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Your argument is quite sensitive to the numbers, and your estimates of the numbers are questionable. Maybe someone from CMU CS is starting with $90k, but everyo
by Darmani 13y ago
Your argument is quite sensitive to the numbers, and your estimates of the numbers are questionable. Maybe someone from CMU CS is starting with $90k, but everyone I've talked to has offers significantly higher. Two of my closest friends have starting offers over $150k. Instead of spending their time sharpening how quickly they can map the shape of a button to the appropriate API call, they acquired deep knowledge of computing, and thus can do things in an hour most people couldn't in a month.
- argonaut 13y agoI've added numbers for average salary figures. I think that should be preferred to anecdotes. A rockstar in college who makes 150k (notwithstanding that the max salary for CMU SCS in 2012 was 135k) straight out of college is probably capable of making just as much if not more if had they dropped out of college. It remains that in the average case dropping out makes more financial sense.
- mfn 13y agoJust out of curiosity, and if you don't mind answering, are these offers $150k base? Or is that the value of the whole compensation package, including signing bonuses and stock options?
- Darmani 13y agoOne offer is $150k salary, plus stock (somehow, the company still has its own stock, despite having already been acquired for $300 million). This person is finishing a 5th-year Master's though. The other offer is $110k salary, plus $40k annually in stock. Since the company is Google, it's pretty fair to treat that as $150k.