<p>Right now, I'm a senior in high school who wishes to go into computer science.</p>
<p>I've been accepted to: UIC, U of Missouri, Iowa State, Bradley University, SIU, NIU, Ohio University, and possibly Miami U of Ohio.</p>
<p>I've narrowed my decision down to three colleges: UIC, Iowa State, and University of Missouri.</p>
<p>Which university has the best undergraduate computer science/engineering programs? I really hope to do things like internships, research for professors, work experience, shadowing...ect.
I absolutely love university of Missouri's campus, followed by Iowa State and then UIC.</p>
<p>EDIT: UIC and Iowa State will cost roughly the same even though I'm a resident of Illinois.</p>
<p>I’m also a senior in Illinois. I know many students who have attended all three universities for Engineering. They’re all pretty solid, IMO. As many CCers will tell you, getting an engineering degree at a slightly better school won’t have major career implications - you would probably land the same jobs from all three. I would say that Iowa State is the best of the three, then UIC and then Missouri. If you don’t like UIC’s campus, I would eliminate that immediately. UIC’s location isn’t in the nicest area of Chicago and I would say it is only very slightly better than Missouri. If you think you’ll fit in much better at Mizzou, go there. If it is only a small difference, then maybe you should go to Ames.</p>
<p>EDIT: I don’t know Mizzou’s cost off the top of my head but I don’t think it is too expensive… If it’s a big difference, I would go to ISU.</p>