<p>I am a junior that possible wants to go to Harvard, but i would like to enter into the Computer Science field. Can anyone tell me how Harvard stands up to schools such as MIT and Stanford (in the Computer Science field).</p>
<p>According to US News and World Report, it ranks quite a bit below them ([Rankings</a> - Computer Science - Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-computer-science-schools/rankings]Rankings”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-computer-science-schools/rankings)).</p>
<p>thanks a lot, but that is for graduate school, do you know of any sites that provide undergrad statistics?</p>
<p>There would only be negligible differences.</p>
<p>obviously MIT and Stanford are better in compsci…</p>
<p>I agree that MIT + Stanford have better programs, but I would like to say that Harvard’s a pretty great place to do CS (and a pretty amazing place if you’re interested in theoretical stuff). </p>
<p>CS is a pretty small department at Harvard. There’s a great intro class ( [This</a> is CS50](<a href=“http://cs50.net%5DThis”>http://cs50.net) ). And there’s a lot of job/internship opportunities - Facebook, Google, & Microsoft all hire a bunch of Harvard students every year (along with smaller companies, of course).</p>
<p>So if you’re looking for the absolute best CS education around - Harvard’s not the place to go. But if you love Harvard for other reasons, you won’t be doing yourself a disservice by studying CS here.</p>
<p>forgive me if I’m wrong but can;t you cross register for computer science courses at MIT (for any subject) , if your a Harvard student.</p>
<p>wilbsz, yes i believe you can do that, but im not 100% how that works. Do you have to apply to both schools and be accepted by both?</p>
<p>“Do you have to apply to both schools and be accepted by both?”</p>
<p>No, I don’t believe so.</p>
<p>You can absolutely cross-register. There are no requirements other than some paperwork you have to fill out. Now that Harvard has changed its calendar, many of the headaches (breaks not lining up right) should be gone.</p>
<p>EDIT: I think there might be a restriction that you can’t cross-register until your second semester. And there may be a limit on how many MIT classes you can take per semester.</p>
<p>It’s a great option, and I know some people who have really taken advantage of it (taken 4-6 classes at MIT). But commuting between campuses can be a drag (there is a free bus though)…</p>
<p>MIT is **** for engineering.</p>
<p>Go waterloo in canada. Wooot.
Kicks mit’s ass</p>
<p>Here is ranking for undergraduate in computer:</p>
<p>[Undergraduate</a> Engineering Specialties: Computer - Best Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-doct-computer]Undergraduate”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-doct-computer)</p>
<p>jack1232, thanks a lot. harvard is not even up there… interesting U of M is there, I didnt know they were that good</p>
<p>If you are really interested in computer science, you should apply to MIT. You can see MIT’s computer science is # one in both undergraduate and graduate levels.</p>
<p>Yes but where did Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg go?</p>
<p>Not everyone is Bill Gates though.</p>
<p>…worth noting that neither Bill Gates nor Mark Zuckerberg actually graduated though :P</p>
<p>They are very different departments with very different approaches. MIT is a technical school, and their approach to teaching CS is very different to Harvard’s. If you’re interested in both schools look at their courses and perhaps sit in on some lectures if you can visit.</p>