Tech IndustryNov 21, 2022
Ironcladverytas

Stanford CS Master vs Google L4

If you already have a cs undergrad degree, is it worth going for Stanford masters when you have an offer from Google as L4?

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Allen Institute 11th-hour Nov 21, 2022

Location for offer?

Ironclad verytas OP Nov 21, 2022

SF

Mailchimp shbwisbk Nov 21, 2022

Industry exp No need for masters if you already have UG from US.

Ironclad verytas OP Nov 21, 2022

I guess stanford is just better for dating + bragging..?

Mailchimp shbwisbk Nov 21, 2022

Lol get yourself a good car worth 100k instead of 100k per year on degree to get better at dating

Google meuX58 Nov 21, 2022

Absolutely not. This is really crazy to even consider.

Goldman Sachs StarCrush Nov 21, 2022

how do your get L4 as new grad ?????

Fitbit o22ij1 Nov 21, 2022

you cant without a phd

Ironclad verytas OP Nov 21, 2022

Already have 4 yoe

Change Healthcare tghhd Nov 21, 2022

College brand will stick with you forever but company brand doesn’t after you switch to another company

Goldman Sachs StarCrush Nov 21, 2022

Disagree. If OP is already at Google, the company he switches to will only be better than Google, or at least equal to Google. So OP’s company brand >= Google for the rest of his career

Change Healthcare tghhd Nov 21, 2022

Let’s see how that’ll go during the recession

VMware JYlK24 Nov 21, 2022

You might get the same offer even after your MS.

Goldman Sachs StarCrush Nov 21, 2022

If you go for Stanford master, chances are you’ll end up at Google L4 two years later. If you go for Google L4 right now, chances are you’ll be up for L5 promo two years later.

Discovery rat-racer Nov 21, 2022

None

Snap ptgssx Nov 21, 2022

CMU, UCB and Stanford are of similar prestige. Google is going to be icing on your resume.

Google YDQk76 Nov 21, 2022

Can you convert your offer to summer internship and join MS?. The amount of learning you can do in 2yrs is far greater than industry experience.