<p>I got accepted to UIUC and SUNY@Binghamton, and I am still waiting for Georgia Tech's decision (I have a feeling that I might not get in..). I am majoring in Computer Science, and I can't decide among these three schools.. I kind of like big cities.. UIUC looks like they have the best computer science program, but it is kind of expensive.. Can anyone give me some advices?</p>
<p>Georgia tech is best then UIUC but if any of them are instate I would go to the instate one to save money.</p>
<p>All of them are out of state… I live in Mississippi, and Mississippi sucks…</p>
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<p>wait. how is Georgia Tech a better school for CS than UIUC?</p>
<p>I don’t agree with that either.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech a very respectable institution, but CS at UIUC is one of the school’s most well-renowned programs. It’s got tons of well-known alumni and is home to the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the future home of Blue Waters (most powerful supercomputer in the world, I believe). </p>
<p>Haha, on the wikipedia list, practically all the engineering/technology alumni listed are related to either CS or ECE.</p>
<p>They’re practically the same academic-wise. Pick based on location and atmosphere. Atlanta easily beats out cornfields for a location, but UIUC has a more active student body, and there are more things to do on-campus. Also, I dont know if this applies to engineering/CS at UIUC as well, but from what I have read on GTech, it’s pretty stressful because of the intense workload. Can anyone comment on that???</p>
<p>I think the tradeoff is whether you want to spend more time on-campus, which would really let you connect with others (UIUC wins) or off-campus, where you have the epic nightlife of Atlanta. It’s freakin’ Atlanta!!! (GTech wins)</p>
<p>At UIUC it is certainly stressful, but not to the extent that it is at GT. I went to UIUC and have a lot of friends who went to GT, and in comparing undergrad experiences, the guys at GT seemed to have been under a lot more constant stress.</p>
<p>Also, UIUC is the better CS school, though GT is still exceptional and not far behind by any means. They are close enough that I would essentially consider it a wash when it comes to program quality and would defer to more personal factors for making the choice such as those suggested by enemyunit.</p>
<p>UIUC is by far a better engineering school than Georgia Tech. So definately UIUC. Though Georgia Tech does have a good engineering school as it is peers with Penn State college of engineering.</p>
<p>^ Peers with Penn State college of engineering? Um, it’s peers with UIUC. Once you’re looking at the top 5 or 10 engineering schools in the nation, you know that they all have very respectable academics/research. From that point you just need to make your decision based on location, environment and other such factors.</p>