Purdue University (2023-2024)

[scenic vigil]

im hoping for purdue but yea i know its over

[lucid hull]

oh damn

i got WLd for CS+Math

lol

thought I would get in for my second choice (math) though but idk

[scenic vigil]

same WL as well

but atleast you got purdue

[civic dragon]

UMD CS??

Let’s gooooo!!

[scenic vigil]

wym 💀

[civic dragon]

That’s amazing

[scenic vigil]

purdue is better

[scenic vigil]

its alright

but its mad expensive

[civic dragon]

Isn’t umd cs ranked higher

[scenic vigil]

on usnews same

i think umd is slightly better

but wont justify

the costs

[lucid hull]

ig so, hoping for at least 1 RD W

[civic dragon]

Yeh Purdue better value

Guys

[scenic vigil]

yea

purdue is mad cheap

[civic dragon]

Any idea if nyu is before ivy day

[scenic vigil]

umd is mad expensive

[scenic vigil]

nyu isnt that like 99k

[lucid hull]

i think NYU will be like last day?

[civic dragon]

@scenic vigil bro ur so cool

[scenic vigil]

i read a reddit post

saying nyu was like 99k/year

[civic dragon]

Yeh

[scenic vigil]

99k is crazy bro 💀 💀

400k

[lucid hull]

ah nyu was 2 days before ivy day last year

[scenic vigil]

just get into real estate atp

start flipping houses

[civic dragon]

Ivy day is early this year isn’t it?

[fervent scaffold]

3/28

[civic dragon]

Like I remember it being 31st

[scenic vigil]

28

or 29

[civic dragon]

Usually

Yeh ik it’s 28

[scenic vigil]

is next purdue wave next friday

[civic dragon]

I guess so

Why didn’t u EA

Purdue

[bright urchin]

Bro isn’t nyu like top 2 most expensive in the us 😭

[scenic vigil]

bros got that arab money

[scenic vigil]

i did

deferred

basically a soft reject

[fervent scaffold]

what's first💀

[scenic vigil]

john hopkins i think

[civic dragon]

I’m literally low income 💀😭

But I have a scholarship

[scenic vigil]

oh

[civic dragon]

Waitlisted from uiuc after a deferral or just applied RD

[scenic vigil]

has to be a fat scholarship

[civic dragon]

YEH

[scenic vigil]

deferral

so im cooked

i applied EA mostly

[civic dragon]

most deferrals to uiuc got waitlisted

Lmao

Weird shit

I RD’d gaytech

[scenic vigil]

did u get in

CS?

[bright urchin]

Gaytech

[civic dragon]

I RD’d

[scenic vigil]

💀

[civic dragon]

No decision yet

[bright urchin]

💅

[scenic vigil]

didnt

oh

[civic dragon]

Oh that was misspelled

[scenic vigil]

yesterday was in state

[civic dragon]

Sorry

[scenic vigil]

im cooked for purdue

[civic dragon]

Yeah I hate gatech

Like

Why do they

Ugh

[scenic vigil]

why does purdue defer everyone

[bright urchin]

Yeah 2 RD’s is kinda goofy

[scenic vigil]

cant they just reject

the ones they hate

[civic dragon]

I heard Purdue deferred allot this year

Idk tho

[scenic vigil]

yea

soft reject basically

umd better anyways

[bright urchin]

I love umd

[scenic vigil]

im playing purdue better

mad cheap

[scenic vigil]

super expensive for OOS

[civic dragon]

Guys

If nyu admitted me CS

Should I go

Is their CS rly bad

[bright urchin]

Idk if it’s rly bad but it’s rly expensive

And idt it’s one of the top schools for cs

[fervent scaffold]

nyu Tandon is easiest to get into

nyu is better for business/arts

go purdue cs

[bright urchin]

Ye stern

[civic dragon]

What’s tandon

[fervent scaffold]

plus cost

[civic dragon]

💀

[fervent scaffold]

Nyu college of engineering

[civic dragon]

Both would be virtually free

Cuz

I have a scholarship

[bright urchin]

Ah true

[civic dragon]

Like an external one

[fervent scaffold]

if you went to Purdue tho you could save the extra money for something else?

[scenic vigil]

what scholarship does bro have

[bright urchin]

Buy me nitro with it 🥺

[scenic vigil]

covering a 100k

[scenic vigil]

fr

[civic dragon]

It covers whatever the tuition is

[scenic vigil]

get your real estate license

start flipping houses

[civic dragon]

So there’s no saving extra money

[scenic vigil]

then go to jhu

[civic dragon]

If it’s 1 dollar a year

[bright urchin]

They will not be happy if u go to nyu 💀

[scenic vigil]

payout is crazy there

[civic dragon]

They’re paying a buck every year

If it’s 100k a year

[fervent scaffold]

oh yeah then go to nyu take full advantage of it

[scenic vigil]

true you gotta scam them

[civic dragon]

Then it’s paying 100k a year

[scenic vigil]

go to harvey mudd

[civic dragon]

I applied aerospace for Purdue tho

[scenic vigil]

gotta tax them like crazy

[civic dragon]

Bruh

Nah nyu is bad anyways

I just want the better uni

Idk

[lone cloud]

is purdue cs any good

[bright urchin]

Ye

It’s good

[lone cloud]

why exactly

[scenic vigil]

bro said is purdue cs any good

[bright urchin]

Idk that’s just what the rankings say 😂

It has a good reputation and good faculty

[lucid hull]

watch me still get somehow get rejected or waitlisted

[civic spire]

when is Purdue out

[lucid hull]

unlucky'28

[civic spire]

I applied like mid feb

[bright urchin]

Every Friday they’ll release a few decisions

[scenic vigil]

how did u even apply

mid feb

when was the deadline

[civic spire]

ohh ok tysm

[scenic vigil]

jan 15

[lone cloud]

u get in?

