[iheartramen]

disclaimer: I don't think there's anything wrong with what Berkeley focuses on. My favorite classes here so far have been discrete math & probability/stochastic processes. What I do think should change is the emphasis employers put on coming from a top cs school. And also I wanted to point out that for students whose goal is to become a software engineer, learning stuff outside of school is extremely valuable since the curriculum doesn't focus on what's important for them to get a job right now.

[cjensen]

Let me come about this from the point of view of an employer:

If you are fresh out of school, you are a huge potential. The better the school, the greater the potential. We think you have so much potential that we expect you'll be a leader at our company.

We can teach you what you need to know about our system of doing work. All that stuff you listed? Don't care. You're smart: you'll pick it up.

Being interested in your profession is key: We want to hear about stuff you've done and the interesting problems you've faced. Learned some extra stuff out of interest? Tell us. Done a project just for fun? Tell us.

Someone won't hire you because you lack certain line-item skills? You're not missing out.