<p>I got my letter from all these today and I got in! However, I am having a hard time deciding which one to pick. I have visited them all and I could see myself going to any of these but I want to know which one usually has the most successful graduates because I am torn apart. I know Caltech has many research opportunities and a small student body and that appeals to me but it is also Nerdville, USA so I cannot decide. </p>
<p>CMU is the most esteemed school in Computer Science but Princeton is the best overall so it depends on how important having a Computer Science “culture” pervading the student body is to you. I would eliminate Caltech since it sounds like you wouldn’t fit in.</p>
<p>Boy or girl?</p>
<p>The sex ratio is still pretty out of whack at Caltech. Will that matter to you? </p>
<p>How set on CS are you? If there is a chance you will change your mind, go to Princeton. </p>
<p>I am a boy… I really am set on programming and the sex ratio doesn’t matter to me. I actually thought I fitted in fine at Caltech but I also met a lot of people who played varsity sports in high school. I like the small student body there too. With CMU, I didn’t really like the city but I like the students and the campus. With Princeton I like the campus and the students but I’m not sure the CS department is as good as the others. </p>
<p>USNWR ranks Princeton’s graduate CS program #8 in the country (ahead of Caltech at #11).
Have a look at this profile of the Princeton CS “Undergraduate Department Representative”:
<a href=“Brian Kernighan - Wikipedia”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kernighan</a></p>
<p>You can safely choose based on personal fit or net cost without worrying about which one usually has the most successful graduates. You got into 3 great schools, so congratulations. Much of the rest depends on you.</p>
Where did you go? @rgcslover101