<p>I'm currently debating between CMU and Cornell for computer science. CMU has arguably the best computer science school in the US, while Cornell, although up there in prestige, is not quite as good as CMU. However, Cornell has much better all round courses than CMU. I do like CMU's atmosphere a little better than Cornell's, but I figure that Cornell's big enough that I can find a little slice of CMU in it anyway. Added into this mix is the ever tempting full tuition offer from Pitt. Even though I don't like Pitt very much, it is a almost full ride.<br>
Does anyone have any suggestions or recommendations?</p>
<p>Can’t comment about either the Pitt or Cornell program. I hate to sound like a broken record re CMU, but their placement of SCS students in summer internships is spectacular. Practically all of DS’s classmates had landed positions a while back with outstanding salaries in near-startups, the “popular” 50, the fortune 50, you name it… It could be true that this may be temporary, and may be across the board for other CS programs too, but this is a very pleasant fact for now for CMU SCS students.</p>
<p>how much will cornell and CMU cost? that full ride looks NICE.</p>