<p>Hello everyone,
So I'm an international junior transfer students and I was accepted to many others for Spring, but I narrowed it down to both schools.
I was accepted as Math & CS for UIUC and CS at Purdue.
(For UIUC, the advisor told me that I could transfer If I do good in the CS classes in the first semester)
I know that both universities are in the same area of the country, so weather is the practically, cost-wise they both the same.Ranking-wise they seem to be at the same caliber with slight-edge to UIUC. Both universities have BS / MS which is important for me. However UIUC allows that only if I could transfer to CS.
Since I am more interested in the research opportunities and the in-class experience. Which school do you would benefit me more as a student, both practically and theoretically?</p>
<p>Have you not been accepted into the CS program at UIUC yet? If that is the case, I’d go to Purdue where you have already been accepted into the program you want.</p>
<p>I was accepted to math and CS at UIUC with the opportunity to take common CS classes and transfer to CS at the CoE.</p>
<p>I would go with UIUC, it has better reputation than Purdue in CS. I was accepted to Purdue but it seems to be strong in Aerospace engineering.</p>
<p>I would put UIUC higher than Purdue, although not necessarily by much.</p>
<p>The thing is – and the OP seems to be aware of this – UIUC has a Math & CS (combined) major, which is in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS), rather than the College of Engineering (where the main CS major is). Whether or not that’s appropriate is ultimately up to the OP, but, on campus here at UIUC, it is seen somewhat as a step down from the major in Engineering (at least partly because it’s harder to get into the College of Engineering).</p>
<p>Also, my understanding is that it can be difficult to transfer from LAS to Engineering, especially since CS is such a popular major these days. OP, you might want to talk with the people at UIUC more about how hard that will be to do. And if being in the main CS major in the College of Engineering is important to you, that could be a factor in your consideration.</p>
<p>(FWIW, at Purdue, CS is in the College of Science.)</p>
<p>Here’s a thread from reddit/r/UIUC about the Math/CS major vs. “regular” CS (I’m sure there are others there):</p>
<p><a href="http://www./r/UIUC/comments/1beicp/math_cs_vs_regular_cs_was_not_accepted_into/%5B/url%5D">http://www./r/UIUC/comments/1beicp/math_cs_vs_regular_cs_was_not_accepted_into/</a></p>
<p>(That’s at reddit DOT com.)</p>
<p>may I ask what your stats were? Im applying for Math/CS at UIUC and wanna see where I stand. And were you OOS?</p>
<p>@csdad2:
“but, on campus here at UIUC, it is seen somewhat as a step down from the major in Engineering (at least partly because it’s harder to get into the College of Engineering).”</p>
<p>However, employers don’t seem to care (remove the space):
<a href=“http://www.reddit”>http://www.reddit</a> .com/r/UIUC/comments/1dj2cg/cs<em>vs</em>stats_cs/</p>
<p>I’d choose UIUC because they have a stronger/larger network of CS grads in tech hot spots like Silicon Valley, from what I’ve seen.</p>