Hi all,
I have received admits for Masters in Computer Science from Dartmouth College and SUNY Stony Brook.
I would really appreciate it if you guys could give me some advice . They may be subjective or objective.
Below are my pros & cons lists:-
Dartmouth Pros :-
Greater reputation, vibrant culture
Smaller class size , so it will be quite different from a number of other universities which admit students by the droves. Greater student-faculty interaction perhaps ?
They have given me 25% scholarship, which is an encouraging incentive .. though the course is still a bit too expensive for me.
Dartmouth Cons :-
50% more expensive as compared to Stony brook in terms of application fees.. though I suspect living expenses would be much lower.
Stony Brook Pros :-
Much cheaper.
Located in New York.
I know a few people studying there, as compared to Dartmouth where I do not know anybody.
Stony Brook Cons :-
Very large class size. According to a friend, there is very little student-faculty interaction and the campus is not really active.
Also, can you advise me on whether the Return-on-investment would suffieciently compensate for Dartmouth's fairly expensive program ?
