<p>Hellow guys. I purposely made an account for this, so would definitely appreciate your help. I've been accepted to those schools so far for Fall 2014, and inexplicably, I have abit more inclination towards Georgia Tech. BUT, I am still completely unsure which one to choose, and for me, I think Employer Reputation would be the most important factor (in terms of securing a job after graduation).</p>
<p>Well, I would appreciate if you take into account other factors as well, like location, weather, school culture, etc etc. But yeah as I said, career is one of the most important things, isn't it?</p>
<p>Another point to note, UW accepts me into pre-science major, so I gotta have to compete in order to get into CS Major, which I heard is pretty tough. That, I guess, is a minus factor for UW.</p>
<p>I really appreciate any of your opinions, thank you!</p>
<p>You major should always come first. At UW, you won’t get much freedom to pick your major, especially if that is CS, which I heard is extremely hard to get into. At Georgia Tech, you can freely pick your major and switch between majors (as long as you’re above a very low minimum GPA). I also think Georgia Tech has the best academics and employer reputation of all three. Pick Tech</p>
<p>UCSD is impacted for CS so it is taking students longer to graduate. Plus there is a recent report on UCSD and the students reported that education/research is directed more at the professors and less at the students. Plus let me put it this way. We live near UCSD and my child is going to Tech. Great career programs and wonderful school of computing. It is no contest. </p>
<p>I thought UCSD was very much known for life sciences and things like pre-health. However, I certain have heard that its CS program was solid. But in terms of quality and outcome, I feel as if their life sciences perhaps stack up a bit better when compared to a place like Tech. Tech is a beast at things like CS and CE.</p>
<p>My S is in a similar position. He got admitted to GIT CS major, but admitted UW as a pre-science major. He was also admitted to UCLA as EE major and Aerospace Eng. at UIUC. At UIUC, we were told that it is easier to transfer into computer science and engineering there within the college of engineering. He is leaning toward UCLA, but I tried too encourage him to consider GIT. All the four schools will be OOS for him. He wants to do something in computer engineering. He will have to spend some time to seriously consider his options.</p>
<p>It’s true that Tech is pretty much solid for CS. But problem is I heard quite a few negative reviews about the academics and professors at Tech. </p>
<p>@Riversong123 Doesn’t UCLA have better CS/EE program than GaTech? And moreover, it has an advantage for its proximity to Sillicon Valley and various tech industries. I guess the only problem with UCLA is that it is “impacted”.</p>
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<p>The atlantic has an article this month that exactly answers your question. I don’t have the link but just read it an hour earlier. Tech and UVA are the best schools bang for your buck in CS. Also I have visited tech twice and asked the questions above to a variety of students. They are all positive. Tech takes work but with good time management schools you will do fine. If you have bad time management skills it will affect you wherever you go. As a Californian trust me being impacted which both ucla and ucsd are is not a small problem. it is a huge problem. Also Google has a relationship with tech that is great that is why tech professors were the inventors of google glass. </p>
<p>DS is a freshman at GT. There are a lot of kids in our neighborhood that go to GT. All of them including my son will tell you that GT is a lot of work. If you do not want to put a lot of time into studying and homework then it’s not the college for you. However all of them that I’ve talked to like going there. Some have siblings or parents that went there too. You are going to find some negative reviews about most colleges. Are there some professors that aren’t good? Yep. In the hangman classes… Here is the thing DS has found though. For those classes the students work together. They have study groups. He has found other students to be helpful. It’s not a cut throat environment. </p>
<p>I can’t speak to UW, but my daughter also had UCSD and GT among her choices. We also live near UCSD, and their location by the beach is wonderful. However, for my daughter, it was an easy decision…GT all the way. I have never heard her complain about a professor, she raves about how great they are. When registering for classes, she chooses very carefully. I read where it is common for UCSD students to take 6 years for a BS, not including co-op time. I guess if you’re on in-state tuition, that’s not a big deal, but that is definitely something to consider. Good luck with your decision.</p>