Brown vs. Northwestern in Computer Science

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<p>Hi all,
So I just got accepted into the master's program at Brown (still awaiting my result for Northwestern, but if I get accepted, I'm going to have a very hard time choosing between the two).</p>

<p>Both CS programs are equally ranked in the US news report, so I can't really judge much from there. </p>

<p>I don't know how much weight attending an ivy league school is in the computer industry, but it's bound to be at least somewhat impressive right? I haven't visited the Brown campus, but I've been to Providence several times and I like the city.</p>

<p>Same can be said for Chicago though. Another factor is that my boyfriend for 2 years is in a PhD program in Chicago, so I would like to be close for him, but I'm not going to choose a school entirely based on a guy. </p>

<p>Any advice?</p>

<p>(Note: I posted the same thread in the Northwestern forum because I didn't realize that forums were also categorized by majors. I'd really like to hear input from fellow CS-ers)</p>

<p>Note 2: And I just realized that I'm in the ACT forum. Sorry about that.</p>

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<p>“I don’t know how much weight attending an ivy league school is in the computer industry, but it’s bound to be at least somewhat impressive right?”</p>

<p>Honestly, when it comes to CS, no one really cares where you got your degree. I mean, the most prominent computer scientists dropped out of university, so it’s a well-established mentality within CS that your formal education is pretty irrelevant to your actual skills.</p>