Hi guys, Thanks in advance for all your help. So as the title says I’m looking to major in cs and really like the idea of going to school in New York. I am a rising senior and I have stats that would be a match for NYU and I think make me at least a viable candidate for Columbia (2260 sat 4.44 gpa at a good school and several leadership positions). When I visited last spring I could see myself enjoying both social scenes though I did see a large difference between the two. I am currently doing an applied math/cs internship at Hopkins over the summer and really enjoying that side of computer science, also my goal is to found a startup after college. I would not be receiving financial aid at either school so they are both equal in that sense. While Columbia is ranked somewhat higher in cs (19 vs 29 usnews) in looking at both programs NYU seemed to have a lot more to offer with their prestigious courant institute, courses in game design and mobile/web develpment (I’m not planning in seriously pursuing these fields but I still think it would be really fun to learn about), and four different startup incubators compared to Columbia’s one. My question is, would it be ridiculous to pass up an opportunity to go to Columbia for NYU? Maybe NYU just does a better job selling their programs, but it just seems that everything else being equal NYUs computer science program has more to offer (for me specifically) despite its lower rank. Thanks for reading all this and I hope to hear your opinion!
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