<p>Hey all. Recently got accepted to SCU, UC Davis, and UC Santa Barbara for computer science major. Trying to figure out which is the best when it comes to computer science. Some pros and cons:</p>
<h2>SCU</h2>
<p>pros
. cheapest (w/ my scholarship/grants)
. low student/teacher / small classes
. flexible in class schedule
(don't know about ucd or ucsb, but i heard berkeley engineering not very flexible with which classes you take)
. in silicon valley</p>
<p>cons
. may not have as much recognition</p>
<h2>UC Davis</h2>
<p>pros
. think theres more recognition
. 2nd cheapest (w/ my scholarship)
. college town</p>
<p>cons
. big class sizes</p>
<h2>UC Santa Barbara</h2>
<p>pros
. looks like might have best program, and the computer science major is in the engineering college
. more recognition, but also maybe a party school bias i think</p>
<p>cons
. most expensive
. party school
. big class sizes</p>
<p>So this is all the pros and cons I can think of. I'm not entirely sure how good each of these schools' computer science programs are.</p>
<p>don’t pay attention to the whole party school stereotype. UCSB is only known as a party school because of the neighborhood that it VERY close to the campus. Its known as Isla Vista and Isla Vista is full of santa barbara COMMUNITY COLLEGE students who ONLY party. the students in ucsb who party choose to party. if you want to focus on your studies, you can. it’s not the parties are on campus.</p>
<p>UCSB is highly ranked and their engineering school is one of the best.</p>
<p>Oh thats great :), I was actually kind of worried about that because I read something somewhere about an employer reading UCSB on the resume and immediately thinking party school. That makes things a little easier :)</p>
<p>The party school rep is hugely overrated. I’m an Econ & Acct major and many recruiters from the accounting firms recruit heavily here, and I’ve received a couple offers from a firms against UCLA, USC, etc students. Employment shouldn’t be an issue as far as I’m concern. Actually, I hear its a plus - the social scene at ucsb is unreal and employers seek students who can socialize.</p>