<p>please help me in deciding between GeorgiaTech, UCLA for MS in CS.
i am currently undecided about my specialization. I am undecided about Phd aspirations, but i think i would be mostly be working.</p>
<p>Gatech:
+better brandname
+best ranking
+larger no of courses
+good internships and jobs
-not so selective</p>
<p>UCLA:
+good ranking.
+location (California)
+good internships and jobs
+selective
-slightly lower ranking and brandname than Gatech (not sure abt it)</p>
<p>Please post your opinions about the same.</p>
<p>GT isn’t selective? I knew this about undergrad, but I was almost certain that their graduate schools were much more stringent about their acceptances. Regardless, at GT you’re still in Atlanta, which is one of the bigger cities in the south. California is in the dumps right now economically, so…</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say Tech is not selective for undergrads, either. 47.5% admission rate is around the same as Michigan’s, average undergrad stats are 2100+ SAT and 3.92 GPA. </p>
<p>The thing about Tech is that it’s an engineering schools - people don’t apply just to apply, they apply because they did research. People who do research tend to apply to schools that fit their credentials. On the other hand, a school like Harvard gets a bunch of applicants who did no research, they just know that Harvard is a “good school” and that they are a “good student”. I bet 1/2 to 3/4 of Harvard’s applications are obvious rejects.</p>
<p>As far as the original question, I don’t think you’re in a bad position going to either school. This is especially true since your MS seems to only be a pit stop on the way to a PhD. Neither school will put you at a disadvantage.</p>
<p>Do you go to either school now? If so, I would go to the other to broaden your exposure and access to alumni networks/career services.</p>
<p>thanks for the replies.
i was getting skeptical if the no of fields available at UCLA would be too restrictive.
and some1 told em that a RA can be slightly possible at Gatech but impossi at UCLA.
Im from india</p>
<p>NRC:
UCLA: #6
GT: #14</p>
<p>US News:
GT: #10
UCLA #14</p>
<p>In short, pick the school closest to where you want to work after graduation.</p>