<p>I am a Computer Science student and look forward a PhD degree.</p>
<p>I got accepted to both MTU and FSU, but I dont know which to pick!:(
Could anyone give me some advice about the two universities?
Which one is better? (Their Research, their fame, jobs, etc.)</p>
<p>Thank you very much!!</p>
<p>(i am an interantional student, therefore i dont know nothing about the two universities except their location.... Plase help:))</p>
<p>Well, I would say that MTU has the stronger CS dept. overall, and is a great school that tends to be overlooked due to its remote location. That said, hardly anyone outside of a 500 mile radius has heard of MTU, unless they are a college hockey fan, so FSU will enjoy more name recognition, and probably better job placement, especially outside of the immediate area.</p>
<p>As for other factors, you are talking about two polar opposites here... FSU is a huge school with a party reputation (and gorgeous people everywhere), in the state capital of Florida, a fairly sizable city. MTU is on the upper peninsula of Michigan (the UP, or da Yoop, to locals), is much smaller in size, and has a horrendous male-female ratio. Houghton is one of the larger cities on the UP, but is still tiny, like 10,000 population. Way up on the farther tip of the UP, in fact. About the only things to do there are study, watch hockey, outdoor recreation, and drink (and drink some more).</p>
<p>How much do you REALLY know about the schools' location, I must ask? Da Yoop is a beautiful area, with Lake Superior, lush forests, and wildlife everywhere. But it is very economically depressed, with poor job opportunities and education. It is very homogeneous - not only is most everyone white, but the population is almost all Finnish (and other Scand.); Tech certainly has int'l students, but not much outside of the school. Seriously, traveling to the UP is like going into a time warp, back to the 1950's. The nearest major city is Minneapolis, not Detroit, and it is probably 6 hours away by car.</p>
<p>Finally, the weather... oooooh, the weather. It snows up on Da Yoop, and snows some more. It never stops; in fact, the UP and northern MN just got socked with over 12 inches of snow the other day, and it is early April! Lake Superior is like a giant snow machine during the winter, generating "lake effect" snow from the cold air over the warmer water. How much snow?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.admin.mtu.edu/alumni/snowfall/%5B/url%5D">http://www.admin.mtu.edu/alumni/snowfall/</a></p>
<p>Yeah, try that on for size - about 200 inches per year on average. This year was weak, apparently, but we are still talking about one of the snowiest low-elevation places in the world.</p>
<p>Anyway, I'm tired of typing here, but the bottom line is that Tech has a great engineering and CS program, yet you couldn't pay me enough to live in Houghton for 4 or 5 years (well, you could, but it would have to be a lot of dough). Go to FSU, you'll thank me for it.</p>
<p>I'm very surprised of the knowledge of MTU from someone who lives in Alexandria, VA. Bravo.</p>
<p>I grew up in northern Minnesota, not northern Virginia, ha ha. I visited MTU back in the day when I was a high school junior, and quickly decided against it. Not the atmosphere for me!</p>
<p>My dad went to Tech. Flunked out. Said it was fun though, infinite snow fights, Ice Hockey was big, but not much in terms of stuff to do. Used to have a cottage in the UP but sold it.</p>
<p>Thank you all!
Your information is great help!
Well, i think i am going to choose the FSU anyway. haha~~~</p>
<p>I think that's the right decision.</p>
<p>I'm a MTU grad, and a woman! (1979 grad.) The ratio was bad when I was there in the 1970's, but I urge you to consider MTU. The education you will get is quite strong, and if you like outdoor adventure, or think you will, the opportunities are unparalled. I learned to cross-country ski there--they have some of the best trails and best snow in the world. YOu can take hockey as a PE class--and even learn to play well-enough for intra-murals. The hiking is great--with severa local waterfalls to check out. Now they have a rowing club--so you could do crew on the Portage Canal. On the other hand, if you can't take the cold and snow, don't go there.</p>
<p>The professors when I was there were very nice--some of them are still there! And, remembered me when I went back for a visit--even just 5 years ago.</p>
<p>A woman at school with huge male overpopulation in a remote area with ever present winter weather sounds a bit like shooting fish in a barrel...I mean a bucket; no, no...a cup. :)</p>
<p>Yea FSU has more name recognition and a better college experience imo. plus Florida has great weather. the only drawback is that Talahasee is not that fun a city. Eitherway, if ur a football fan, my school will be kicking ur school but this Fall. GO CANES!! :D</p>
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Ken Dorsey and Brock Berlin graduated years ago. Your days of beating FSU are long gone.</p>