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Do employers care what uni you go to?

I've always wanted to go to Cambridge, since I always thought it would be best for my career as it's a top university. Looking at it now, I like Imperial College London more.. do employers care what university you go to? (I'd like to be doing computer science in the future)
Certain employers in certain industries care whether you went to a target uni, namely consulting, IB and law (although a target uni in each of these industries is different. E.g. Warwick is more popular than Nottingham in IB but the other way around in law).

But you're splitting hairs when it comes to Imperial vs Cam, and no serious employer is going to turn their nose up at either.
(edited 4 years ago)
Different unis have different specialism, for instance the uni i go to is one of the best for design, it's not always about oxford and cambridge and general league tables. The unis in the industry you want to work in will know which unis are good for that particular area
so long as you can justify why you chose one uni over a better one and still gain loads of experience you should be fine
As long as you do well and get the required grades (and do work experience) you should be fine.

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