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Schools: UMD and UW madison
Intended major: computer engineering
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Costs: 67k - UW madison, 64k - UMD
UW Madison Pros:
- a beautiful lakefront campus and active downtown
- pursuing a double major in CS
- : Particularly noted for excellence in Operating Systems and Machine Learning
UW Madison Cons: - Brutal winters can be a shock if you aren't used to sub-zero temperatures
- Increasing demand has led to a very tight and competitive student housing market
- Known for its "fresh from the farm" culture, i can't eat much dairy
UMD Pros:
- Unparalleled access to internships in cybersecurity, defense, and federal agencies
- joint effort between the ECE and CS departments ensures you get a balanced education in both hardware and software systems
- : Generally milder than Wisconsin, with far less snow
UMD Cons: - The D.C. metro area, including nightlife and dining, is generally more expensive than Madison
Preferences: I am Indian international applicant in Malaysia (here it is tropical and sunny; I have never lived in cold place), I am vegetarian. I am looking at sm software-hardware blend job, want to be abel to pivot to purely hardware or software
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