How to make a decision, Penn vs Brown

[ibrahimovic11]

{help me}CS Master： Penn(CGGT) vs Brown (I've got these two and no other better choice)

How to make a decision???

orientation: get a job in the states after graduate and don't wanna pursue a phd degree

Penn(CG n' game technology, nonthesis-based): It is one of the few top 50 schools which have the master specialized in game. On the other hand, it narrows the type of job you can find. Though I have kinda special interest in game, I don't know the future of mine in terms of game or movie industry. Additionally, as the number of the admitted cs master students in penn is huge, some people regard it as a less valuable admission. But no one can deny that Penn has a good fame and you can enjoy the good social network of the schoolmates of Penn at work.

Brown: the normal cs master you can decide it as nonthesis-absed or thesis-based. It gives less admissions than penn and the size of school is rather small. However,it is near Boston(a perfect place for finding a job in terms of cs) and Emma Watson studies there.(a joke~~ ) However, the number of graduates from Brown cs is such small that it's hard for you to find some schoolmates which may help you to some extent in companies. In my opinion, Brown is a better place for you to pursue Phd degree after graduation there, because it can provide enough opportunities for research and professor's guide in your master time.

So please help me analyse it a little and make a decision.

[pepsi]

{help me}CS Master： Penn(CGGT) vs Brown (I've got these two and no other better choice)

How to make a decision???

orientation: get a job in the states after graduate and don't wanna pursue a phd degree

Penn(CG n' game technology, nonthesis-based): It is one of the few top 50 schools which have the master specialized in game. On the other hand, it narrows the type of job you can find. Though I have kinda special interest in game, I don't know the future of mine in terms of game or movie industry. Additionally, as the number of the admitted cs master students in penn is huge, some people regard it as a less valuable admission. But no one can deny that Penn has a good fame and you can enjoy the good social network of the schoolmates of Penn at work.

Brown: the normal cs master you can decide it as nonthesis-absed or thesis-based. It gives less admissions than penn and the size of school is rather small. However,it is near Boston(a perfect place for finding a job in terms of cs) and Emma Watson studies there.(a joke~~ ) However, the number of graduates from Brown cs is such small that it's hard for you to find some schoolmates which may help you to some extent in companies. In my opinion, Brown is a better place for you to pursue Phd degree after graduation there, because it can provide enough opportunities for research and professor's guide in your master time.

So please help me analyse it a little and make a decision.

congrats!

random thoughts:

• i think upenn is a little cheaper (5k per year i believe) if that makes any difference
• philly and providence are very different cities--you might want to read up on them both or maybe even visit
• youre probably better off with a general CS degree if youre not looking to go into gaming specifically
• although brown's cs dept is smaller, that also means you get more attention from the faculty and get to know your peers better than in a larger dept

personally, i would choose brown. i know a few people that went to brown for their MS. they all really liked it, and they all ended up with great jobs after graduation. on the other hand, i don't know any upenn cs grads so i can't really compare fairly based on that criteria.

check out this thread--a brown phd student talks a bit about the school, dept, and area:

[adinutzyc]

I don't know a lot about this, but, contrary to what most people believe, gaming doesn't pay that well. Just my two cents.

[ibrahimovic11]

congrats!

random thoughts:

• i think upenn is a little cheaper (5k per year i believe) if that makes any difference
• philly and providence are very different cities--you might want to read up on them both or maybe even visit
• youre probably better off with a general CS degree if youre not looking to go into gaming specifically
• although brown's cs dept is smaller, that also means you get more attention from the faculty and get to know your peers better than in a larger dept

personally, i would choose brown. i know a few people that went to brown for their MS. they all really liked it, and they all ended up with great jobs after graduation. on the other hand, i don't know any upenn cs grads so i can't really compare fairly based on that criteria.

check out this thread--a brown phd student talks a bit about the school, dept, and area:

thanks a lot! your info is really precious!