<p>I am a significant athletic recruit for both schools with decent grades and SAT. I should be able to get into Tech, and I have been told by the coach at Cornell that I have a 99% chance of getting in if I apply Early Decision. </p>
<p>How do the computer science programs at these two universities compare? While Cornell is more prestigious, does Tech's Co-Op and Internship program make it a better option?</p>
<p>I have visited both schools and am slightly torn. Please help me compare and contrast these two schools with regard to Computer Science.</p>
<p>I am also visiting Columbia and Princeton in the near future, but I'd like to deal with the two I have visited for now.</p>
<p>Cornell, if you can afford it. They do not offer athletic scholarships but their need based money is good.</p>
<p>My son looked at GT for engineering and baseball but only a few of their athletes major in technical fields, a bit of a red flag for us. All of the athletes at an ivy will be serious students and the coaches will work around an “academics first” approach. </p>
<p>Fenwaysouth’s son is a baseball player at Cornell if you need some better insight.</p>
<p>You may want to go through the courses and curricula in each school’s CS department to see which one is more interesting to you.</p>
<p>Also, check on the scheduling and expectations with respect to practices and games for your sport, in terms of scheduling around your course work. (It may be helpful if the sport obligations are only heavy in one semester, so that you can load up on the harder or higher workload courses in the “off” semester – if those courses are offered in the “off” semester.)</p>
<p>While it is true that you will find many more athletes at GT majoring in management than in engineering, you will not be alone as a CS major. I don’t have direct experience with the athletic department, but as an alumnus I know of plenty of athletes that get technical degrees. However, you should really get an understanding from the coach(s) and fellow athletes in your sport about the balance of academics and athletics. And while I know that many (most?) athletes do internships, can your sport’s requirements fit with a co-op schedule? </p>
<p>As you already know, all of the schools that you mentioned will provide a very good education in CS. Correct me if I am wrong, but interpret your question to be concerned mostly with career potential upon graduation. You will have solid job prospects from each. GT may have some advantage in the number of companies that recruit on campus because they easily graduate the largest number of CS majors and thus should attract more recruiters. </p>
<p>I appreciate all the info guys. @cltdad, you’re right. I’m wondering which one will get me a better head start as far as the workplace is concerned. If it seems they are pretty much even, the decision may come down to overall campus life and feel if Cornell and the other Ivys don’t get shot down because of cost.</p>