ms in ee at cmu vs ucsd

[shri]

I have gotten an admit for spring in CMU and for Fall in UCSD in electrical engineering department. i want to specialise in signal and image processing for biomedical applications. considering the fact i wouldn't be able to intern in cmu and its way costlier, can someone tell me which is a better school for research and job opportunities?

[TheMostPowerfulApplicant]

why do you want research opportunities? isn't a ms just classes?

[rising_star]

Well, if you can't intern at CMU, how do you expect the degree to help prepare you for research and job opportunities?

[shri]

Ms isn't just classes. So basically over the first winter, one can join as a project trainee in one of the labs. So i wanted to know how good the research is. In cmu however, as i would be going in spring , i can go for an intern only after i finish my course.  That's why i was super confused

[TheMostPowerfulApplicant]

When you say "intern", do you mean a summer internship at a company or being a research assistant?

Honestly, CMU and UCSD are both on par for EE. I would assume that CMU SV has way less class options and cost more.

[shri]

So the cmu admit is from pittsburgh and not silicon valley. Project trainee can be in on of the labs inside college as i would not have a one year work permit. Internship is generally in a company ( which usually comes during the summers after a year).  in CMU I will miss the first summer and i will graduate before the next summer, i thought it would be a disadvantage.

[meesuni88]

Hi,

Where did you finally end up going?

I have received admits from UCSD(MS CS) and CMU(MCDS). And I am very confused between the 2.