I have to pay about $12k for Boston College and about $11k for Stony Brook. I know BC is a liberal arts school and Stony is much more STEM focused, but BC does have a much better overall reputation. But I know for a fact that I want to do CS.
If you know for a fact you want to do CS why would you even apply to BC in the first place? You should have applied to schools that are top CS schools like MIT or Georgia Tech or Purdue or RPI or Illinois Urbana or …you get the idea. You stated BC has a better overall reputation…reputation for who? people that you want to impress in general? because the people who are in CS are not impressed with BC.
@mohowl
What did you decide ?
Both excellent schools.
SB has top ranked CS program
BC has great school with a renewed emphasis on CS.
Many grads from BC working in CS
When speaking to them they feel that their weakness in technicians was overcome by the breadth of the BC core curriculum. Helped them reach management positions more readily in their opinion.
SB places very well in CS.
Great choices.