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I'm a little surprised that you've rattled off just about every single school in NC except NC State. Any particular reason?

by xienze 12y ago

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mindcrime 12y ago
Nah, there are a lot of other schools here: Western Carolina, UNC-Asheville, East Carolina, Appalachian State, Campbell, UNC-Charlotte, Elizabeth City State, Elon, Duke, Wake Forest, Winston-Salem State, etc. I wasn't trying to list them all, but trying to emphasize the ones that I perceive as being considered "less touted" in relative terms. NCSU is actually pretty highly regarded, especially the engineering programs and the veterinary program, so that's the only real reason I didn't mention them. Same for Duke, which is generally regarded as a fairly "elite" school as well.
- hkmurakami 12y ago
  I've definitely met some great minds from NC State :)
  - mindcrime 12y ago
    Same here. I have plenty of friends from all of NCSU, UNC, Duke, etc... sports rivalries and what-not aside, I consider all of them to be - at a minimum - "Pretty Good" schools. UNC is widely considered one of the so-called "Public Ivys" and Duke is generally held up as "elite" if a step below "Ivy League" or whatever. And State definitely has a strong reputation, especially in certain areas like engineering and veterinary science. I think their MBA program is also ranked fairly highly as well.
- xienze 12y ago
  Heh, fair enough. Was just thinking for a minute that you were suggesting you'd consider Wake Tech grads over NCSU grads and I started getting a little concerned about my school's image :).
  - mindcrime 12y ago
    No, nothing like that at all. But what I would be saying is that - as a resource constrained startup - I'd likely recruit at Wake Tech before NCSU, since it's more likely the NCSU guy or gal is going to also be talking to various $BIGCORPs that are seen as highly desirable places to work. and I started getting a little concerned about my school's image Well, the old joke does still stand: Person A: Where are you going to school? Person B: NC State Person A: Oh that's great, once you graduate you can get a job at John Deere. (j/k'ing!!!!)

I'm a little surprised that you've rattled off just about every single school in NC except NC State. Any particular reason?

by xienze 12y ago

I'm a little surprised that you've rattled off just about every single school in NC except NC State. Any particular reason?

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mindcrime 12y ago

Nah, there are a lot of other schools here: Western Carolina, UNC-Asheville, East Carolina, Appalachian State, Campbell, UNC-Charlotte, Elizabeth City State, Elon, Duke, Wake Forest, Winston-Salem State, etc. I wasn't trying to list them all, but trying to emphasize the ones that I perceive as being considered "less touted" in relative terms. NCSU is actually pretty highly regarded, especially the engineering programs and the veterinary program, so that's the only real reason I didn't mention them. Same for Duke, which is generally regarded as a fairly "elite" school as well.

hkmurakami 12y ago
I've definitely met some great minds from NC State :)
- mindcrime 12y ago
  Same here. I have plenty of friends from all of NCSU, UNC, Duke, etc... sports rivalries and what-not aside, I consider all of them to be - at a minimum - "Pretty Good" schools. UNC is widely considered one of the so-called "Public Ivys" and Duke is generally held up as "elite" if a step below "Ivy League" or whatever. And State definitely has a strong reputation, especially in certain areas like engineering and veterinary science. I think their MBA program is also ranked fairly highly as well.
xienze 12y ago
Heh, fair enough. Was just thinking for a minute that you were suggesting you'd consider Wake Tech grads over NCSU grads and I started getting a little concerned about my school's image :).
- mindcrime 12y ago
  No, nothing like that at all. But what I would be saying is that - as a resource constrained startup - I'd likely recruit at Wake Tech before NCSU, since it's more likely the NCSU guy or gal is going to also be talking to various $BIGCORPs that are seen as highly desirable places to work. and I started getting a little concerned about my school's image Well, the old joke does still stand: Person A: Where are you going to school? Person B: NC State Person A: Oh that's great, once you graduate you can get a job at John Deere. (j/k'ing!!!!)