[scenic vigil]

no

[civic spire]

[civic dragon]

@civic spire what Purdue did u apply to

[lone cloud]

then why u talkin

[scenic vigil]

no like deadass

[lone cloud]

LMAO

[civic dragon]

Is it the one in the US

[scenic vigil]

shut yo ass up

[civic spire]

this Purdue

[civic dragon]

Yo bro chill

How Feb 15th

[lone cloud]

💀💀

[civic spire]

it’s in Illinois

[civic dragon]

Bro what

[scenic vigil]

💀

how feb 15th

[civic dragon]

Are you real

[civic spire]

hacks

[scenic vigil]

illinois?

[civic dragon]

Bro said Purdue is in Illinois

[civic spire]

bro yes

[bright urchin]

Is it not

[scenic vigil]

purdue is in indiana

[bright urchin]

Oh

[civic dragon]

How did y apply Feb 15th

[scenic vigil]

its beside illinois

[civic spire]

idk where Purdue is

[bright urchin]

Shit I’m trippin

[civic dragon]

Bro

U applied to Purdue

Without knowing where it is

[civic spire]

but I like to get in

[civic dragon]

Nah that’s crazy

[scenic vigil]

maybe she got deferred

[civic spire]

bro

[scenic vigil]

or shes just tripping

[civic dragon]

You won’t get in bro

[civic spire]

I didn’t lol

[civic dragon]

I’m sorry i

If you’re this dumb

[civic spire]

omg ur so rude

[civic dragon]

Ur not making it to Purdue

[bright urchin]

Nah but lowkey Illinois and Indiana what’s the diff

[scenic vigil]

how tf do you even apply

[civic dragon]

🤦‍♂️

[scenic vigil]

15th

[civic spire]

Mans actually mad

[scenic vigil]

illinois better indiana is more chill and subtle

[civic spire]

fax

[scenic vigil]

its a dead place tho

[civic spire]

it’s a common mistake

[bright urchin]

lol I just know Abraham Lincoln is from Illinois

[civic dragon]

Bro

[civic spire]

Cornell glazer chill out

[bright urchin]

I think

[civic dragon]

U applied to Purdue without knowing where it is

That’s actually crazy

And you said u applied Feb 15th

[scenic vigil]

what is ana yapping about

[civic dragon]

Are you real

Bro said Purdue is in Illinois

[civic spire]

what r u yapping about

[scenic vigil]

i mean its not far off

illinois is only about 1 or 2 hours

[civic spire]

can u guys chill out

[scenic vigil]

from indiana

[civic spire]

it’s just states

[civic dragon]

Ana are y international

I am

[civic spire]

no

[civic dragon]

But still

You should know

💀

What

[bright urchin]

Lmao tbf I got in and I still sometimes mix up Illinois and Indiana 😭

[civic spire]

bro i didn’t know chill out

[scenic vigil]

congrats

[civic dragon]

Ur FROM THE US

AND DIDNT KNOW

[civic spire]

idc where it is

[scenic vigil]

bro

[bright urchin]

Ye

[civic dragon]

WHAT

[scenic vigil]

chill out

[civic spire]

all I care is the program

[scenic vigil]

true

[civic dragon]

HOW DO YOU APPLY TO A UNI WITHOUT KNOWING WHERE ITS AT

[scenic vigil]

just how did you apply

[civic dragon]

BRO NO WAY

[scenic vigil]

on feb 15th

[bright urchin]

Calm down 😭

[scenic vigil]

it happens

[civic dragon]

I think this is a troll

M brain can’t process this

wtf

[scenic vigil]

idk where half the privates i applied to are

[civic dragon]

💀💀💀💀

Nah

No way

Ain’t no way bro

[bright urchin]

I only know where it is if it’s name is it’s location like umd or umich or Georgia tech

[scenic vigil]

i applied like 30 schools

[bright urchin]

Damn

[civic spire]

im not trolling

[bright urchin]

How many u got results from so far

[civic spire]

omg this man is so annoying

[scenic vigil]

9

[scenic vigil]

💀

[bright urchin]

So u still got a lotta waiting to do

Good luck

[scenic vigil]

yea

thanks

[civic spire]

I don’t live on A2c

[scenic vigil]

its over tho

[bright urchin]

LMAO

[sturdy iris]

There’s like 3 waves for acceptances

[scenic vigil]

the next one prolly gon be the final one

[sturdy iris]

My friend found his last year on the third

[civic spire]

then don’t and do something else than living on this channel

[bright urchin]

Bro u got 21 more results ur def getting into quite a few more schools

[scenic vigil]

so if ur not in it its cooked

[sturdy iris]

Real

[scenic vigil]

yea but they're not my top choices

[sturdy iris]

Why did u apply to 21+ colleges

[scenic vigil]

fr?

