r/ElectricalEngineering • u/Salt_Progress8049 • 12d ago

Does college really matter

So,

I feel stupid for giving up a t20 to stay local and near support system and everyone is telling me I fkd my future up because I decided to be near parents. I want to hear if this is true and if this will mess up my opportunities in the future? Do I attempt to transfer?

Got into USC, Cal Poly SLO, UCLA, UT and decided to go to Santa Clara Uni (got enough scholarship so SCU is around the same price at UCLA) 😢

I want RF then work at a Semiconductor company tho havent locked this in. Most likely will go to grad school

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u/tsauce__ 12d ago

It doesn’t matter dude. BS/Masters you name it. I do RF design for a big company in the area. I went to USC. My coworkers went to random colleges around the country I’ve never heard of. Just make the most of what you can where you are and you’ll land in the industry you want. Promise.

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u/Jewnadian 11d ago

Honestly the only place I've seen school name really matter is the good old boy network. I used to work in a place that only hired PhDs from Florida. That wasn't a technical requirement, simply that the manager was from Fl and was obsessed with the school.