<p>Does anyone know what the best Computer Engineering and/or Computer Science schools are in the NY/PA/NJ/New England area?</p>
<p>Carnegie-Mellon s/b strongly considered.</p>
<p>Definitely look at CMU.</p>
<p>MIT is probably on top though.</p>
<p>Berkeley and Stanford are the best of the west.</p>
<p>does anyone have the US NEWS ranking?</p>
<p>Just like I said...</p>
<p>thanks flippy..does anyone have the full thing?</p>
<p>CMU is very good, but beware the limitations on transfering into Compter Engineering and CS. For these two programs at CMU you must be accepted into them as freshmen. Once you are in one program (e.g. CS), you may transfer out to another major (e.g., mechanical or civil) but you can't automatically transfer to the other restricted major - Comp Eng (even if you had intially been accepted to both programs). Hence if you aren't sure which is best for you, you may be better off going to another school which has a more liberal transfer policy. This was a significant factor in my son's decision to turn down acceptances to both the Comp Eng. and CS programs at CMU for Cornell - another excellent program in the East.</p>
<p>I went to CMU as a Mechanical Engineer and changed to Electrical/Computer Engineering. Some of my friends were in the same boat, not one person was denied transferring. </p>
<p>One of my friends entered as Electrical/Computer Engineer and is now getting a dual degree in ECE and Computer Science.</p>
<p>Transferring into ECE is not that difficult anymore because people are dropping out due to it's difficulty.</p>
<p>EDIT:
I turned down Cornell for CMU because of it's strong engineering and research facilities.</p>
<p>I was not accepted to the ECE program at CMU as a freshman, so I enrolled as a general engineering major. At the end of my freshman year I was allowed to major in ECE. Typically any general engineering major with a 3.0 or above after their freshmen year will be allowed into the ECE program, so it is not at all difficult to gain admission. </p>
<p>On a separate note, I was recently accepted as a transfer into the Cornell ECE department, but it is likely that I will return to Pittsburgh this fall.</p>
<p>That is interesting. When we went to accepted students day in 2003, we were explictly told by both departments to not expect to be allowed to transfer in at a later time. I'm sure my son does not regret his decision - he is exceedingly happy at Cornell and their program is first rate.</p>
<p>fundingfather - I know that it is extremely hard to transfer into the computer science school from other colleges, and would imagine that the same stands for transferring into the ECE department from another college. But I think it is very possible to transfer from major to major within the engineering school, and even easier to enter the ECE program if the student is undeclared during freshman year, even if s/he was not previously accepted to the specific major during the application process. </p>
<p>Having researched both departments in making my decision, I must agree with you that Cornell's ECE department is also top notch.</p>
<p>Fundingfather, I was told last year that in the past, demand for ece has been very high and transfer into the program has been near impossible. However in the last couple of years, enough spots have been left open that students who really want to transfer have had no problems.</p>