Choosing between University of Pittsburgh & Case Western/

College Search & Selection
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I have admits from Indiana BLoomington, Case western and IIT Chicago for MS in Computer Science and also , University of Pittsburgh for MS in Information Science. The Cost of attendance is very high for me around ($85K to $90K) and I will be taking full loan for as I do have any other sources.

First, among all above, UPitt and CWRU stand out in ranking. From US News UPitt is 70th overall and 49 in CS, whereas Case western 42nd Overall and 68 in CS. I want to know is it worth it to take such a huge loan and go or apply for Spring Admits (as I cannot delay more than that) and hope for scholarships from other universities. But Spring has some cons too.

Second, If choose and go right now, any suggestion to choose between UPitt and CWRU future and career perspective.

Please help.

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This should be reposted in the grad school forum for best advice.

Here is my advice: Do not go to grad school yet. Work for a couple of years, and save, save, save so that you can cover at leat part of the costs. The debt-load that you are talking about taking on will determine the kind of job you have to look for, and will drasticallt reduce your life options for a number of years.

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exactly, work for a year or two unless you get scholarships, do not go into debt for a masters in CS, first off, CS is a program where ranking probably matters the least, projects, research with professors, any kind of work experience are more important for CS grads to get the interview. good luck!