Computer Science - SJSU/IIT/Stony Brook vs Penn State UP/Rutgers NB

College Search & Selection
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<p>On one hand there is a pool of three colleges, all located in major cities.</p>

<p>SJSU($25,000) -
Ups - California, right in Silicon Valley, nice internships and exposure, very cheap
Downs - unsure of reputation and academics, No relatives there, College name won't be beneficial if I want to do masters</p>

<p>IIT($30,000)-
Ups - Close relatives, Cheap, reputed in Chicag, many international students
Downs - unsure of academics and future prospects of placements, bureaucracy </p>

<p>Stony Brook($33,000)-
Ups - NYC, Reputed CS program
Downs- Commuter campus, a lot of top-class universities in the vicinity, unsure of overall university </p>

<p>And then there is a pool of some universities which are highly-ranked and are well-known throughout US, out of them I have chose two -</p>

<p>Penn state($42,000)-
Ups - very well known, highly ranked, high school spirit, repurposed alumni network and career service centre
Downs - hell expensive, being a state college- very less cultural diversity, middle of nowhere, unsure of internships and part-time jobs</p>

<p>Rutgers ($39,000)-
Ups - proximity to NYC, Cultural Diversity, Many Indians, reputed program and university
Downs - class size, RU screw(bureaucracy), unsure of internships, expensive</p>

<p>So in all, I am really very confused. Now first decision lies in what to choose - the first group or the second. I don't know whether choosing the second group for all it's ranking and repute be worth the extra money spent. On the other hand, if I am travelling 8000 miles far away, I don't wanna land somewhere(first group) that won't land me job later and not help me build a strong academic base.</p>

<p>Please help me figure out which one should I choose or atleast which group to choose. Reasons are extremely welcomed.</p>

<p>Waiting :)</p>

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<p>I think they’re all fine. Ranking and repute don’t mean that much for CS.</p>

<p>I don’t know why SJSU would hurt you when it comes to grad school. I live in California and am not too thrilled with the California State University system (too many students for its limited resources,) but SJSU has a pretty good CS department. It works closely with Silicon Valley companies to figure out what it should be teaching, and I read Apple has more San Jose State grads than grads from any other school.</p>

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<p>That’s nice to hear @simba9 . One more thing that makes me worry of SJSU is its problem that many students complain that they aren’t able to get their specific classes due to lack of management and also heard that there is cut down in their endowment. I wonder if this would affect me largely.</p>

<p>I am yet to receive admission from SJSU, but am pretty sure I will get in. But still on the back up, if you could suggest me the second most preferable school.</p>

<p>Also, I worry of my masters because if I earn up the same profile from SJSU and Penn state, Penn state would be preferred right ? All because of it rankings and repute.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://info.sjsu.edu/static/admission/impaction.html”>http://info.sjsu.edu/static/admission/impaction.html&lt;/a&gt; will tell you what the SJSU admission threshold for your major is. Note that CS was the most selective major at SJSU.</p>

<p>The listed eligibility index is calculated as described at <a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>https://secure.csumentor.edu/planning/high_school/eligibility_index.asp&lt;/a&gt; using GPA calculated as described at <a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU; .</p>

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<p>Ya i have gone through, so do i feel i will get in :slight_smile: Thanks for the information though :)</p>

<p>Any say/help on my question ?</p>

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<p>Please see my post in the [Computer</a> Science/Math Forum](<a href=“Computer Science - SJSU/IIT/Stony Brook vs Penn State UP/Rutgers NB - #2 by xraymancs - Math/Computer Science Majors - College Confidential Forums”>Computer Science - SJSU/IIT/Stony Brook vs Penn State UP/Rutgers NB - #2 by xraymancs - Math/Computer Science Majors - College Confidential Forums).</p>

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heyy!, Well I wanted to ask where you went eventually?? I am an international student, and I too am confused whether how good stony brook is. So if you could provide further insight to where u went for college , it would be amazing!!