[sturdy iris]

Yeah

[scenic vigil]

idk i just did

[sour ferry]

i applied to 36

[sturdy iris]

During spring break

Jesus

[sour ferry]

most ppl here apply to like 20+

[scenic vigil]

yea

[bright urchin]

Bruh that’s crazy

Did y’all have the fee waiver

[scenic vigil]

no

i had like 2

[sour ferry]

for half of them

[bright urchin]

Lol tbh if I had fee waiver I woulda done 30

[civic dragon]

Bro I hate how they reject

[scenic vigil]

im still broke tho

[bright urchin]

I sufficed with 15 tho

[civic dragon]

Like bro

Denied

Straight up

[scenic vigil]

gatech was worse

it was like a 1liner

[sturdy iris]

Uiuc sucks

[civic dragon]

Ikr

[civic dragon]

No way

wtf

[scenic vigil]

do you know the date

[sturdy iris]

Umm no I can ask

[sour ferry]

purdue 🔛🔝

[civic spire]

lol ur discord name is uiuclover

[sturdy iris]

U can look at Purdue college confidential for 2027

[scenic vigil]

so?

[sturdy iris]

They have the same trend

[scenic vigil]

oh yea

[civic spire]

do u still love uiuc

[scenic vigil]

yes

[civic dragon]

UIUC sucks

Sorry

But they’re overrated

[civic spire]

alr mixed opinions

[scenic vigil]

not for CS

[sour ferry]

uiuc is ok

[bright urchin]

They cracked for cs idk abt anything else tho

[civic spire]

when did uiuc get so competitive

[civic dragon]

Purdue or UIUC yall

[scenic vigil]

only CS matters 😹

rest of the majors are just filler

[wicked flame]

so true

[civic spire]

what major

[wicked flame]

neither

[scenic vigil]

uiuc tho

[bright urchin]

For cs uiuc idk abt any other major

[scenic vigil]

duke gt

wild

[wicked flame]

realistically purdue vs uiuc

[bright urchin]

Bro Duke is so beautiful campus

[wicked flame]

chose whatever is cheaper

[scenic vigil]

no

[bright urchin]

It’s the one school I visited

[scenic vigil]

uiuc is better

[civic dragon]

No

[bright urchin]

Besides West Virginia university

[civic dragon]

Purdue is better

wtf

[scenic vigil]

whats duke cs acceptance rate

[wicked flame]

go with whatever is cheaper

[sour ferry]

uiuc and purdue are basically on the same level

[wicked flame]

0.9%

[scenic vigil]

where is duke

[civic spire]

erm

[scenic vigil]

deadass?

[civic dragon]

What the hell

[bright urchin]

No way it’s .9%

[civic dragon]

No

That’s cap

Lmao

[bright urchin]

That’s lower than like mit

[scenic vigil]

nah 0.9% is cap

[bright urchin]

Maybe 9%

[scenic vigil]

prolly 6 or 7

[wicked flame]

duke acceptance rate for RD is like 4

[civic dragon]

Bro rly said .9%

Bros dreaming

[wicked flame]

?

I'm not even a CS major

[lucid hull]

bro alr got into duke 💀

[wicked flame]

it is literally 0.9%

[civic dragon]

No

[wicked flame]

if you check last year ED

[civic dragon]

Duke isn’t that good wtf

[scenic vigil]

0.9%

[bright urchin]

Duke is good

[civic dragon]

If it was MIT then yeh

[scenic vigil]

not worth it

[civic dragon]

but Duke

Who do they think they are bruh

[wicked flame]

It isn't about how good it is

[bright urchin]

I shoulda applied Duke tbh but it’s too expensive

[wicked flame]

it is about number of applicants

[bright urchin]

The campus is amazing

[wicked flame]

vs spaces

[civic dragon]

Duke campus is like some Disney world

Ngl

[bright urchin]

Well this does often correlate to how good the programs reputation is

[bright urchin]

Ye the chapel is tuff

[wicked flame]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[civic dragon]

Anyways yall

[wicked flame]

There are only 108 CS freshman at duke

[lone cloud]

is that a lot

[wicked flame]

no

[scenic vigil]

108 is really low

[wicked flame]

hence the 0.9% acceptance rate for ED CS

has nothing to do with prestige

they just have a very small CS department for the size of the school

[lone cloud]

i thought duke cs isn't ranked that high tho? why so selective

[wicked flame]

it is no.20

duke is just a very popular school who receives a lot of applicants and the department is very small

[lone cloud]

ohh okok

purdue is like 19 right?

how big is thier department

[wicked flame]

50k applicants to duke last year

CS has 100 spots

[civic dragon]

It’d be dumb to apply CS then

To Duke

Lol

[lone cloud]

isn't it easy to trasfer within duke

[wicked flame]

no tied with duke for 20

[wicked flame]

yes

very

[wicked flame]

meh

[lone cloud]

wow

[wicked flame]

apply for what you want to do

see if you get in

that is my philosophy

acceptance rate is bullshit

[lone cloud]

^^

i assume ao's can tell if you're applying to bs majors too

just based off your essays unless well crafted

[civic dragon]

Huh

[lone cloud]

you kinda can't fake a passion like that

[wicked flame]

I mean it is

[civic dragon]

Did u get in Duke ED

[wicked flame]

No I got a likely letter for RD

[civic dragon]

That’s insane

U cured cancer and shit ye?

