Option: Admitted to CS+Stat in UUIC, OOS and Computer Engg UCSB, instate, Purdue, UW, VT, TAMU

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S18 got accepted in UUIC CS+STAT, he did not get CS as his first option. Want to study computer and work in related area. Computer science would be better bet, now he has option of Computer ENgg at UCSB (in state), Purdue, UW/Udub, Virginia tech, TAMU

What are the career prospect after CS+STAT from UUIC, compared to CS alone. Is the computer science portion same in both option. (class/teacher etc).

What about prospect of GRAD school/ choice after CS+STAT . I know after computer Engg, there are many more choices.

Feedback and opinion will be highly appreciated. Not high school student knows what CS and Computer Engg career really means/ how they will impact long term.

Someone opined that many of the hardware related jobs have moved offshore/ Asia, comparatively there are many more opportunity for CS. Strange but this seems to feel true , looking at silicon valley companies doing well…

Though fees OOS is way too much, we are willing to incur Debt as needed

Thank you.

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It’s basically the same thing. CS/Stats take the exact same core CS classes with the same professors, the only difference is that instead of taking all CS tech electives (advanced, more specialized classes), you’d take a mixture of advanced statistics courses as well. The job prospects are more or less the same since there isn’t much of a difference, but the advanced stats classes are helpful if you’d want to work with Data Analytics and AI. UIUC is above all the schools on that list in terms of the CS department, so if money isn’t an issue I think it’d be the best option to come here.

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I would go with UIUC.