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> Even Merced is seen as above Cal Poly. Seen by who, exactly? See how many of the lists below UC Merced appears in, how many Cal Poly SLO appears in: https:

> Even Merced is seen as above Cal Poly. Seen by who, exactly? See how many of the lists below UC Merced appears in, how many Cal Poly SLO appears in: https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-colleges-high-paying-jobs-tech-58b1588c https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-colleges-high-paying-jobs-t... https://gizmodo.com/artificial-intelligence-college-program-degree-1849354946 https://gizmodo.com/artificial-intelligence-college-program-... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/still-want-job-tech-top-120000356.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/still-want-job-tech-top-12000... https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/best-schools-by-majors/computer-science https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/best-schools-... https://qz.com/967985/silicon-valley-companies-like-apple-aapl-hires-the-most-alumni-of-these-10-universities-and-none-of-them-are-in-the-ivy-league/ https://qz.com/967985/silicon-valley-companies-like-apple-aa... https://www.businessinsider.com/top-colleges-for-working-in-silicon-valley-2017-5#14-california-polytechnic-state-university-san-luis-obispo-12 https://www.businessinsider.com/top-colleges-for-working-in-... http://sports.yahoo.com/news/20-schools-most-grads-apple-153500378.html http://sports.yahoo.com/news/20-schools-most-grads-apple-153... https://www.businessinsider.com/schools-with-the-most-alumni-google-2015-10 https://www.businessinsider.com/schools-with-the-most-alumni...

ramesh31 3y ago
>See how many of the lists below UC Merced appears in, how many Cal Poly SLO appears in: This is about feelings and bias, not facts. Of course Cal Poly is a top notch school. But do you think the hiring manager isn't going to pick the identical applicant who went to Riverside instead?
- alephnerd 3y ago
  > But do you think the hiring manager isn't going to pick the identical applicant who went to Riverside instead Yes. The SLO grad will always get the leg up Dallas westwards. Cal Poly SLO is one of the oldest universities in California (older than UCLA and CalTech) and the Western US and has a massive alumni network (C-Suite at Apple, Raytheon, Yahoo, etc back in the day as well as most of the Central California Republican Congressional contingent). UCR and UCM are both amazing schools, but are brand new and don't have as strong an alumni network yet.
  - ramesh31 3y ago
    >Yes. The SLO grad will always get the leg up Dallas westwards. Completely fair, this is indeed a California/SV problem in particular.
    - alephnerd 3y ago
      Outside California as well (nor is this a problem). SLO has a strong alumni network across the West, as all western state residents pay in-state residency at state universities.

ramesh31 3y ago

>See how many of the lists below UC Merced appears in, how many Cal Poly SLO appears in: This is about feelings and bias, not facts. Of course Cal Poly is a top notch school. But do you think the hiring manager isn't going to pick the identical applicant who went to Riverside instead?

alephnerd 3y ago
> But do you think the hiring manager isn't going to pick the identical applicant who went to Riverside instead Yes. The SLO grad will always get the leg up Dallas westwards. Cal Poly SLO is one of the oldest universities in California (older than UCLA and CalTech) and the Western US and has a massive alumni network (C-Suite at Apple, Raytheon, Yahoo, etc back in the day as well as most of the Central California Republican Congressional contingent). UCR and UCM are both amazing schools, but are brand new and don't have as strong an alumni network yet.
- ramesh31 3y ago
  >Yes. The SLO grad will always get the leg up Dallas westwards. Completely fair, this is indeed a California/SV problem in particular.
  - alephnerd 3y ago
    Outside California as well (nor is this a problem). SLO has a strong alumni network across the West, as all western state residents pay in-state residency at state universities.