[wicked flame]

No

[civic dragon]

ECs

[scenic vigil]

t20 for a 0.9% acc rate

[civic dragon]

Cancer curing lvl?

[scenic vigil]

what are ur stats

[civic dragon]

No gpa

[lone cloud]

why u askin 💀

he got in let him be

[civic dragon]

😭😂

[scenic vigil]

deffo homeless

[wicked flame]

No GPA 1600 SAT

[scenic vigil]

wild

how no gpa

they gpa optional or what

[wicked flame]

My school is pass/fail

[wicked flame]

?

[civic dragon]

💀💀💀💀💀

[wicked flame]

every school is GPA optional

[civic dragon]

What

No

[wicked flame]

a large amount of applicants won't have a GPA

Yes

[scenic vigil]

not u that other mf

[civic dragon]

GPA required if provided

[wicked flame]

Yes if provided

[scenic vigil]

i mean

u still submitted transcripts right

just didnt give your gpa

[civic dragon]

But you said gpa optional

That’s just wrong lol

[wicked flame]

I submitted my transcript, but it is all pass/fail

[scenic vigil]

wow

[civic dragon]

💀

[scenic vigil]

thats a nice transcript

[wicked flame]

A lot of countries don't have GPAs

[civic dragon]

Bro didn’t strss in high school

[scenic vigil]

true but whats a pass and fail transcript 😭

[civic dragon]

Jk

[wicked flame]

All my classes are either pass or fail

[civic dragon]

💀

[scenic vigil]

fr

[civic dragon]

That’s crazy ngl

[scenic vigil]

rbo

thats insane

[civic dragon]

@scenic vigil what is this bro

Ever heard of it?

[wicked flame]

85% of the work turned in and 75% attendance will get you a pass

[civic dragon]

Pass or fail

[scenic vigil]

fr bro

no offense

[wicked flame]

No

[scenic vigil]

like your grade doesnt even matter

[civic dragon]

That’s crazy ngl

Pass or fail

[wicked flame]

I go to a school for at risk youth, for many of these kids even getting to school is a battle

[scenic vigil]

i think bros from a third world country

[wicked flame]

I'm from Durham, NC

[scenic vigil]

whats risk youth

is that like a ghetto or what

[civic dragon]

Like that

[civic dragon]

Yeh yeh

Imagine lolll

[scenic vigil]

fr

[civic dragon]

Pass or fail is crazy bro whatt

[wicked flame]

Trigger warning || Substance Abuse, PTSD, Victims of Sexual Assault, Homelessness, etc ||

[civic dragon]

Are the colleges u applied to aware of this context

[wicked flame]

I didn't really make it part of my application

[scenic vigil]

thats a W

[civic dragon]

Bro no

[wicked flame]

but duke is definitely aware given we are local

[scenic vigil]

he prolly did

[civic dragon]

😭

[wicked flame]

Yes

[scenic vigil]

what typa ptsd tho

👀

[civic dragon]

Bro

Stop

[bright urchin]

Bro what 😭

Wild question

[scenic vigil]

💀

[civic dragon]

Imagine if HS was pass or fail

🤤

[scenic vigil]

yea but hes from the ghetto

lifes diff there

[wicked flame]

We also have kids who are 2E, meaning they are very smart, but have learning disabilities

[wicked flame]

No I am not

I live/work on a farm

[scenic vigil]

my bad

[wicked flame]

next to a decently wealthy town

[civic dragon]

Yall r crazy

😭

[wicked flame]

Yes, it is intentionally like this because the majority of my class have mitigating circumstances that keep them from being able to attend/complete work to the same extent as normal students

[scenic vigil]

makes sense

1600 sat tho

cracked

[wicked flame]

anyways back on to the topic of purdue

congrats ya'll

[civic dragon]

I made it EA bro

[wicked flame]

and its gonna be allright for those who didn't make it

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[civic dragon]

What major

[scenic vigil]

no

[civic dragon]

Purdue honors ofc

[scenic vigil]

uiuc cs + matha

[wicked flame]

do you want to study ECE or CS+Math

[scenic vigil]

anyday

uiuc better

you can get quant jobs

if u work ur ass off

they pay like crazy

dont even need to do masters

yep

[civic dragon]

@scenic vigil we discord friends?

