Last year my son was deciding between Georgia Tech, Michigan, Brown, and Duke for ECE/CS. If you haven’t seen it, check out my thread from last year for a good discussion and comparison list.
He just finished his first year at Duke as an ECE / CS double major. He absolutely loves it. Let me know if you have any questions! Congrats!
It’s getting down to the wire and my son is leaning towards Duke for CS / Electrical Engineering. With his permission, I am posting here in case there’s something we missed. We have visited all four campuses.
A bit about him: He lives and breathes engineering, computer science, math, and his FIRST robotics team. He is the consummate tinkerer…always choosing to build and create rather than watch TV, be lazy, etc. He prefers cool weather over hot. He also appreciates sports, fantasy football, etc. He’s very easy going, enjoys small groups of close friends, and is not a partier.
Cost: We are full pay and OOS for GT and Michigan. We did get some aid from Duke and Brown. Of the four schools, GT is the cheapest option.
Duke ($8,000 more per year than GT):
Pros:
He loves their CS / ECE double major option, as well as their robotics certificate and machine learning concentration. Overall, the program seems flexible with the ability to pursue multiple areas of interest.
A “smallish” priva…
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