Purdue vs UCSD data science - CS?

[azure steeple]

any thoughts?

[peak vector]

I think UCSD is a lot better

especially cause you're in california

but getting in is most of the struggle with UCSD

[azure steeple]

hm really

what if i said i dont have a preference between california or indiana

or does california just help with jobs more

[peak vector]

yes massively

even if u dont have a preference between the two

being so close to tech helps a lot

and if ur into data science, UCSD will have a lot of opportunities on the applied sciences side of that since their such a reserach powerhouse

[azure steeple]

mm i see

im wondering if i should try for ucsd CS

[peak vector]

its really hard

[azure steeple]

maybe i'll decide after public ivy day

[peak vector]

acceptance rate wise

do u plan on taking a lot of CS courses

[azure steeple]

yeah like 5%

yeah im more into the computational side of data science

[peak vector]

do their stats + cs I think

the data science ppl i know are doing stats + cs

[azure steeple]

oh i didnt know they had that!

no i think they only have math+cs

[peak vector]

https://math.ucsd.edu/students/undergraduate/ma30-math-computer-science-b-s/

this one

yta

ya

ur right

[azure steeple]

oo i see

do u know anything about the curriculum? like how much is math and how much is cs

[peak vector]

ye so its basically a math degree with heavy cs elective reqs

which is better suited for DS but not great for SWE

great for theoretical CS though

so like AI research (which a lot of DS ppl are into)

https://math.ucsd.edu/sites/math.ucsd.edu/files/img/undergrad-handbook/23-24-MA30.png

[azure steeple]

hm interesting

i'll have to research more

seems like math+cs is more theoretical/math whilst ds has more application

[peak vector]

ya you would take the stats electives

[floral silo]

@crisp bone

[halcyon shore]

yeah, unverified but rumour is its ~10% now

[halcyon shore]

or one can do stats and prob(my alt major)

[frosty pulsar]

Switch to UCSD cs. Cuz if you don’t get in u still have Purdue as a backup

If you’d rather go to UCSD over Purdue you could also do Math-CS at UCSD (not restricted so u can switch), but you’d have a harder time getting into your CS classes

[azure steeple]

what do u mean by math-cs is unrestricted?

[honest light]

theres no cap on it so its easy to switch to

like no restriction on the number of people who can take the major bc its not as much in demand as the restricted majors (like pure cs)

[azure steeple]

ahh i see thanks!

[cerulean token]

uscd is better but if u dont get cs there go purdue

[azure steeple]

i switched to ucsd cs

[cerulean token]

good

[dark whale]

UCSD ON TOP

Also they have a seperate college, solely concentrating on data science. this sounds a lot better than having cs, stats, or engineer majors all clumped up together

also im biased. ucsd is my dream school

[peak vector]

UCSD ❤️

[peak vector]

ironically enough (some smart ppl in #💭-majors-and-minors can probably verify) having a cs + stats degree clumped together is usually better for data science

soooo

[dark whale]

idc ucsd is better

[peak vector]

yes

UCSD is way better