Does Attending Public University Affect Job Applications?

[godwinscareer]

I just got accepted in a public university (SIUC), does it make a difference when you apply for a job or masters? Do people from the top universities get an advantage or somethin??

 

[Laura1013]

Many top universities are public universities.

 

[chroot]

You can get a world-class education from many public schools, and a terrible education from many private schools. The public vs. private issue really shouldn't even be a concern for you in your selection of schools, as long as the finances work out.

- Warren

 

[godwinscareer]

Suppose I apply for my masters in say MIT or some school like that, will they look at which school I graduated from?

 

[stewartcs]

Suppose I apply for my masters in say MIT or some school like that, will they look at which school I graduated from?

They may look at it, but probably won't put much (if any) weight to it.

The main things are your letters of recommendation (assuming you have reasonable grades relative to graduate schools).

 

[TMFKAN64]

School is sort of a tiebreaker. If there are two candidates, one from MIT and one from SIUC and everything else is equal, yeah, the decision will go to the guy from MIT.

"Everything else is equal" just doesn't happen though. And it's your job to make sure of that.

 

[godwinscareer]

Thanks guys just wanted to know.