UC Santa Cruz (computer science) or San Jose State (Software engineering)

College Search & Selection
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Hello
So like the title states, I don’t know which school to pick. I feel for San Jose State, I would have more opportunities for internships since it is right in Silicon Valley. However, San Jose State is very crowed from what I’ve read and I feel the competition for these internships and classes would be very high. Santa Cruz on the other hand has less people and might be less competitive, but I feel there might be less opportunities compared to San Jose State.

Either way, I believe both schools are very good and maybe it won’t matter which one I go to. But I want to ask what are some of your opinions on these schools (such as pros and cons) and the community.

Thanks!!

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I’d go with UCSC. Better program than SJSU and more respected.

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Even though I hate the campus, I’d go with Santa Cruz. It’s still close enough to Silicon Valley that there will be plenty of internship opportunities. The CSUs tend to be too crowded.