The Silicon Valley area is also one of the most expensive places to live in
the U.S. The rolling blackouts are a symptom of California's mismanaged
and intrusive state government. Getting a IT job in California right now is
very tough and it is competitive.
I recommend Carnegie-Mellon or M.I.T. Carnegie is in Pennsylvania which,
to me, is a beautiful state with rolling hills and forests. The cost of
living is reasonable. More expensive than Florida, but not nearly as much
as Califoney.
Smitty
>
> Stanford University is right in the heart of Silicon Valley, has a lot
> of really smart, really cool people working/going to school there, is
> the birthplace of MANY of the industry's biggest players (Sun, Cisco,
> Yahoo, to name just a couple), has a beautiful campus and is in a REALLY
> nice part of the country.
>
> If I were offered full scholarship to either MIT or Stanford, it would
> be a really tough choice, and I'd probably pick Stanford mostly because
> of the location. (I don't care much for Boston but I love California.)
> MIT probably has a better pure R&D reputation, but if you want to get
> right to work after school, Stanford seems to be a mainline directly
> into the Valley's economy.
>
> But watch out for those extra-circular activities if you're going into
> the computing field. That could get you into trouble... :)
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