[wicked flame]

If you don't want ECE then go CS + Math

[scenic vigil]

sure

[wicked flame]

Unless you're sure you could make an internal transfer

[civic dragon]

What do you think about Purdue aerospace eng

[scenic vigil]

uiuc cs+ math still better

than purdue cs

anydayyy

check forums

congrats tho

cs+ math is an amazing option

[wicked flame]

Purdue is the biggest name in aerospace (especially the space part) historically, being the alma matter of more astronauts then any other school

[civic dragon]

Yeah it’s a T2

After mit

I think

[wicked flame]

It isn't

[scenic vigil]

you tryna become an astronaut bro?

cs+x are like double majors

you get the best of both

[wicked flame]

but it does send the most people into the aerospace industry

[civic dragon]

No bro, an engineer

[scenic vigil]

i'll apply transfer in first year

[civic dragon]

Oh mb, it’s a t3

[wicked flame]

Pretty sure its like 6 or 7

[civic dragon]

No

[wicked flame]

But it is no.1 in the pure amount of people in the aerospace industry who graduated from it

[scenic vigil]

ngl cs+ math prolly better than cs

[civic dragon]

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate-aerospace-aeronautical-astronautical

[wicked flame]

nasa, boeing, lockheed hire more from purdue than any other schools

[scenic vigil]

yea

thats not true

[civic dragon]

Click on the link

It’s a glitch

[wicked flame]

That is the joint aerospace aeronautical rankings

[scenic vigil]

pretty sure theres no priorities

[twin grotto]

purdue applied math or mid uiuc math

[civic dragon]

That’s grad school

[wicked flame]

oh mb

[scenic vigil]

prolly capping

I could be wrong tho

from what i read theres no priority

[civic dragon]

It’s a T3 man

[wicked flame]

you are right

I didn't think it was, but you are right

[twin grotto]

yeah there isnt

[scenic vigil]

bro said middue in the uiuc megathread and mid uiuc here

[wicked flame]

I do think it is one of the best schools

[civic dragon]

It’s even here https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/FactsFigures/Rankings

[twin grotto]

cs+x and cs are equal

[scenic vigil]

yea

[twin grotto]

SHHHHHHHHH

[scenic vigil]

cs+ math > cs

[wicked flame]

Yes you are correct

[civic dragon]

Scroll down

[scenic vigil]

opens so many more oppurtunities

[twin grotto]

math is a very good degree if you ask me

[wicked flame]

But I've been saying how good purdue is for aerospace this whole time I just didn't know it was actually rank 3

[twin grotto]

job scene wise, its very much on the versatile side

[civic dragon]

Idk why everyone underestimates Purdue

😔

[twin grotto]

yeah i get that

[wicked flame]

I literally wasn't

I was just saying how it is the most represented college in the industry

by a long shot

[civic dragon]

I think it will takeover gatech next year

Aero

[wicked flame]

I mean it is already better in reality

as far as people who actually make it into industry from purdue vs gt

[civic dragon]

Yeah defo

I’m thinking about committing to Purdue

Idk

Like before

[wicked flame]

If I wanted to do aerospace I'd apply/commit to purdue

[civic dragon]

Ivyday

[wicked flame]

normally I wouldn't recommend anyone do aerospace

because of job placements

[civic dragon]

Why’s that

[wicked flame]

undergrad aerospace is basically mechanical engineering

almost 90% shared courses at most unis

[civic dragon]

Purdue is different tho no?

[wicked flame]

but with a hundredth of the available jobs

[civic dragon]

They have a strong program

[wicked flame]

Yes

because purdue is top choice for recruitment for aerospace companies

[opaque spear]

are there still going to be acceptences next wave?

[dusky lynx]

probably a few (that’s what I hope for atleast)

[thick anvil]

nah georgia tech is too good

its best engineering/cs school after stanford, mit, ucb, cmu

imo

[fleet onyx]

anyone got their deferred decision?

[trail rapids]

yes

[fleet onyx]

got in?

[trail rapids]

yes

[fleet onyx]

nice what major

[trail rapids]

cs

[fleet onyx]

i wish i get my cs acceptance soon bruh

[fleet onyx]

when did you get yours

[trail rapids]

good luck

yesterday

[fleet onyx]

oh ok

just checked still dont have mine

[trail rapids]

did they send you an email about your decision being available

[fleet onyx]

my gpa is lower cause i go to a harder school bruh

[trail rapids]

same

[fleet onyx]

for the original deferred decision

[fleet onyx]

what was urs

[trail rapids]

3.89

[fleet onyx]

mine is 3.7

took a bunch of AP's

[trail rapids]

youre gonna be compared to your peers and theyll look at course rigor

[fleet onyx]

i dont think anyone from my school applied tbh

[trail rapids]

theyll still see the school profile

[fleet onyx]

wait are you in state

[trail rapids]

No

[fleet onyx]

alr

hopefully i get in with a good scholarship

[dim marsh]

tbh Purdue scholarships are rare but GL

[magic briar]

obviously why would there be another 5 rounds of rejections?

would make no sense

[wicked flame]

meh

[thick anvil]

prolly caltech too

is better

but other than that, who else?

