Computer Science: Where to study.

[Buster Highmen]

I knew several folks who went to Reed and they were all at least two of three things: rich; stoners; very smart. Some were all three. Some graduated. This was 30 years ago. I am VT Homer so none if those people were me and I only marked off one of those boxes. The weed and shrooms were better and cheaper than if they went to school in California. That was a deciding factor for some. That wuz then. This is now.

One of Reed's claims to fame, aside from co-ed, having no rules and no Greek system, is that it has the highest percentage of STEM grads going on to get PhDs of any institution of higher learning in the US
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https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/a...hd-report.html
That's one measure of the "quality" of an education.

On the other hand, the average salary for a Reed grad is a lot lower than similar schools.

Also, in case you didn't know, I'm an alum, class of 79. I loved it there, best academic scene I've ever been in, greatest collection of brilliiant weirdout stoners evah!

[riser4]

The real question though is where each school land in terms of quality, quantity, and price of weed and shrooms.

[Buster Highmen]

The real question though is where each school land in terms of quality, quantity, and price of weed and shrooms.

A creative chem department is a very nice touch as well.

[riser4]

A creative chem department is a very nice touch as well.

Alright, that makes a few more pieces of the puzzle fall into place.

[XXX-er]

I told my kid that mom & dad fucked up/split up so there is no money for uni so you better get a scholarship eh so he did

Scholarships/ burseries helped BUT mostly the Coop program for engineers was worth 120k over the 16 months of work in a 5 year program paying him 4-5k a month but it also got him some valuable experiance in the the corporate world, job offers from the 4 big companies he worked at and so he took the last one

so he finished the engineering program with no help/no debt and a job while most of his uni friends at the time had not found jobs

[Buster Highmen]

Alright, that makes a few more pieces of the puzzle fall into place.

2-5 dimethoxy-4bromophenethylamine!

[riser4]

Duh.

[f=ma]

CS degree? I'd vote MIT.

[ex-powderbroker]

i vote gap year. those are all great programs that will be even better at 19 with some rich experiences under the belt, but you never get as easy a second chance to do something creative or humanitarian than right after high school.

so that’s my vote, followed by MIT.

ALSO, none of these fancy edumacations are required to work at pornhub.

[f=ma]

i vote gap year. those are all great programs that will be even better at 19 with some rich experiences under the belt, but you never get as easy a second chance to do something creative or humanitarian than right after high school.

so that’s my vote, followed by MIT.

ALSO, none of these fancy edumacations are required to work at pornhub.

Also will let COVID-19 settle down too.

[stuckathuntermtn]

"is ASU the Harvard of date rape?"

[Sirshredalot]

The real question though is where each school land in terms of quality, quantity, and price of weed and shrooms.

I mean, MA is a legal state and I doubt the Burlington-Cambridge-Worcester-Amherst trade route is dead. Certainly, prices were low and supplies were abundant in my day.

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[palosgrandes]

Thanks for the collective words of wisdom. He chose MIT, which will probably be good for him as he is very creative and able to think outside the box. After taking a tour there last year and speaking with a number of graduates and parents of graduates, I will probably stress out more than him as I know MIT definitely challenges even the best and brightest students.

[MarcusBrody]

Thanks for the collective words of wisdom. He chose MIT, which will probably be good for him as he is very creative and able to think outside the box. After taking a tour there last year and speaking with a number of graduates and parents of graduates, I will probably stress out more than him as I know MIT definitely challenges even the best and brightest students.

I think that how students respond to that depends on how closely they associate their self-concept with their academic performance. From what you've told us in this thread, your son sounds like he has a pretty good idea of who he is and his identity doesn't sound excessively caught up with his grades, even if he obviously gets great ones. The students that I've seen struggle are the ones with lower intrinsic self-worth who have been using their A's to assure themselves that they are worth something, esp. if they assure themselves of that by thinking about how much better they are doing than their peers.

Students who are more secure in themselves, don't as tightly associate grades with intelligence, and who have multiple things that they care about tend to be fine when challenged.

