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What is fair and average housing price within 20 min of walking to Cornell? Accurate? At Cornell University, a studio apartment will on average cost you about $897. A one bedroom apartment on average can run about $975. In this college community, an apartment with two bedrooms on average will cost $1,234. The average price for a three bedroom rental is $1,604. http://www.myapartmentmap.com/data/colleges/ny/cornell_university/ How do u guys find of-campus housing? Do u just pay a property company, or do u visit Cornell during summer?

Ask for Full tuition plus stipend?

@Sol Invictus Do you have placement info/link to CS MENG graduates? You can do 3 semesters for Cornell, but you still have to pay full semester tuition 23.5k for the third semester, even if you just take 1 class/ 1 credit unit. alternatively, you can defer your Cornell admission to spring, if you can, and have 1 summer to do internship.

I thought u would have 1 year after graduation to look for employment, with employment card? Cornell is in Ithaca and 3.5 hours from NYC, may be harder to look for job. UCLA is right in LA. Although many recruiters come to either campus to recruit 2 year at UCLA is more expensive than Cornell 47k

Why'd you dismiss Cornell? Is it U wisconsin or U washington? Cornell and UW are much better CS schools than UCI.

I am sure if you're concerned with going to the best Machine Learning program, Ga Tech is the school to go to. I heard Columbia CS is a good option if you want to have financial connection and job prospects, like in banking or investment, than tradition software company connection.

I guess it comes down to do you want exposure to Silicon Valley or Europe. Go for Columbia/Europe if you want more a financial industry connnection. Europe is more of a financial center than a technology center (US, Asia). Go for Berkeley if you want technology/Silicon Valley connection. I personally would go for Berkeley since Silicon Valley is the zenith of technology, startups, and investments. I'm not so interested in financial industry, although investment banking and financial engineering and hedge funds may perhaps be lucrative.

LA is a much nicer city, more developed, so many theme parks, hollywood, las vegas close by. Almost always sunny, and not so hot as Texas. But for engineering reputation and strength I think u should choose GT or UT. Austin has a vibrant startup scene. esp during sxsw when so many ppl and companies came to meet and launch. Sorry, can't seem to narrow it down for u!

Please choose based on school reputation and education/research strength. Thank you!

Cornell if not too costly. Recruiters come to Cornell too, and u can look for jobs when you graduate. I thought for engineering Cornell is way higher ranked than minnesota

Choose UT or GT, usc is super expensive. At UT CS, facebook hosts a hackathon and if u do well, you'll get noticed by fb/get internship? All big companies visit GT and UT often though. GT should have a more diverse student body, more out of state/international. UT EE building (super old) will be torn down and undergo construction in the next few years. May make things inconvenient. GT buildings seem nicer Austin is smaller more run down city, but less travel to get to places. Buses run often enough here. If u like bigger cities go with Atlanta. You should look at research labs that may interest u.

I think if u want to do a thesis then do the MS. not possible with MENG I think. Also look at tuition, degree requirements/# classes, # semesters to finish

I would say cmu. To get your foot in the field of your choice, u can just take classes at cmu in that field, do project/research in non gaming field. CS is broad, so even with CS degree the recruiter will look at your experiences to see if you're a good fit. In gaming you learn graphics, web applications, machine learning (I'm guessing) so those skills are actually more practical than theoretical and better for jobs, I'm guessing Though I'n not anexpert in this matter.

rankings about the same for both. UCLA if u want sunny weather and cheaper tuition Columbia if u maybe go into financial CS jobs , want to meet Ivy ppl and, potential future bankers, etc. Check out their labs and see if any research interest u.

Isn't UT Out of State is 22k/year, UCSD In state is 12k/year, so for 2 years at UCSD you save 20k.

GT online program has only accepted few hundreds of students so far. They will scale up to thousands in the next few years. So the degree prevalence and value dilution will not have happened yet if you went to GT and graduated, since it takes the online students more than 2 years to finish 36 credits also. You can do a thesis with your MS at GT to distinguish yourself from the online students. Also any research/engineering work at GT will distinguish you on your resume/CV. Since CU Boulder is ranked too far below GT (40 vs top 10), you should go to GT in this case. The online program impact will not be big enough to affect you upon graduation from GT.

