#CMU (IS) vs UCSD (CS)

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junior gust
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schools: cmu vs ucsd
intended major: information systems (dietrich) @ cmu or computer science @ ucsd
similarities: both have really excellent swe/product manager career outcome & overall academic atmosphere
cmu
pros:

  • IS flexible and most students double major in hci or minor in cs
  • near/in a city and has fun things to do
  • more tight knit community (and better support system overall?)
  • could switch to stats + machine learning major in dietrich (which seems to yield great swe careers?)
  • easier to get internships?
  • more prestigious
    cons:
  • more expensive (almost double the cost of attending ucsd as an cali in-state)
  • IS not CS
  • far from home
  • classes are hard
    ucsd
    pros:
  • cheaper! by a significant amount
  • many friends going to ucsd
  • cs major: feels like a more solid education than information systems which feels kind of iffy (?)
  • better weather than pittsburgh (by a lot; i love cali weather)
    cons:
  • uc for the socially dead :c
  • la jolla seems to be kind of. dull
  • less perceived prestige
  • mostly for swe and less product manager (less business-y if you will - might need to take mba after?)

dont really hve any tiebreaking considerations - cost not a suuper big factor - mostly concerned about experience/career outcome
currently leaning more cmu?

tranquil snow
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ucsd

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ucsd has prestige in the bay area

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no one cares about other places if u wanna work in softawre

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plus if you have friends going, is it really going to be "socially dead" for u

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and i think having an actaul CS degree is better

foggy anvil
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cheaper! by a significant amount
That's all you need

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UCSD is not significantly worse in CMU in terms of a rigorous CS education

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Most every T100 will give you a sound CS education that will open you the gates you need to open

west warren
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why pay extra for cmu, when you can get the same quality at ucsd. also what you're getting for that price is too high and cmu prestige is not like MIT level

gentle fable
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definitely ucsd if you are cali in-state