[fatnslow]

"is ASU the Harvard of date rape?"

That would be UM, even a book written about it but I'm sure you have heard.

[RootSkier]

The real question though is where each school land in terms of quality, quantity, and price of weed and shrooms.

Reed also comes with use of a free ski cabin. I've only been once but some weird shit went down.

[Meathelmet]

...but I also realize that almost every student at those schools will be at the same level intellectually or maybe even higher.

That is given, but that is also the point. Here the surroundings (parents, profs & staff) are critical, how to mediate that it is crucial to surround oneself with minds brighter than your own. Coming to terms with that notion is up to the maturity of character, and that varies greatly depending on what kind of psychopathology the said individual possess. In academia the most thrilling and stimulating thing is to be around the "brighter minds"...and realising that they invariably have their own flaws, faults and weaknesses. In return, this process brings out ones own personal strengths and gives an organic path for growth and furthering their own personality.

And I concur with Brodys observation. The stereotypical Grade A+ students seem to encounter quite often challenges, comparing to the Curious Asshat/Miscreant types. Also, the one often overlooked thing is the pressure from the family. Individuals with academic / high expectation parents often have extra issues dealing with those external factors. #ymmv

[Cabinfever]

Had three female cousins all go to MIT. They like to joke that “your daddy might be able to get you into Harvard but you daddy cant get you into MIT”. Congrats, thats one sharp kid.


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in-state GT tuition seems like a pretty enticing option IMHO
go bigger name brand w/ grad school
higher likelihood of scholarship money
less burdensome financial situation as he starts his adult life on his own -- better lifestyle, etc

congrats to the kid on an impressive list of acceptances

[The Suit]

He chose MIT.

Yay!

If he has an entrepreneurial bent, he should definitely check out the Sandbox program.

[palosgrandes]

Yay!

If he has an entrepreneurial bent, he should definitely check out the Sandbox program.

He made a wearable UV detection unit that links to a cell phone for a science/engineering fair this year, which simultaneously stimulated his innovative side as well as his entrepreneurial spirit. He already has a few other projects in mind, so I am sure he will find his way to the Sandbox program at some point in his time there.

[XXX-er]

in-state GT tuition seems like a pretty enticing option IMHO
go bigger name brand w/ grad school
higher likelihood of scholarship money
less burdensome financial situation as he starts his adult life on his own -- better lifestyle, etc

This ^^ starting out without any debt and already working at a real job was huge for junior, otehr kids have student loans and he has a huge bank account.

He had been planning for Uni at least 2 years before highschool was finished and I suspect the kids who got all the scholarships and burseries will also know more about it than their parents

I asked why UofA and he said cuz they got a good engineering program and they are giving me 25K, OK so all I had to do was deliver him to uni with a computer/tv/beer fridge/clothes

[MarcusBrody]

in-state GT tuition seems like a pretty enticing option IMHO
go bigger name brand w/ grad school
higher likelihood of scholarship money
less burdensome financial situation as he starts his adult life on his own -- better lifestyle, etc

congrats to the kid on an impressive list of acceptances

I don't think that this is totally true when you get to the level of school that the OP's kid is looking at. Harvard, MIT, etc. have so much money that they can afford to be much more generous with financial aid than almost any state school if you're not coming from a wealthy family. Plus, even though I suspect that Georgia Tech students do very well financially, the expected earnings premium of an MIT/Harvard/etc. degree in CS means that student loans aren't really something to worry about in the same way as at other places.

[skinny_kid]

Yay!

If he has an entrepreneurial bent, he should definitely check out the Sandbox program.

Found your bio. Interesting stuff. Everyone on there and their success confirms my mediocrity.

Also, TGR has a shout out in another Board Member bio. Found that unlikely.

[The Suit]

Everyone on there and their success confirms my mediocrity.

I don't believe that for a second. If I'm remembering correctly, you set out to build a career in the military and occasionally post an update which shows that you're doing just that.

And the other bio that mentions "Teton" is Mrs. Suit.