Hi all, I’m currently a high school student in the UK and have applied to a degree apprenticeship with PwC where they will pay for my bachelor’s in computer science, give me a salary whilst I study and guarantee an internship every summer. Sounds amazing, but my concern is once I graduate the compensation is relatively low. And so does working at PwC hold enough prestige for me to have a good shot at working at a big tech/high finance after a few YOE? PS: The degree apprenticeship is with the University of Birmingham (a decent university), whilst my alternative would be attending UCL where many of its graduates go on to work in high finance and big tech. #tech #pwc #softwareengineer
If you need free school, i would do it. You’re going to end up with 4 years of experience and a college degree. You’ll be a stronger candidate than most new grads
I don’t necessarily need the free school but not having the burden of $60k in debt is great. I’m just worried that PwC could hinder my career growth as I’ve been seeing a lot of negative things on its exit opportunities.
Attending a more prestigious institution does not guarantee a more successful career. If your goal is to work in big tech/high finance then what’s more important are the steps you take to achieve that goal. If prestige matters and you believe you could easily land an internship while at UCL then long term the cost difference wouldn’t be a big factor, again of course there are no guarantees. My personal opinion is take the apprenticeship, invest your salary wisely and focus on the end goal. Any employer who gates or hires solely based on alma mater is not an employer you want to work for. At least for big tech this is not a factor, you will be hired based on your technical assessment and interview performance. You won’t make big TC in the UK slaving away for some corporation regardless so I would build necessary experience and aim to move to the US as quickly as possible. There isn’t a right or wrong decision and either path you take will have its ups and downs so pick one, focus on your goal and keep moving towards it from wherever you end up. Good luck!
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PwC kinda sucks tbh.
Why so?