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Ask HN: Should I do a CS masters at Cambridge or start as a new grad at Amazon?

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Re: Ask HN: Should I do a CS masters at Cambridge or start as a new grad at Amazon?

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Post by Chyzwar »

I completed my master while working full time but. It was though but necessary as my undergraduate degree was not enough to land software job and I lacked real skill.

I would probably take a job. If AI bubble pops you would be debt free and with 1-2 years of experience.

Re: Ask HN: Should I do a CS masters at Cambridge or start as a new grad at Amazon?

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Post by farseer »

Go for the job, you can pick up the equivalent Cambridge courses online in your free time. Tech jobs are a bit tight right now and the situation may become worse 1-2 years down the road when you graduate.

Unless you are a rich AF nepo baby with multiple trust funds. Then definitely go for Cambridge and have fun.

Re: Ask HN: Should I do a CS masters at Cambridge or start as a new grad at Amazon?

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Post by a-saleh »

I would say, if you can afford it, and have some reasonable reason to continue with masters, stay at uni.

As far as I know, Amazon is not that good of an employer. If you would manage to stick wit them for those two years, it still would be what, ~100k in lost income? And no job on the CV for those two years? But those can be mitigated and are way less certain than achieving a degree in 2 years

Re: Ask HN: Should I do a CS masters at Cambridge or start as a new grad at Amazon?

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Post by rienbdj »

astro-lizard wrote: post #12

Reddit is full of desperate crabs pulling you down into the bucket. Go to Cambridge, that's literally a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Masters programs are much less competitive than undergrad. It’ll still be there.

Re: Ask HN: Should I do a CS masters at Cambridge or start as a new grad at Amazon?

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Post by firefax »

You did not say where your bachelors is from. There is a lot of gatekeeping around degrees -- having Cambridge on your CV will open doors you didn't even know existed.

Also, how much is the degree, and how are you financially? I would not advise going into debt for a MS.

Re: Ask HN: Should I do a CS masters at Cambridge or start as a new grad at Amazon?

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Post by sajithdilshan »

Honestly go with your gut feeling. There is no right or wrong choice. For most Cambridge might seem a good choice, but you might end up hating there. I remember how stressed I was with the workload when I was doing my bachelors. At least with Amazon you get paid
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