UC Berkeley vs UMich vs Carnegie Mellon vs NYU

College Search & Selection
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<p>So I've pretty much narrowed down my college choices to these four colleges.
I live in NY so all OOS tuition rates apply.
Surprisingly, I DON'T want to go too far, so in terms of location, NYU would be the best, and then CMU, UMich, then UCB.
However, I'm not sure I want to give up a better school for a closer school.</p>

<p>Possible majors I'm considering:
Computer Science
Economics
Appled math
Statistics
Engineering</p>

<p>Schools I'm in:
UCB - College of Letters & Science
UMich - Literature, Science and Arts
CMU - Carnegie Institute of Technology & Mellon College of Science
NYU - College of Arts & Science</p>

<p>Pros/cons of each school? Suggestions about which school I should go?
Thanks!</p>

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<p>You’d be paying full cost to attend each school (including room & board for NYU)? If so, then there is roughly a $10K/year difference between the state schools (Michigan or Berkeley) and the private schools (CMU or NYU). </p>

<p>None of these schools is clearly “better” than the others (especially across all those majors and regardless of personal fit), but Berkeley and Michigan are cheaper than CMU and NYU at full price. Would it be worth ~$40K to you and your family just to go to school in NY rather than Michigan or California?</p>

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<p>Yes, full cost for all schools. While there is a difference in price, the money doesn’t matter as much as the other factors of choosing a school for us.</p>

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<p>Drop NYU and Cal, and choose between CMU and Michigan. NYU seems the weakest of the 3, in general and especially in your areas of concentration.</p>

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<p>go for michigan</p>

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<p>Um… Some of these people don’t know want they’re talking about.</p>

<p>If you plan on doing applied math, NYU is the strongest. It has the best applied math department in the US.</p>

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<p>^^^There are still four other areas to be considered.</p>

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<p>For an undergraduate CS degree, I’d put CMU in the top three, along with Stanford and MIT. I’d rate Michigan and Cal as below CMU, but equivalent to each other. If you get a CS degree from one of the above schools, you shouldn’t have a problem finding a job.</p>

<p>Even though I lived in NYC for several years, I know nothing about NYU’s CS program, which makes me think it doesn’t have any kind of reputation within the CS world.</p>

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<p>rjk… and? Your point? </p>

<p>If OP decided to do applied math, then NYU would be the obvious choice. Even if OP wanted to do economics NYU wouldn’t be a bad choice, it’s the 2nd highest ranking for economics. </p>

<p>For CS, engineering and statistics it’s true that NYU isn’t very good. But, for applied math and economics NYU is certainly an excellent school to consider. </p>

<p>It depends on what OP wants to study.</p>

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<p>“For CS, engineering and statistics it’s true that NYU isn’t very good.”</p>

<p>That was my point.</p>

<p>“It depends on what OP wants to study.”</p>

<p>No kidding. Better to attend a school that is strong in all five areas of interest.</p>

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<p>Solkiz, which did you choose?</p>