#UIUC CS vs UCLA CS

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tepid geyser
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The schools: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the University of California, Los Angeles.
Intended major: Computer Science at the College of Engineering in both.
Similarities: excellent CS programs

UIUC:
Pros:

  • Might be better in CS than at UCLA
  • Internships might be easier to get here
  • CS research facilities are said to be better than UCLA's
  • only two physics requirements and more electives (Not sure)

Cons:

  • Overall, not as prestigious as UCLA
  • Dorms

UCLA:
Pros:

  • Overall, more prestigious than UIUC
  • Their campus is nice (doesn’t really matter that much)
  • Their CS program is very good.
  • They have the best dining halls in the country, and they are the #1 public school.
    Cons:
  • The cost of living in LA is stressful.
  • I don’t think I can live alone because it’s very costly, but I don’t mind having roommates as long as I have my own bathroom.
  • Not as known in CS as UIUC
  • Hot weather (also doesn’t matter that much, I can live)
  • They say that UCLA’s CS students are weird (I have no idea what that means)
  • The quarter system might hinder internship opportunities. (Not sure)
  • 3 physics requirements and not as many elective courses (Not sure)
    Notes:
  • I am a scholarship student, so tuition is not a problem at either school.
  • I get a monthly stipend which increases if I choose to go to UCLA, but it’s still not that much.
  • I lived on UIUC’s campus for a while, but I have never visited California.
  • I know a lot of people at both universities.
  • I plan on taking a master's degree (not necessarily at UCLA or UIUC)
carmine finch
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uiuc

tepid geyser
carmine finch
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Way better for cs

distant shore
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uiuc

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is a t5 for cs

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but then if you want to live in ucla it's not really a bad place

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not a big difference

tepid geyser
fading birch
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UIUC def you will gets jobs immediately

pearl tulip
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Uiuc clears

fading birch
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and they legit see oh "UIUC CS" boom instant job

tepid geyser
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Would you mind telling me why?

tawny onyx
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since you dont see a problem with uiuc weather it clearly wins

distant shore
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uiuc just clears

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in case

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especially ranknigs

prime vault
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bruh uiuc cs

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there's no question

tepid geyser
dapper robin
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UIUC....
It's godly for CS

dapper robin
tepid geyser