrounding ecosystem. Going to a university that has no internet connection will still get you the same information and skills but for most people having no internet isn't all that fun. Same goes for studying somewhere very cold when you like warm days, or somewhere warm when you like it cold. If you want something 'extra' (which again, no company cares about) like prestige, you can make a list of all the places that have your preference to be (climate, language etc.) and then check what 'extra' things they have, like solar cars or public-private AI partnerships, or military applications or space/esa connections. It won't do you much good if that extra experience has nothing to do with what your goals are, and you can gain that experience without a university just fine. Perhaps some context in the origins of your thinking/culture would be best. Most people assume USA mindset when this type of question gets asked.

Recursing 7y ago
Thanks for the answer The idea was to get a list of interesting places to choose from, apply to a bunch of them and try to have as much information as possible for choosing the final one Another interesting question would be which culture would be the best fit for me, I hadn't thought of that, thanks
- oneplane 7y ago
  If you know what kind of topics you find most interesting, you should put that on your list of preferences (combined with culture, location etc). If you have a weird mix like Biomedical Computing, Program Correctness, Computer Vision and you really like SAT solvers, finding out where the hotspots for those topics are can help you select a uni. I know of a few people that selected based on professors that would be available to them, and some that were purely interested in getting into any of the FAANG, that does limit your options and as a result should make your list much shorter.
alt_f4 7y ago
> In the EU there isn't much of a ranking of Universities bullshit. there are at least 3, published by European companies. > It's practically more of a good-uni-with-proper-acceditation vs. the rest bullshit. if it's a uni, it must be accredited. if it is not accredited, it is not a uni. Being accredited doesn't mean it is a great uni. > Going to a university that has no internet connection will still get you the same information bullshit. I'd love some example of these CS departments in Europe that don't have internet. > no company cares about prestige bullshit. I'd like to see which company values equally the graduates from ETH Zurich and University of Whatevertown. > Perhaps some context in the origins of your thinking/culture would be best. Most people assume USA mindset[...] bullshit. "You stupid American... you don't understand our culture... all our universities are equally good". Yeah, no. Overall, this comment is pure garbage, I don't understand why it is so high in this thread.
- throwaway123mmm 7y ago
  I completely agree with you. Unfortunately, it seems like the parent poster never had colleagues from top universities. There is a reason that google is in Zurich, Munich, etc... and not next to random universities. In general (exceptions always exist) there is much more potential in people who have finished 'good' universities. They are finishers. They dont give up and do whats needed to reach their goal.
  - oneplane 7y ago
    Out of all the students I graduated with only 1 or 2 (one of them ended up quitting during the grace period so it depends on how you want to count that) ended up with jobs that they only got because of our university, and none of my current colleagues were selected based on where they got their MS or BS. Two of the ex-Googlers we have here were selected by Google for their MS, but then again, rather the exception (only a small number of jobs use ranking) than the rule. We select on merit, drive and competence applied recently. And where you got your MS or BS or if you have one at all weighs proportionally to the rest (and in the past 2 years we haven't even had anyone join any of the teams where it even mattered if they had one at all because their were selected on the rest).

Recursing 7y ago

Thanks for the answer The idea was to get a list of interesting places to choose from, apply to a bunch of them and try to have as much information as possible for choosing the final one Another interesting question would be which culture would be the best fit for me, I hadn't thought of that, thanks

oneplane 7y ago
If you know what kind of topics you find most interesting, you should put that on your list of preferences (combined with culture, location etc). If you have a weird mix like Biomedical Computing, Program Correctness, Computer Vision and you really like SAT solvers, finding out where the hotspots for those topics are can help you select a uni. I know of a few people that selected based on professors that would be available to them, and some that were purely interested in getting into any of the FAANG, that does limit your options and as a result should make your list much shorter.

alt_f4 7y ago

> In the EU there isn't much of a ranking of Universities bullshit. there are at least 3, published by European companies. > It's practically more of a good-uni-with-proper-acceditation vs. the rest bullshit. if it's a uni, it must be accredited. if it is not accredited, it is not a uni. Being accredited doesn't mean it is a great uni. > Going to a university that has no internet connection will still get you the same information bullshit. I'd love some example of these CS departments in Europe that don't have internet. > no company cares about prestige bullshit. I'd like to see which company values equally the graduates from ETH Zurich and University of Whatevertown. > Perhaps some context in the origins of your thinking/culture would be best. Most people assume USA mindset[...] bullshit. "You stupid American... you don't understand our culture... all our universities are equally good". Yeah, no. Overall, this comment is pure garbage, I don't understand why it is so high in this thread.

throwaway123mmm 7y ago
I completely agree with you. Unfortunately, it seems like the parent poster never had colleagues from top universities. There is a reason that google is in Zurich, Munich, etc... and not next to random universities. In general (exceptions always exist) there is much more potential in people who have finished 'good' universities. They are finishers. They dont give up and do whats needed to reach their goal.
- oneplane 7y ago
  Out of all the students I graduated with only 1 or 2 (one of them ended up quitting during the grace period so it depends on how you want to count that) ended up with jobs that they only got because of our university, and none of my current colleagues were selected based on where they got their MS or BS. Two of the ex-Googlers we have here were selected by Google for their MS, but then again, rather the exception (only a small number of jobs use ranking) than the rule. We select on merit, drive and competence applied recently. And where you got your MS or BS or if you have one at all weighs proportionally to the rest (and in the past 2 years we haven't even had anyone join any of the teams where it even mattered if they had one at all because their were selected on the rest).