Last month I got into (and accepted the offer of) NYU's GSAS Computer Science MS program.
Today, I checked the status of my NYU Poly application and saw that I got accepted there with a $6000 annual scholarship.
Now, I don't know what to do. I'm transferring out of a pretty terrible program that I only decided to attend because it was cheap, so I don't want money to be to sole deciding factor here (even though it is still a factor).
Also, I'm an international student, if that matters.
Here are my thoughts. Feel free to correct my misconceptions.
NYU GSAS pros:
- Better ranked
- Interesting-sounding classes that I'd like to take
- It's a bigger school so I'd be able to find on-campus work fairly easily
- Doesn't have the weird is-it-part-of-NYU-or-not stigma
- Great career services
cons:
- If I'm transferring the maximum allowed number of credits (9), I won't be able to take an internship class next summer
- More expensive
NYU Poly pros:
- Cheaper
- Scholarship
- I'd be able to intern
- Supposedly has a really great career placement program
cons:
- Unclear as to how closely it's associated with NYU
- Their website lacks a lot of information, which, to me, signifies a lot of red tape (my current school has the same problem so I'm, sadly, speaking from experience)
I'd really appreciate any and all input!