[dim marsh]

UIUC probs

[thick anvil]

mhmm what makes u say so

[wicked flame]

they are ranked 3rd for what it is worth

1. MIT 2) Stanford 3) GT and Berkley

Mudd is prolly up there, but they are ranked separately

[dim marsh]

Its highly ranked almost everywhere and have an excellent CS and engineering department

[thick anvil]

yeah maybee

[wicked flame]

But I don't really believe in rankings

[thick anvil]

as if gt doesnt have that💀

[dim marsh]

it does

never said GT is bad lmao

I love GT

[thick anvil]

if we wanna look at rankings

[dim marsh]

but UIUC is up there with it

[thick anvil]

gt is prolly better

but rankings still dont say much imo

[thick anvil]

same

[wicked flame]

GT is rank 3, but rankings are a scam

[thick anvil]

yhh but that doesnt mean GT doesnt deserve to be "3rd"

it has rlly good opportunities

and also top tier research

[wicked flame]

The engineering rankings are kinda fucked because they are seperated into doctorate offered and no doctorate offered

[dim marsh]

what major are you btw @wicked flame

[wicked flame]

Civil Environmental Engineering and Computational Chemistry

[dim marsh]

are you leaning towards Duke or GT?

[wicked flame]

Not considering GT

Duke is free for me

[dim marsh]

ah based

[wicked flame]

GT is going to be 30k+ a year

[wicked flame]

Which means Mudd, Olin, Cooper Union, Naval Academy don't get ranked

The methodology is also just completely fucked

it is just what deans consider the best schools to be

nothing related to quality of education or industry placement

[thick anvil]

yeah def duke

[wicked flame]

which practically excludes any school that isn't a research institution

[thick anvil]

but dont employers or even grad schools consider undergraduate uni ranking and reputation

so would improve opportunities there

[wicked flame]

Employers don't really

Outcomes are very much not coordinated to schools ranking

As far as I'm aware all of the top 10 outcome schools are unranked except MIT and Mines

[thick anvil]

thats not true, higher ranked school = 99% of the time more competitive = more ambitious and better performing students

[wicked flame]

It is unlikely that whoever hires you is going to be up to date on school rankings

unless your going for FAANG

they will likely only be aware of the schools in their region as well as where they applied 20-30 years ago for undegrad

[thick anvil]

alot of ppl who go to t20s aim for faang

[wicked flame]

great but we are talking about engineering

[thick anvil]

and also career fairs, top companies usually participate in career fairs at higher ranked unis more often

[wicked flame]

No companies tend to participate in their region mostly

[thick anvil]

nahh

im talking about top companies

not any company

[wicked flame]

I guarantee that all the namebrand companies are going to be at your state flagships career fair

they have the resources to do so

[thick anvil]

nahh there could be namebrand companies, but less of em. And Ive seen plenty of people who graduated from top unis say that their degree at that top uni helped them land a job. Depending on the company your applying to, it might not help.

[lucid hull]

No GPA is right, FAANG companies do keep an eye out for california grads, even middle ranked UCs have a lot of graduates working in silicon valley

[wicked flame]

They hire near offices

We have a google office hear

and they show up to ever career fair because of that

[lucid hull]

yeah that makes sense

[thick anvil]

fairs

[wicked flame]

You can look at a list of who goes to your schools career fair

https://app.careerfairplus.com/ncsu_nc/fair/5037/employer/356662

NC State engineering for example

not really well known, but you'll find every major engineering company

no aerospace tho

because they have their own fair

I can only find the minor CS one because they haven't had a major one for CS this year

[thick anvil]

alrightt

also

[wicked flame]

but even at their mini fair they had Deutsch Bank, Fidelity, Blackrock, Citadel, Amazon, Amazon Robotics, SAS, etc

[thick anvil]

being in a stronger undergraduate program

does improve chances in getting accepted into a top ranked graduate school

[lucid hull]

i think utilizing all the resources you have been provided with counts more

[thick anvil]

yeahhh ofc

[lucid hull]

you could be at berkeley CS and do the bare minimum or you could be at say a state university but be heavily involved in research and perhaps even be a visiting student for a REU at 1 or 2 top unis

i think any grad school would prefer the second student

[thick anvil]

doesnt gpa matter the most

for graduate school

[lucid hull]

of course it does but a lot of applicants have top GPAs

[wicked flame]

Yes but even that is poorly correlated with rank

and moreso with gpa

as far as I am aware the three schools with best grad school outcome are small unranked engineering schools

[wicked flame]

this

[thick anvil]

yeah so we could say that its basically applying for undergrad uni, as you need strong ecs (research-related too), rlly good GPA but with a stronger emphasis on the school you went to

[wicked flame]

not saying you shouldn't pursue the best educational option, but don't do it, because you've been sold the lie that it is what will make or break your future

there are ofc exceptions

likes stanford for Startups and NYU for finance

[thick anvil]

top unis have better resources

[wicked flame]

Uh, depends what you mean by resources

sometimes pure scale will buy you a lot

I'd say TAMU has a lot of fucking resources

[scenic vigil]

lets keep zoning lets keep floating lets keep moaning

[wicked flame]

Now if you mean per each and individual student

[scenic vigil]

what college are we talking about

[thick anvil]

research opportunities, start up funding and mentorship, students there are also much more competitive and ambitious( better environment), and countless other stuff

[scenic vigil]

there are so many advantages in better schools

[thick anvil]

exactly

[wicked flame]

I don't disagree

[scenic vigil]

especially alumni network

which is really important

[wicked flame]

Alumni network is made up

[scenic vigil]

yes you can deffo do the same in a diff college but it will be a lot harder

[scenic vigil]

💀

i might be wrong you're a college student im not

[wicked flame]

I have never met anyone in my life who has gotten a job through an alumni network

[wicked flame]

I'm not

[lucid hull]

on a large scale yeah, you're going to have a lot of opportunities in schools that have deep pockets and have a very good alumni network but again, it's up to the student to actively use it (a lot of them don't)

[scenic vigil]

thats not true

[wicked flame]

I just work full time in my industry

[scenic vigil]

thats their fault

for not utilizing the resources they get

[thick anvil]

true, but are rankings correlated with amount of resources?

