Please share with me your opinions on UC Santa Cruz versus Cal Poly SLO for Computer Science major. These are the top 2 choices for DS. We’ve visited SLO and I’ve visited UCSC. I’m looking for comparisons between the CS program and feedback from current students/parents or alumni.
TIA
Is cost a factor?
No, he has scholarships/grants to both. More interested in how their computer science programs compare, internships available, career services. I know SLO is hands on and they dive in to CS classes their freshman year.
Hello. I’m a current freshman at UCSC and I chose it over SLO. So far, the CS classes I’ve taken have been extremely rigorous and worthwhile. The career fairs have been pretty nice even during covid. A couple of months ago, a Microsoft team came to recruit/help current UCSC students land a job. I know both schools have a big alumni presence in Silicon Valley and both schools get heavily recruited by FAANG. My biggest advice is to choose where your son feels most comfortable because he’ll be living there for the next four years. I liked San Luis Obispo, but Santa Cruz was the perfect place for me. Hopefully you can take a trip to NorCal and give UCSC a tour.
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