Still in college, never really cared about grades but could probably graduate with ~3.6 if i wanted to finish strong. Let’s say Im really good at what I do, would a lack of graduate degree become a limiting factor? What if I want to go into management, what would limit me if I graduate with a mediocre gpa in cs from a mediocre school (uci)?
Nope.
No
Leetcode
A 3.0 in as LC is worth more than a 3.8 in CS
No.
A lot of management positions will prefer a MS or MBA, but rarely a hard requirement. PHD makes no sense unless you want to do a research type career in which case it is required. High TC can happen without them…
Most people seem to think it's worthless for CS. I am curious, does an MS do anything for mechanical and electrical engineers on the hardware side?
Ofc it does. Hardware engineering definitely prefers MS
@Google is this just a "I have a grad degree so you [next crop of talent] need one too" type of thing? was really sad seeing my friends have to do an MS/PhD on the hardware side only to make half what we do
I think for future it’s good to go for higher education. Low level coding job would soon be automated and leetcode is good only for entry level jobs.
In tech, grad school is a waste of time and $$ if you already have a cs/eng undergrad. It will not help with tc or getting into FAANG. LC and get into FAANG now or a company that is at-least decent at tech. Getting into management in tech is a matter of gaining experience and working out career goals with your manager. An MBA or MS is not going to really help. In fact, traditional MBAs make the worst managers and directors.
I have a PhD from a top CS school. The answer is no. You start at potentially a level higher but your peers have reached the same level and above while making much more money while you're in grad school. The type of work could be different though. More researchy stuff are typically reserved for you. There are even exceptions to this.
No, most likely not unless you really like one field you want to specialize in. Also grad school is super GPA elitist so 3.8 or higher is basically essential
Got into PhD with 3.6, knew some 3.4-3.5 that got in, it’s all about research experience and recs
@Meta Is this a top PhD program 👀, curious because I just started my MS at a top 10 and would like to tackle a PhD in the future. It’s really nerve racking though because these PhD programs are insanely competitive. At least that’s what I feel like haha