<p>I am looking to major in Computer Science and I'm torn between either attending NYU or University of Washington. I was accepted to a few others such as Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute and Georgia Institute of Technology but due to their location and a couple other factors I am ruling them out.</p>
<p>Tuition fees are not a factor, and I'm primarily concerned about faculty quality, and employment opportunities post graduation. I heard that UW is well connected with Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and a few other companies, which is why I am somewhat leaning towards UW.</p>
<p>I also do not care if NYU doesn't have "campus", or other small things associated with a "traditional college experience"</p>
<p>Any input and help would greatly be appreciated. This really has been on my mind for quite some time.</p>
<p>I don’t understand why you ruled out RPI. NYU and RPI are like 3 hours far away from each other. University of Washington is on the west and 2 of them are in the east. GT is on the south so it depends on where you want to work after college. For Microsoft, Amazon definitely University of Washington. </p>
<p>All of them are good colleges but Georgia Tech and NYU are a notch above other two in terms of reputation. I think you should go with Georgia Tech.</p>
<p>First I live on the west coast and RPI is quite annoying to get too. Most importantly they don’t have any rail connections.</p>
<p>Second, their dorms are pretty bad and quite cramped. There were a couple other things I didn’t like about the living aspect there and to top it off they require you to live on campus for the first two years.</p>
<p>What type of connections do Univiersites have with employers? </p>
<p>For example if I were to attend Georgia Tech or NYU would my chances of working at one of those mentioned companies be significantly lower?</p>
<p>No one in my immediate, or distant family for that matter attended a university and I’m no longer in high school so I’ve been kind of been in the dark about this for quite some time.</p>
<p>“Most importantly they don’t have any rail connection.”</p>
<p>The Rensselaer train station is about 10 minutes from RPI. During breaks, RPI provides free transporation to the train station, bus terminals, and Albany airport.</p>
<p>Yea, but otherwise it took about an hour to get there via public transportation from the train station. Freshman are not allowed to have cars on campus, only under special circumstances. I also am on the west coast so it would be a hassle to bring the car over to begin with.</p>
<p>And the shuttle is only during breaks. Otherwise you’re stuck on campus. My boarding school out in the middle of nowhere was like that, and I think my experience with that was enough.</p>