#UMD CS vs Purdue AI

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solemn dove
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You need a masters and preferably a PhD for AI

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IMO, UMD would be the safer pick

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Tho, idk data mining llc

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If they have amazing company partnerships, then go w/ it especially since purdue is hella good as well

hard knot
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Purdue 100%

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ur paying an extra 13k for UMD when the campus itself is worst than Purdue

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although, umd might get you an okay federal job

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its close to gov jobs

solemn dove
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he's doing an AI major. regular CS, yea purdue clears

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when u can't get an ai job with a bachelors

hard knot
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but if you want to get a good campus experience i think purdue is defenitely better

solemn dove
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like there's no job placement stats or anything

hard knot
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plus umd costs 13k more

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thats nuts

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but yea unfortunately purdue is in the middle of fucking nowhere

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@west kiln do you have any other options?

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wisconsin or university of minnesota twin cities are way better options

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or something like ohio state

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rutgers etc

solemn dove
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bro no way u think ohio state > purdue

hard knot
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im just saying theres more oppurtunities

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he wants internships and stuff

solemn dove
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yea true true

hard knot
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purdue is in the middle of nowhere

west kiln
hard knot
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goi9ng to a campuis with a big city around is an important thing for me

solemn dove
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which is cheapest out of all of them?

west kiln
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rutgers since in state

hard knot
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dont wanna go to a university where the city around it is just the uni

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Go rutgers bro

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its in state + its better than umd

solemn dove
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just go to rutgers

west kiln
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for cs?

hard knot
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yea

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rutgers is good

west kiln
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how is rutgers better than umd for cs?

solemn dove
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there's not a huge difference between the 3 so just go to rutgers

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like we're not debating CMU vs rutgers here or anything lol

hard knot
solemn dove
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and ur near nyc + philly market for rutgers

hard knot
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but the difference is very minimal

solemn dove
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umd is def better for cs than rutgers lol

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but not better enough to pay more

hard knot
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like its not worth the extra 30k youd be paying for umd

west kiln
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rutgers is ranked 38th for cs and umd is ranked 17th

solemn dove
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rankings after T10 don't mean much

west kiln
hard knot
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as long as the school is ranked top 50 for CS, theyre pretty much the same

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like purdue is ranked crazy high for CS

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but i dont think theres a huge difference between purdue and rutgers

solemn dove
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yea just stay in state

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and like invest the money u saved

hard knot
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the bottom line is they all get a shit ton of money from the state and conduct research, the rankings are just comparing apples and apples

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yea

solemn dove
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after like UT - Austin, all schools are similar

hard knot
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and stay close to family

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if you end up paying 60k for umd, you'd probably regret it since the university isnt better than rutgers

solemn dove
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yea rutgers is fine

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not great

hard knot
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unfortunately for me, i have to go out of state so at this point im just looking for the best value

solemn dove
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but rankings after T10 dont mean anything

hard knot
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well the best school

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@solemn dove where r u looking to go too?

solemn dove
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deciding between unc and nc state for cs

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pros and cons to both

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unc's overall a better school, but more theory focused than nc state

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and i'd have to apply again at unc to be put in cs major

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@hard knot what uni's u looking at?

hard knot
hard knot
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fopr compsci

solemn dove
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oh nice nice

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i'm assuming u got a scholarship to asu?

hard knot
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i could go to university of new mexico cause its a fuckton cheaper....i used to live there....but not many ppl know new mexico

hard knot
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:(

solemn dove
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whats the price difference between umn and asu?

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ah its whatever

hard knot
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does everyone get a scholarship there

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same price

solemn dove
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oh same price?

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hmmm

solemn dove
hard knot
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interesting

solemn dove
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normally i'd say no question umn

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but asu is closer to silicon valley

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idk

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still prolly go umn

hard knot
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but yeah i considered ASU because i live in the east now and i do want to go somewhere hotter

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but at the sanme time

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i dont think weather is gonna be a dealbreaker

solemn dove
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i have a friend who goes to umn who trying to transfer out. 1/2 the reason is because its cold asf

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he's from cali tho so keep that in mind

hard knot
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ah yeah

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i was born in minnesota

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lived like the first 5 years of my life there

tough lily
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as a general thing, I'd discourage doing a degree in AI if you have CS or stat as alternatives

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it's too new and overspecializes you

solemn dove
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yea thats why i discouraged it

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its kinda like majoring in data science

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like we don't know how employers view it

hard knot
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yeah remember a big thing aboyut college is the degree you get

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obviously

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so like

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CS degree is probs better

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wityh a CS degree you can do like anything you want

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since its general

solemn dove
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just go to rutgers, you'll have job opps from 2 metros, nyc and philly

hard knot
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yea'

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and maryland

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its close enoyugh

solemn dove
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yea but who tf wants to work for the govt

hard knot
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ehhh

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not too bad

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you get your debt paid off

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so i mean

solemn dove
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its safe

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true true

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i think its good job after ur 30

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great wlb

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doesnt pay the best in 20s tho

hard knot
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private is always better tho

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for sure

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u make a ton more mioney

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and government jobs are so bottlenecked

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just people are lazy af in gov jobs

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private jobs are fast moving, innovative etc

solemn dove
hard knot
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most*

solemn dove
tough lily
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if your goal is to do a masters and research, purdue is more than fine for that--the final degree you get will matter most for job recruiting. delta of $52k is really nontrivial, you can pay for most of a masters with that