UCLA vs UIUC CS recruitment and acdemics

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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<p>Hi guys,</p>

<p>I am an int'l admit to UIUC and UCLA's CS programs. Here's what I know and what I'm considering in making a decision. Please advice me accordingly.</p>

<p>Since I'm an international and neither of these schools offer scholarships/aid to us, I'll basically be paying full tuition at both. UCLA would cost me some 4~5K (?) more than UIUC.</p>

<p>1) I really liked UIUC's CS curriculum and its rigor. I haven't looked into UCLA's in a detailed manner though. How do they compare ?</p>

<p>2) I don't know what I would do after 3~4 yrs. after my undergrad - Maybe grad school or maybe a change of streams to business/consulting via a business school etc. Would a UCLA degree help me better in this regard ?</p>

<p>3) West coast. Now I know 'it-all-depends-on-you--how-you-utilize-those-4-years'. But is it true that UIUC recruitment would place in midwest only and not in Cali? It's been like a dream for me to work in silicon valley...
How does UCLA fair in this regard ? I mean, won't recruiters go to much better schools for CS like Stanford, Caltech, HMC, Berkeley before coming to UCLA ? Is UCLA CS even valued before these ?</p>

<p>4) I don't base my decisions on weather conditions. Either place is fine. Though the only reason I am even considering UCLA is coz LA > Chambana and UCLA is a better university overall.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>1-From what I’ve heard, some of the upper level courses at UIUC such as CS 225(Data Structures) and CS 373(Theory of Computation) are really hard. If you want more information on the courses at UIUC,check out this link.</p>

<p><a href=“https://agora.cs.illinois.edu/display/CSIL/Current+Semester+Classes[/url]”>https://agora.cs.illinois.edu/display/CSIL/Current+Semester+Classes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I’m not sure how UCLA’s curriculum is.</p>

<p>2.I’m not sure.</p>

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<li><p>Despite the fact that UIUC is in the middle of nowhere, major Silicon Valley companies such as Microsoft and Google love to recruit students from here.</p></li>
<li><p>If you are looking for something fun to do off campus in Chambana, there is nothing interesting except for bars and cornfields, LA would be far more interesting.</p></li>
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<p>Also, UIUC engineering has a large number of international students, especially ones from China, India, and Korea.</p>