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It's still Harvard. It ranks #1 in nearly every other subject. A Harvard degree will get you an interview at Google or anywhere I've ever worked. However, I don
by rdouble 18y ago
It's still Harvard. It ranks #1 in nearly every other subject. A Harvard degree will get you an interview at Google or anywhere I've ever worked. However, I don't think it matters that much for the OP since he (or she) didn't apply there.
- blackguardx 18y agoGoogle recruits everywhere. I have lots of friends that have interviewed at Google. Will going to Harvard surround you with like-minded people to learn from and work on projects with? Sure, but probably not as many as some other schools.
- rdouble 18y agoI didn't intend to start a debate about the merits of Harvard's engineering department. I was just using it as an example of a school with an obvious (perhaps the most obvious) brand name reputation.
- krschultz 18y agoAgree with the point, except that the true answer is MIT or Caltech, Harvard really wouldn't push you ahead to any HR guy worth his salt at a tech company.
- tsally 18y agoIt might get you an interview, but any interviewer worth their salt will be seriously worried whether they are getting garbage Harvard grad, or a smart one. Compare this to places like Chicago, CalTech, and MIT where you simply can't fake your way through college.