<p>Which one is better for Computer Science?
Which one has more research opportunities?
Which one looks better on resume and has better job potential?
More startups?</p>
<p>Even though I’m a Texas grad, CMU is supposed to be the best CS program in the nation. I have Texas friends in Turing Scholars who got jobs at Google, Apple, Microsoft and Silicon Valley start ups.</p>
<p>Some other considerations might be your instate residence (for tuition purposes).</p>
<p>Yeah, well i’m instate, but I have a lot of things on my resume which I <em>hope</em> will accrue some merit-based aid at CMU.</p>
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<p>Apply to both and see what you get! Also, don’t be afraid to haggle with CMU. I gave them some aid numbers of similar schools and they were willing to match.</p>
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<p>Does anyone else have any new insights or opinions on this? (The Turing Scholars program is so new that it’s hard to compare it to other programs, although it’s had a year of history since this topic was posted.)</p>
<p>I believe CMU is better for CS. </p>
<p>Job potential is roughly the same. Both are strongly represented at large companies.</p>
<p>I think UT is better for startups because there are a lot of them going up in Austin. Taking advantage of proximity could possibly be an advantage.</p>
<p>Both are great, go to whichever is cheaper.</p>