Hi guys I am a transfer student and I got accepted to both schools UCSD and UCI. I can’t decide which schools should I choose. I guess Computer Science program at UCSD is top notch! However UCI has Data Science program. Data science really interest me! I got accepted to UCI through software engineering and I can change major to Data Science later. I really do not know which path should I choose. Any insight would be greatly helpful!
My friend is in a similar dilemma at another school. My understanding is that while a computer science major can specialize in data science, a data science major won’t acquire all the skills of a computer scientist. Both schools have great computer science and data science programs, so I wouldn’t necessarily limit yourself based on the major you were selected for. UCSD computer science students have many opportunities to study data analytics and informatics.