Rutgers vs UC Irvine

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rutgers University
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<p>I am an Indian international student. Planning to major in Computer Engineering.</p>

<p>Which would be better ??</p>

<p>UC Irvine or Rutgers</p>

<p>-> UCI seems to be more selective and slightly more prestigious because of Cal.Many of my friends are choosing uci over purdue.I,ve heard the Engg courses are pretty rigorous at UCI (which is good).California weather is great and proximity to silicon valley will offer better internship and jobs opportunities. </p>

<p>The Comp engg courses at UCI are too much on the hardware side and less on the software side which is a minus for me.Change of major isnt easy. And I,ve heard UCI is a big commuter school and weekends get pretty boring.</p>

<p>->Rutgers is a great Research University established in 1766. Rutgers has a great ECE dept and the courses there are really good. Rutgers also has a wonderful location too , close to New york and Washington and Philadelphia. Rutgers has lots of international students and great social life</p>

<p>Though Rutgers seems to be underrated in the social media , people call it RU screw. Rutgers dosent seem to attract a studious crowd and kinda has an image of a party school.</p>

<p>After graduation , I will do Masters in Computer Science , preferably in a top private university , like USC.</p>

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<p>I disagree on Rutgers not attracting a studious crowd. Many top students choose Rutgers over other good universities. There will be a certain amount of less serious students as it is a public university. Rutgers is not easy.</p>

<p>It sounds like you want to go to UCI. I know a lot of former and current students from Rutgers. They all seem satisfied with their education so far. </p>

<p>Hard to explain RU Screw. It just an unlucky moment at Rutgers. It’s not the whole experience.</p>

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<p>My son is a student at RU and he loves it. At RU you have to be a go-getter because you will not be spoon fed. It is a huge school with many opportunities and you have to seek them. I don’t know much about UCI,but I do know that a lot of students turned down schools like NYU and Georgetown for RU. They were offered huge scholarships and are now attending RU for free. My son has been at RU for two years and luckily he has not experienced RU Screw yet. </p>

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<p>Everyone has to experience the RU Screw at least once. If you don’t you are not allowed to graduate.</p>