Thanks, I have heard Cornell's best Ivy engineering school reputation carries an extra "impressive" factor to people. Microsoft seems to like to hire lots of Cornell CS students, see placement https://www.cs.cornell.edu/undergrad/cscareers/placementreport I feel on the East Coast Ivy prestige matters more, especially with record high number of undergrad applicants and record low acceptance rates in the last decade. Although Georgia Tech's engineering prowess travels far and wide too, given its large number of graduates. Career outcomes look impressive too: https://webapps.gatech.edu/cfcampus/adors/commencement/salary_report.cfm I'm worried about the snowy cold North, so NYC probably is very cold too, but Ithaca seems accumulate more snowfall. The Cornell M Eng CS enrolls 100 students for Ithaca campus and 30 for NYC campus, which is more entrepreneurship-oriented. They're separate admission programs, though I could think about it before requesting a change.

Thanks! GT has great facilities and research in engineering. I'm out of state though for GT so GT may cost close to Cornell cost. Thanks, I do have some thinking to do, they're both really good schools~ Unfortunately I didn't get into Berkeley, because I really wanted to go back to California.

The loan repayment program has requirement that you should not miss any payment for 10 years, I believe. So it's not a super guarantee. If your family is willing and is rich enough to help with your payments if you have trouble making them, I would go with school #1. Otherwise, school #2. If experience matters more than school prestige in your field of work, then school #2.

Hi, I am very happy for my choices, never thought i would get in! My undergrad degree was in Bio, so getting into good CS programs was quite unimaginable for me 2 months ago. But now I must decide to go to Cornell or Georgia Tech for master's. Georgia Tech is stronger in engineering across the board, while GT and Cornell are equally excellent in CS and Computer Engineering. Cornell would take 1 year to complete, at a faster pace of 5 classes (15 credits) per semester, while GT takes 1.5-2 years to complete, at slower pace of 4 classes (12 credits) per semester. GT has a thesis option, while Cornell doesn't (has only a project option). Although I want to go into industry right after graduation, so not sure if doing a thesis matters. Cornell is also very cold, and I have no experience handling snow. Ithaca also seems isolated, but if recruiters come to the campus anyway, it should be fine. However, Cornell has better programs overall in business, law, medicine, etc. which I think would be neat to get to know/network with other students in those fields. Also Cornell just finished building a new Gates Hall for CS and info science departments this year, and Bill Gates will come for the building for dedication. GT is located in the big city Atlanta and is warm. However, GT is only strong in business and engineering, so I feel the overall GT experience may not be as interesting or enriching as a Cornell education. Although would that matter if I'm set on studying engineering. Research dollars: Georgia Tech: $225,000,000, 256 master CS students Cornell: $132,000,000, 100 master CS students so per capita research dollar spent is about the same. Tuition: Cornell 47k for 1 year, and it takes 1 year to complete 30 credits to graduate. Georgia Tech 45k for 1.5 year, and it takes 1.5-2 years to complete 36 credits to graduate. Does anyone have insights into Cornell or Georgia Tech's career prospects? Just by reputation and academic quality alone, would you recommend GT or Cornell? Then, taking into account tuition and location and time to complete the degree, would you recommend GT or Cornell? Thanks a lot!

If Berkeley is your dream school you should probably try another year, but apply broadly. How about bringing up your GRE score if GPA is low? Is having the master's degree really important in your career field? If not, then you have time to wait another year.

UCSD still. UCSD should still have applied stats classes. I suppose you can do reserach/internship to shore up the practical application aspect of your stats background.

I think UCLA housing is way more expensive than UCSD's. UCLA dorms are so small....apts nearby probably expensive too. Space is a luxury at UCLA, it's the smallest UC campus of all. For CS and engineering UCSD usually outdoes UCLA by 1 or 2 places. UCSD is spacious with lots of areas to expand. Overall UCLA is a much stronger school in other areas, such as business, law, etc. and the common perception is that UCLA is better because of the much higher selectivity for undergrad admissions. For reputation, you should choose UCLA. For practicality and career outcomes, either UCSD or UCLA would serve you well.

I see, thank for you guys' opinions! The Georgia Tech online massive MS CS program has just started, and will scale up to thousands of online students in the next few years. So it's still unclear the impact of the online degree. But certainly I could specify my research and/or thesis and school activities on my resume to make it clear it's an on-campus degree.

NYC is really expensive and nothing beats SD weather. Columbia and UCSD are about same rank in ECE/CS wheras Michigan beats both of them. Columbia is really expensive though, but I think being in a different school adds dimension to your credentials. Also Columbia as an Ivy carries more prestige with financial and consulting companies, but doesn't matter for engieering. Columbia is better for attracting investors for a startup.