<p>My major is computer science.</p>
<p>I got accepted to both University of California - San Diego</p>
<p>and New York University.</p>
<p>I know that UCSD has a better computer science program than NYU.</p>
<p>However, going to NYU has been my lifetime goal.</p>
<p>Which is a better university to go for me?
My parents think studying computer science at NYU is the most stupid idea they have heard in their life. Is it that bad there?</p>
<p>Some will say that you don't get the "college experience" at UCSD...that's even more true for NYU. Many feel that going to NYU is like going to work, not school. Academically the two are comparable. If you like the big city then maybe NYU is for you. My roommate is graduating from UCSD this year and starting grad school at NYU next year. She is definitely a city person though...I don't think I could handle living in NY unless I was going to Columbia.</p>
<p>i know their national rankings are about the same..</p>
<p>but how is computer science in both UCSD and NYU?</p>
<p>is NYU's computer science that much worse than UCSD's?</p>
<p>NYU isn't exactly known for computer science. While UCSD isn't MIT, it is higher ranked. I'm not a big fan of ranking, but they do have there uses. For graduate CS UCSD is #16 (tied with Harvard and Columbia) and NYU is #31 (tied with OSU, Rutgers, and UCI). That's a pretty wide gap. I can't comment on how that translates to undergrad program quality though...</p>
<p>I'm thinking about double majoring in computer science and business. How does this affect the situation?</p>
<p>Well UCSD doesn't have an undergraduate business program so you would have to double major in CS and Econ. NYU's Stern School of Business is excellent, but I'm not positive you would be able to double major in business if you weren't admitted to Stern...that would be something for you to look into...</p>
<p>If you life in California, UCSD should be a no-brainer for the cost alone...</p>
<p>Even if you don't, I'd still say UCSD unless you really want to go to NYU. UCSD is generally good for anything science-related.</p>
<p>I'm also a CS major going to UCSD in the fall. :D</p>
<p>it shouldn't be a matter of ucsd vs nyu. should be a matter if you're independant or not. frankly if you're not independant, ie you need people holding your hands, or you need to have the same people around you all the time, then go to UCSD.</p>
<p>If you're a free spirit, and don't need hand holding, go to NYU.</p>
<p>^^^^^^</p>
<p>That is ridiculous...I feel cheated since nobody held my hand at UCSD!</p>
<p>UCSD is too big to have someone hold your hand. </p>
<p>To the OP: For CS, I'd choose UCSD.</p>
<p>By holding your hand I ment that you were on a college campus, as opposed to being in NYC as your campus. Some people would feel more comfortable in a confined setting=school holding your hand.</p>
<p>Wow, huge cost differential when you consider the cost of just hanging out in NYC. You don't say where you live but if you have to fly a long way to go to NYU too, it could be really costly. It would be hard to imagine how much better nyu would have to be to justify the difference money-wise.</p>
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<p>It sounds a bit odd to me that going to a school not known for college experience and your intended major is your "lifetime goal". I wonder if living in NYC, not going to NYU, is your actual goal. If that's the case, I'd go to UCSD.</p>
<p>"I don't think I could handle living in NY unless I was going to Columbia."</p>
<p>Funny, 'cause NYU students have it so much better down where they are. Assuming your friend is entering a grad program where she's paid a stipend, I would much rather be living further down in Manhattan instead of the Upper West Side. :) And dude, they have the only Trader Joe's in the city -- adjacent to an NYU dorm!</p>
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<li>UCSD alum/Columbia student</li>
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<p>I see your point astrina. I lived near Columbia for a summer and it was far from glamorous. What I meant by my comment is that I'm not a fan of NY in general, but I would deal with it if I was at a world class institution like Columbia.</p>