(for my cousin) Purdue CS vs Texas A&M CS (in state for A&M)

[thorny ember]

no scholarships/full pay at both

no scholarships/full pay at both

Purdue:
Pros:
possibly slightly better name
strong engineering program (unsure about how much better than a&m it is)
curriculum seems to be more rigorous
maybe better career outcomes

Cons:
much more expensive (about double the cost)
further away from home
housing crisis

A&M:
Pros:
half the cost of purdue
closer to home
strong engineering program
decent career outcomes and lots of friends from high school

Cons:
entry to a major - have to maintain a certain freshman gpa to get CS major
slightly worse career outcomes and curriculum rigor
unsure about culture fit but it’s a huge school so it’ll probably work out

[runic walrus]

TAMU for half the cost.
career outcome will likely be affected more by kid's skill than the school name.

[upper cliff]

tamu cost is crazy, you are the goat career coach

[tough yarrow]

TAMU

[oblique charm]

TAMU

[thorny ember]

the only thing i’m worried abt for him is career recruiting

idk if purdue makes it much better but i doubt any of y’all would know either lmao

[midnight mural]

TAMU

[little pine]

Purdue career recruiting is ehh

[civic shoal]

ok i can speak on this

Our main companies that actively recruited at the last hackathon are:
American airlines
Sandía national labs (big one)
Phillips 66
L3 Harris
GM
PIMCO
USAA
Baker Hughes
JPM Chase
Frogslayer (local consulting company)
Texas Instruments

2sigma had a presence on campus for the last 2 years out of 3, mainly as a sponsor of engineering capstone projects in CS (but that's it for quant companies)

Our student-run CS career fair has
GM
Paycom
FUTO
Frogslayer
FAST Enterprises
Capsher Technologies

Idk who's at the university career fairs

and our public new grad salary reports & "who hires my major" are here: https://aggiesurveys.tamu.edu/public/Reports.aspx

[upper cliff]

mf yall get sigmas