CMU vs Columbia vs Cornell for Computer Science

College Search & Selection
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I was recently accepted to CMU’s School of Computer Science, Columbia SEAS and Cornell Engineering for Computer Science and I need help deciding where to go.

In terms of price, CMU will be around $10,000 more expensive per year than both Columbia and Cornell. However, CMU is ranked #1 in computer science and I’m not sure if that makes it worth the extra cost.

I was also accepted to both Brown and Duke, but I’ve pretty much ruled them out since neither of them gave as much financial aid as Columbia/Cornell nor do they have incredibly strong CS departments.

Thanks in advance for any comments!

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Congratulations. Pl. could you share with me your courses, scores and extra curriculars. What did you decide finally and how is it going. Thanks.

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