<p>Hi all. Just wanted to get some opinions on what school I should go to for computer science or engineering. My choices are Cal Poly SLO, UC Davis, and University of Washington.</p>
<p>Normally U of W would be my top choice but out of state tuition is way to expensive. Should I take out loans and go to Washington despite the high cost? Then it is between Cal Poly and Davis. Which is better for comp sci major?</p>
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<p>I would prefer Washington since I like the area a lot better, but I don’t think the quality difference is THAT big.</p>
<p>I would as well since I love Seattle. However out of state tuition is rarely worth it. Davis and Poly are both solid schools. I would go to Poly if you wanted to get a job after college and save some money. I would go to Davis if you want to go to graduate school.</p>
<p>My son graduated from Davis last June with a degree in computer science. He had a great time there, had good support from the career center and lots of interviews for jobs. He is now working in the defense industry as a programmer. The city of Davis is very much a college town and easy to love. Cal Poly is awesome-I’m an alum-but I can’t tell you much about CS degree. You need to go to the admitted student day at Poly and Picnic Days at Davis the next week!</p>
<p>Well, as of today I have visited all three schools and I am still stuck. Washington is beautiful and great for comp sci but far away and very expensive. Davis seems very active and has good food and IM sports and a good cs research school. Cal Poly has a really nice campus, great weather, and a solid cs program.</p>
<p><em>sigh</em> I still can’t decide at all. If anyone else could help me out that would be great!</p>
<p>stay instate.
and if you want to study in the summer, take some courses at UW at instate rates.</p>
<p>UW, you will have more job opportunity all over the country.</p>
<p>Ok, So I’ve narrowed it down to Cal Poly and U of Washington…</p>
<p>Well I’m in the UW CS program right now, so I might be a little biased. Though this is my 1st quarter there…</p>
<p>Few things to note</p>
<p>-It was ranked #6 for undergrad CS programs last year I think
-So it’s pretty competitive. They have an intense weed out process, and normally the avg. GPA in the program is like 3.7. So bottomline, it’s pretty competitive. Which can be a good or a bad thing depending on you.
-Overall, yeah it’s a nice area, nice campus, big school, etc. </p>
<p>At the end of the day you have to decide. Will joining a more competitive program in a new area be worth it? How much do you value a little better CS program? That you have to decide. If you have any questions for me, feel free to ask.</p>
<p>CalPoly does have some really impressive employment statistics. There’s a link somewhere around here.</p>
<p>Average GPA of 3.7 is intense? Hmm…</p>
<p>I was talking about the weed-out process being intense, and the GPA competitive. Would you at least consider 3.7 a competitive GPA in math/science classes?</p>
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<li>GPA has nothing to do with level of competitiveness, especially with gpa creep</li>
<li>UC Davis is a great school with a great campus and community life to boot, dismissing it for UW is silly IMO</li>
<li>I could be wrong, but I believe UW has some weird admissions program where you don’t qualify for the engineering program until 2 years into your studies. Thus, you aren’t guarenteed you’ll be accepted as a CS major</li>
<li>Cal Poly SLO is awesome</li>
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<p>No there is no weird admission program like that. Freshmans, Sophmores, and Juniors are admitted all the time.</p>
<p>With that said, I agree Davis is also a great school and same with Cal Poly.</p>
<p>UW is a CS powerhouse, but I’m not sure it’s worth it if you have to pay OOS tuition (this is coming from a prospective CS student at UW). As much as I want to recommend UW, it’s hard for me to justify the steep difference in price.</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.careers.calpoly.edu/search.php?yr=2008%20-%202009[/url]”>https://www.careers.calpoly.edu/search.php?yr=2008%20-%202009</a></p>
<p>I think Cal Poly has a better CS reputation compared to UCD, but worse than UW.</p>
<p>Cal Poly feeds people to all the major tech companies (although it’s somewhat rarer for the best companies like Google).</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter where you go. However, if you have to get a loan, it can be a problem to your financial situation. If you work hard, you can always be sucessful in a field you choose.</p>
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<p>personally, i would rather stay instate and go to Cal Poly or Davis. Im also stuck between both, but im leaning towards Davis , personally, because it is a better location (closer to SF, Berkeley, and the Bay Area in general).</p>
<p>Im still confused about their academics, some people say Slo is better, some say Davis, and some say both are equal. </p>
<p>Deadline for Davis is also May 1st. Im not sure about Cal Poly Slo, though. Does anybody know the acceptance deadline for SLo?</p>