Hey guys im in the final stages of deciding which colllege i would like to go to. I was accepted in marylands computer science, and undecided at penn state i like both schools a lot and i wanted to know some of the pros and cons of going to each school
@nytigers11 where are you from? what are the money constraints? have you visited both?
What’s your budget? What does each school cost if you calculate (tuition, fees, room, board) - (grants, scholarships)?
At Penn State, CS is in the College of Engineering. Won’t it make that harder for you to major in CS there if you were admitted undecided? Ask them to make sure.
At UMD, CS is huge (almost 2,000 students) with a lot of specialties.
Have you visited yet? Spent an overnight or an “admitted students” day?
Budget isnt a concern, i visited maryland and loved everything about it im trying to visit penn state visit penn state just lack of time ive heard maryland has a strong cs program is that true
Yes UMD-CP has a strong reputation for CS. They have a very high ranked grad school so the department is overall strong with good research activity…
I’d go with CS at Maryland, but do visit Penn State.
Additionally, I think that the fact you were admitted Undecided, not to Engineering, will be a bit of a problem for CS at Penn State.