[wicked flame]

Getting a research position at a top school will often be more difficult than as a top student at a lower ranked school

There will simply be more competition

[scenic vigil]

sometimes yes sometimes no

those rankings can be stupid as hell

[scenic vigil]

true

doesnt mean you take the worse option

[wicked flame]

Small LACs definitely have the most resources

[scenic vigil]

overall outcomes will always be better for an average person

how you utilize those resources is respective to the student

[wicked flame]

Now there are exceptions to all of this

[scenic vigil]

there are

[wicked flame]

Purdue for aerospace is a phenomenal example of one

[scenic vigil]

what are we even arguing about

which colleges are we comparing

[wicked flame]

We aren't

[scenic vigil]

are we talking about how rankings are bs

[wicked flame]

Mostly

[thick anvil]

yh

[scenic vigil]

i mean

rankings are bs

but not always

[wicked flame]

This tbh ^

[scenic vigil]

rather than using rankings just get opinions from students

[opaque spear]

yeah that’s what I thought, someone here said this wave was the last one for acceptances

[thick anvil]

me honestly I think whats important about a uni is its reputation and resources

[scenic vigil]

yea you could just find that out from the students at those specific schools

rather trust them than us news rankings

[wicked flame]

Every state flagship has a good reputation in industry tbh

[lucid hull]

i mean tbh, rankings are meaningless

no one's gonna say "hey man, purdue is ranked lower than stanford, idt you're as qualified as the other applicants, sorry" like sure, top unis will help you get recruiters but after that, it's all up to you lol

[thick anvil]

"and" resources

[scenic vigil]

but sometimes rankings could be a good indicator for specific fields

it depends on what fields its based on

[wicked flame]

There size and government funding gives them a lot of resources tbf

[lucid hull]

there are only a couple of cases where your uni ranking may matter

and that's probably investment banking

[scenic vigil]

true

thats where network is very very important

[wicked flame]

No that is just specific schools

not ranking

[scenic vigil]

yea

[wicked flame]

NYU isn't ranked crazy high

[lucid hull]

yeah that ig

[scenic vigil]

i hope no one is joining schools based solely on the rankings instead of doing their own research

and i doubt that would even happen

[thick anvil]

nahh disagree. Also at state schools most of the time students are much less ambitious and performing than better rep schools

environment is very important

and I would put that under the category of resources

[scenic vigil]

well you got far less more students in private colleges

[wicked flame]

Your environment doesn't make you

You can be ambitious

[scenic vigil]

it does but yea it doesnt entirely

[thick anvil]

I am not saying you cannot be successful at a state school ffs

[wicked flame]

There are some schools which I'd take over MIT which nobody here has prolly heard of

[thick anvil]

it just makes it a whole lot easier at top unis

[scenic vigil]

true

[opaque spear]

yeah

[thick anvil]

and me personally I am gonna make my uni choice on whichever gives the best aid

[scenic vigil]

still have to work your ass off but a student at a better school is bound to have better oppurtunities

[wicked flame]

More competitive opportunities as well

[opaque spear]

like for cs specifically it technically doesn’t matter where you go up but it’s only slightly easier because of their career fairs

[scenic vigil]

why not make life easier for yourself

[opaque spear]

but then again I know kids in uiuc cs suffering to get a job

[scenic vigil]

it doesnt matter in the sense that you get the same education everywhere and cs isn't a field that hugely matters on alumni network and rankings

[thick anvil]

prolly location

[scenic vigil]

but it does to a small extent

[wicked flame]

this might be an interesting read for ya'll

https://ed.stanford.edu/news/stanford-education-study-provides-new-evidence-big-fish-little-pond-effect-students-globally

[wicked flame]

I mean it kinda does

but not in the way people think

NEU and RIT (good co-ops)

tend to do significantly better than almost every other similarly ranked school

because breaking into CS can just be very hard

[scenic vigil]

if im from a t20 its getting fastracked

[wicked flame]

?

[opaque spear]

no

[wicked flame]

No it definitely isn't

[opaque spear]

that’s not at all how it works

[scenic vigil]

mb i was just yapping i felt cool when i said that

[thick anvil]

not rlly a huge part of landing a CS job is 1. Projects 2. Doing good in the interview

[opaque spear]

last thing employers care about is the institution

[wicked flame]

this

[wicked flame]

also this

[scenic vigil]

some employers do

[wicked flame]

not the ones you think do

[thick anvil]

no for that I disagree

[scenic vigil]

sure faang doesnt maybe

but some employers deffo do care about which instituion you're from

[wicked flame]

FAANG does

[scenic vigil]

not entirely

[wicked flame]

not entirely

[thick anvil]

Ive seen people say that their UNI made it so much easier to land the interview

[scenic vigil]

yea

[opaque spear]

