#uiuc (cs + linguistics) vs. purdue (cs)

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split hornet
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I think it depends on your field of interest. In systems and cybersecurity Purdue is as good, if not better than UIUC. With ai/ml on the other hand, Purdue is subpar at best. If you have any idea of what ur gonna do (grad school, career prospects) you should consider that. But you really can't go wrong with either.

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Also to reiterate overall, UIUC is undoubtedly better, but the difference isn't sky and ground.

round stratus
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The idea that CS + x is less prestigious is false

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In fact half my friends in CS+x have freshmen internships

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And recruiters think we are double majoring

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I personally like uiuc better because it's more urban than Purdue

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And because our CS connections are definitely crazy

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And CS + ling is one of the hottest majors here

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Cuz NLP and AI

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You also have access to basically all the Grainger CS resources

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Same priority for classes

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And also better priority for classes in linguistics

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And you basically do the same thing as Grainger CS because you take the same core courses

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It's just you aren't required to take as many CS electives

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But hey you could finish up the whole Grainger CS degree too

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Or take more linguistics courses

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It's a choose your own adventure type deal

main pond
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CS + X is not less prestigious

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so that is false

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UIUC is way more prestigious than Purdue at the moment but like you said they are both amazing schools

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I think you should lean towareds UIUC here but take my advice w/ a grain of salt

quaint fable
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I highly doubt this characterization

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CS+X, regardless of how it is looked at compared to CS, would still be higher than Purdue prestige wise

mild spire
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how about uiuc cs+x versus GT CS

topaz coyote
mild spire
topaz coyote
# mild spire Fantastic! What were your reasons choosing gt over uiuc?

here were my deciding factors!

  1. the weather. I've lived in the northeast my whole life and i'm sick of the cold lol so georgia weather was super appealing to me (esp compared to illinois)
  2. location. Atl is such a lively city and there's sm to do. I know uiuc has a great college town but it's also 2 hours away from chicago and is surrounded by cornfields. This is a pretty personal factor but for me i 100% preferred atlanta, though ik some people would prefer uiuc's location
  3. party culture. There's a pretty strong party culture at uiuc and ik you don't have to be part of it, but i wasn't really that drawn to it. At gt i've heard that there are parties so i could still do that if i wanted to, but it's not as strong as uiuc's culture. This could be a pro/con depending on what u want
  4. more stem ppl at gt. Again this could be a pro/con but personally i kinda want to be around more stem people. Uiuc is more well-rounded so if you like that, then this could be a con of gt
  5. gender ratio (this is a con for gt but oh well). The ratio at uiuc is better lol but i'll survive
  6. cs vs. cs + x. I know cs + x is still a cs degree but i feel like i would end up getting impostor syndrome at uiuc. This is definitely a personal thing though and it probably isn't something that everyone would be affected by
  7. gt has some more overall prestige (ik this is a toxic mindset but it was still a factor for me 😭 )
  8. gt is cheaper than uiuc (i'm oos for both)
  9. gt has really good study abroad opportunities where u pay in-state tuition
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if you're really torn between the two, you should definitely try visiting the campuses!

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i visited gt's campus and fell in love, so that + the above factors ultimately helped me decide that it was the right place for me

mild spire
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Well-summarized. Thanks @topaz coyote