HELP me choose & rank these schools.

College Search & Selection
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<p>Here they are:</p>

<p>U Mass-Boston (Boston,MA)
U Mass-Lowell (Lowell,MA)
Texas Tech U (Lubbock,TX)
Texas Southern U (Houston,TX)
James Madison U (harrisonburg，VA)
U of Toledo (toledo,OH)
Michigan Tech (Houghton,MI)</p>

<p>My undergrad major is Computer Science&Eng. and I want to do MS in CS at one of the above schools.<br>
I do know that these are not top tier national colleges, but I may get full rides from most of the listed schools. ,,,, so, can you give me your ranking of these schools? In regard of reputation, job salary, or anything....</p>

<p>Thank you very much!</p>

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<p>I really need your comments… I am serious.</p>

<p>Thanks a lot!</p>

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<p>no one replies? why?</p>

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<p>buuuuuuuuuuuuuump^！</p>

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<p>I think JMU probably has the best reputation out of those</p>

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<p>I chose my grad school based on who had the best football team. Was that wrong?</p>

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<p>I would go with JMU or Michigan Tech. They’re far ahead of the others academically.</p>

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<p>I’d go with Texas Tech or Michigan Tech. Next would be JMU or Toledo. If you’re a guy who likes to see a shaved leg once in a while, Michigan Tech might be a little rough on you.</p>

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<p>Have you visited these schools? I understand the financial attraction, but is it really worth it if you’re going to be unhappy there, eg, if you’ve never been to Lubbock, you REALLY need to go. </p>

<p>Also, have you considered how these schools position you for post-graduate job placement. All are likely effective in their home regions, but the relative strength of each outside is considerably less. Do you know where you want to live after college?</p>

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<p>never been to most of this places. </p>

<p>Your question got the point. Thanks!</p>

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<p>My two cents on the Umass’s…</p>

<p>Umass Boston sounds AMAZING in theory. However, the place is torn apart and dirty, and this is not by high standards. There is also no housing, and it is surrounded by a very “rough” part of Boston.</p>

<p>Umass Lowell is a tad nicer from what I saw. Yes, Lowell is smaller. But, it’s a cute little city with brick streets not that far from Boston. Remember though, you need to a. know you like the city scene here, because there is no traditional campus, and b, be prepared to go to a school that has less physical appeal.</p>

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<p>^lol</p>

<p>funny comment for Umass boston. Thanks for you reply.</p>

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<p>Of the schools mentioned I would select between Michigan Tech and UMass-Lowell. Most people don’t know it but UMass-Lowell is a leader (if not at the top) nationally in all-time number of graduating engineers, and of course it is in the middle of a relative high-tech hot spot. Michigan Tech is solid all-around, although not in a “hot spot” in any sense of the word (ha-ha).</p>

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<p>Yeah, but the problem is that Lowell is a commuter school. As good as the engineering might be, I’d go with a school with residential life like TTU or JMU.</p>

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<p>dion, sure but I’m commenting more on the academic side of things than campus environment, especially since the OP is going to be a grad student (they typically live off-campus anyway, and aren’t so concerned with residence life), not an undergrad. You’re right that Lowell is primarily a commuter school, but it seems like a lot students live in nearby areas.</p>

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<p>By the way, I also agree with the comment on UMass-Boston. Now, there is a REAL commuter school-100% commuters and, as said above, it is isolated (believe it or not) in a bad area of town.</p>