FAANG casts a wide net

[thick anvil]

look undergrad uni helps you land the interview

[scenic vigil]

bro wahtever uni ur at

[thick anvil]

then the interview is up to you how well your skills are

[scenic vigil]

you still have to work your ass off in terms of projects and networking

[scenic vigil]

lifes just easier at the top unis

[wicked flame]

yes

[opaque spear]

honestly as long as you can prove that you’re competent in the coding interviews and rack up good prior experience projects, that’s all you need

[wicked flame]

most jobs in tech by alma mater

[scenic vigil]

what does alma mater mean

[wicked flame]

school one graduated from

[scenic vigil]

oh ok

[wicked flame]

anyways praying for MIT, HMC or CMU

[scenic vigil]

im cooked

[scenic vigil]

you said there were schools that youd rather attend that MIT

[thick anvil]

😭 ,
Mit ranked first in CS
CMU 2nd

"Rankings dont matter"

[wicked flame]

HMC is my first choice

[scenic vigil]

fr bro

[opaque spear]

isnt CMU just depression

that’s what I’ve heard

[wicked flame]

For some

[scenic vigil]

yea

[wicked flame]

If you are a work life balance person

[thick anvil]

alrightt

[scenic vigil]

can clean your tears with those bills tho

fat stacks

[wicked flame]

I am someone who does not care much for people or things outside the classroom

so would be attending just to learn

[opaque spear]

@scenic vigil did you get into Purdue

[scenic vigil]

no

im cooked

[opaque spear]

waiting for defer decision?

[scenic vigil]

only umd for now

yep

[opaque spear]

same lol

[magic briar]

it's based on major too i think

[scenic vigil]

irvine??

[opaque spear]

then I think I’m cooked cause CS came out for some but I didn’t get any update

[wicked flame]

ones that I got rejected from yes

[thick anvil]

ppl from engineering and cs got yesterday

[scenic vigil]

we both are cooked bro

its over

community college

[thick anvil]

they will prolly have another one next week friday, last year iirc acceptances went on until mid march

[opaque spear]

decisions have been brutal this year

I can’t wait to just get in somewhere I like and put college applications behind

[magic briar]

last time for acceptances will probably be the 15th from what ive read

[wicked flame]

you are fine

[magic briar]

after that its mostly WL and rejections

[scenic vigil]

how

[wicked flame]

Where did you apply?

[scenic vigil]

everywhere

like 27

like i said umd is my best choice rn to attend

[wicked flame]

UMD is a good school

in state?

[scenic vigil]

oos

im OOS everywhere

[wicked flame]

intl?

[scenic vigil]

no

just OOS

us citizen but dont stay in usa

[lucid hull]

yep

[scenic vigil]

i might qualify for oos in illinois but idk

[lucid hull]

i didn't qualify for umich in-state and that had some very expensive consequences

admit rate dropped from like 40% to 10% just by not being considered in-state 💀

[scenic vigil]

am i cooked

[thick anvil]

bruv ive seen ppl get rejected from UIUC, Purdue etc...

and get accepted to Ivies

[scenic vigil]

yea because they're too cracked

💀

[thick anvil]

nahhh

purdue and UIUC dont yield protect

[scenic vigil]

they prolly just dont fit what type of students they want

[opaque spear]

UIUC def doesn’t yield protect

[thick anvil]

yeah exactly

loll, I would say MIT is understandable

since they got a different app process

[scenic vigil]

i dont mean yield protect

they just dont fit what type of students they're searching for

[opaque spear]

yeah

[thick anvil]

you said " they're too cracked"

[scenic vigil]

they are

if they got into an IVY they are

[thick anvil]

no, almost no one is too cracked for UIUC

[scenic vigil]

maybe

[thick anvil]

even ivy admits

and thats what yield protect

is

when someone is too cracked, so they reject that person

[scenic vigil]

my bad then

[thick anvil]

but this yes.

[scenic vigil]

did you get

into purdue

[thick anvil]

yh

[scenic vigil]

good shit

[thick anvil]

thanks man🫡

hopefully you get in too

[scenic vigil]

i dont even know why i applied ucs

[thick anvil]

prolly gonna come out this friday

[scenic vigil]

they're soo expensive

[thick anvil]

same ong

[scenic vigil]

nah mines gonna be a waitlist probably

so end of the month id say

[thick anvil]

im also us citizen living abroad

honestly dont even know why I applied to publics

[opaque spear]

do you guys just have a green card

I’m kinda confused

[lucid hull]

passports

[thick anvil]

passport yeah

[opaque spear]

oh

[lucid hull]

GC doesn't make us citizens

[scenic vigil]

i have a passport

[scenic vigil]

gc?

[thick anvil]

green card

[lucid hull]

green card

[scenic vigil]

oh

i have an OCI

so live outside

[lucid hull]

yep same

[scenic vigil]

which country

[lucid hull]

i hv an OCI too, that shd let u know

xd

[scenic vigil]

yea

oh

i forgot oci is only for india

[opaque spear]

LOL

[lucid hull]

💀

[opaque spear]

yeah I have an OCI too

[scenic vigil]

overseas citizen of india 💀 my bad

which part