Degree from Tech of lesser value?

[Gasser64]

So I'll be going to Texas Tech in the fall. Getting all basics done local for cheaper. You know how that goes! I dont want to say what for because i want the broad and general response.

Well anyway i over heard a couple of students talking in the commons about how

"A degree from Texas Tech aint worth the paper its printed on!"

Yes i know probably nothing but hearsay. But maybe there are some hiring managers around that might offer insight? Would you look less favorably on a degree from Tech than say UT? Or T. AM?

[Blakeski]

Being a Longhorns fan, yes I would not think twice about hiring you...but then again I wouldn't give you the time of day anyways.

[03mustangdude]

Schools are not what is important its the degree, schools may give you a leg up if the hiring manager is from the same school.

[YALE]

Sheeeeit! One of the smartest guys I've ever met, Strychnine here on the board, is a Texas Tech grad, and all he's got is a Bachelor's. He's also one of the most successful dudes on the board, to boot. Don't listen to morons.

[Bad Religion]

Depends on what you're going for. The firm I'm with recruits people from Tech a lot.

[Binky]

Kids know fuck all about the real world.

Unless you go to some ivy league school which costs a fuckton so you can have an alumni support network, i wouldnt worry about it. I have friends who went to Brown, A&M and Syracuse ... Guess who has the better career and makes more than all of them combined? The guy who went to Sam Houston.

The school doesnt define your life path, you do.

[Sgt Beavis]

I have and do make hiring decisions at HP. I don't even look at the collage a candidate goes to.

Heck, I went to West Monroe High School (only one year of college). The same high school as those guys from Duck Dynasty and I'm a pretty well paid technical consultant/architect. The school you went to rarely means anything. My kid will be going to UNT or some other state school unless he gets some sort of scholarship.

[Gasser64]

Thanks everybody for taking the time! Yes i know jack squat about the hiring scene or which school is preferred. Its all very intimidating to be honest. Its like if you dont choose right youre screwed! Some nights i stay up worrying about it


One I'm going to:

http://www.ttu.edu/

But I also gave consider UT: https://www.utexas.edu/

[talisman]

I wonder if it is?

[YALE]

Thanks everybody for taking the time! Yes i know jack squat about the hiring scene or which school is preferred. Its all very intimidating to be honest. Its like if you dont choose right youre screwed! Some nights i stay up worrying about it


One I'm going to:


http://www.ttu.edu/

Do what the fuck you want, and don't doubt yourself. Just don't be a dickhole about it, and work hard. As long as you're going for something useful, the rest should take care of itself. Don't skip class, don't skip studying, and don't argue with your professors. You'll be fine.

[Sean88gt]

Degree is the key, not necessarily the university. In this state though, A&M or UT will afford you a number of opportunities that may not have otherwise existed.

[bcoop]

Being a Longhorns fan, yes I would not think twice about hiring you...but then again I wouldn't give you the time of day anyways.

This retard has HARDCORE tattooed across his chest. Don't listen to him.


School doesn't matter as much as the degree does, unless it's from say University of Phoenix.

My BIL recruits from Tech for an O&G software company. He does just fine.

[Sean88gt]

This retard has HARDCORE tattooed across his chest. Don't listen to him.

That made me laugh. I'm going to guess his decision making ability has him checking the hourly box.

[YALE]

FYI OP, I'm currently pursuing a degree from Tarleton. Hide and watch me get a job when I graduate here in a couple of semesters.

[Cooter]

I wonder if it is?