NVP12345 Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Help! It's down to the wire and I have no idea which would be better. Here are some factors: For UCLA: I got to visit UCLA and I really liked that they require a thesis or project and that professors work closely with MS students as well as their PhD's. Also required pass/fail seminar in current topics in CS so I can keep up to date on advancements in industry. Weather is WAY better Could drive up to Silicon Valley for a weekend if necessary to interview. More jobs in LA than Madison, and Google Santa Monica is walking distance from campus. For Wisconsin: Entirely coursework-based, which is good if I want to have a set plan to graduation. No guaranteed opportunity for thesis/project without finding a professor to work with on my own. Ranked slightly higher than UCLA, and admission is way more selective (~8% vs 25%). Virtually everyone (>90%) accepted attends as opposed to ~50% for UCLA (I'm guessing a lot of those students apply/get accepted to Berkeley, CMU, Stanford etc.), but most students have guaranteed funding which I do not. Possibility to apply for TA- or RA-ship but no guarantees. Closer to home in Connecticut, but farther from many jobs. Anyone who knows more about these two schools, feel free to enlighten me! I have 3 days to decide!
sgp3213 Posted April 18, 2012 Posted April 18, 2012 I guess my call would depend on what area of computer science you are interested in. But by a hair, I'm going to go with UWisc. Both are respected computer science schools, so whichever you picked will probably work out great for you.
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