[Urgent Help!] Ohio State CS v.s. Purdue Human and Health Science v.s. other schools!

College Search & Selection
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Hello college professionals!

This post might very silly, but please bear with me. I just want to get good to advise before due (besides, due is today…haha… kill myself…).

I am currently willing to study in Computer Science with Liber arts, so I can understand how humans work with each other, defining human behavior on friendship and relationship. (Therefore, I am highly interested in Natural Language Processing and Weighting the values on the data. I maybe need to study on Data Science too).

I accepted to Ohio State Computer Science(CS) major, Purdue Human and Health Science, Indiana Bloomington CS, and Oberlin College CS.

I somewhat narrowed my selection to two schools, Ohio State and Purdue, but here’s where my question comes in.

If I go to Ohio State University, I feel like I will have less opportunity for learning on human, but, for sure, I can get enormous expert information and knowledge from the care over Computer Science department. Further, I will have an opportunity to do an internship in the technology field with the CS major.

If I go to Purdue, I feel like I will never find a chance to study Computer Science since the Human and Health Science is a different department with Comp Sci (Comp Sci is under the College of Science). I got a reply that there is a possibility to do a minor in CS at Purdue. One amazing thing is that I can access the brain study and psychology, but my main focus is CS for first.

My mind leans a little bit to Purdue, but I want to make sure that I am making the right decision. I heard Purdue offers CODO which is a changing of major during the freshman and sophomore period and Double Major which I met the same least requirement with CODO program. However, the admission officer emphasized that “there is no slot left for CS major, so do not dream about it.” I know that Computer Science is very trending and competitive overall in the U.S. university, so that is why I feel like I cannot get into the CS field again.

Please give your perspective and advise.

Thank you for reading this long post!
I appreciate it so much!

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If you major in CS at tOSU, IU, or Oberlin, you can use your out-of-major schedule space to take electives in your other interests.

But if you go to Purdue, you are unlikely to get into the CS major, and are unlikely to be able to get into CS courses as a non-major (since they will be filled to capacity with CS majors).

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Thank you very much for your quick reply!

This is what I exactly concerned over and over. Since CS departments have very small slots for their own students, I feel like I will never get into the Computer Science field.

I will take your advice seriously.

I feel like that I need to drop Purdue from my list even though it is an attractive school.

Thank you again!

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Also, be sure that the college you choose is affordable to you and your parents.

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That is very true, and that is one criterion that I used to narrow down to the two schools.

Indiana Bloomington is cheaper than Ohio State University, but Oberlin is extremely expensive which is the reason why I put down from the list.

Thank you very much!

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@PeterLee1234 Ohio State CS is very difficult to get admitted to so congratulations on getting accepted there. The advantage of a large school such as Ohio State is that it offers a gazillion (lots and lots) of different programs—so many majors and courses to choose from, including on human behavior and related areas to supplement CS through either a double major or minor if you wish. For example it’s Psychology department is very strong and you can take courses that are either natural science based or social science based in that area. Checkout
https://psychologymajor.osu.edu/courses
And/or you can take interesting courses in the College of Education and Human Ecology
https://ehe.osu.edu/prospective-students/
And also take courses in the department of sociology. Or courses in the College of Public Health. These are just some examples of the possibilities at tOSU. And plenty of extracurricular activities outside the classroom to choose from as well. Plus the one of the largest student recreational centers in the country—the R-PAC to work-out and de-stress, maintaining a sound body along with a sound mind!

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OSU, then look to participate (help/gofer/type in data/whatever) in a research study related to your interest.

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Thank you for your specific directory information, @scholarme!

I searched the professors when I first looking up the Ohio State Universiry! I will also look up the webpage to find more current researches!

Besides, do you think going Purdue with a plan to transfer for other colleges is a silly plan? I want to get in more prestigious schools with a famous faculty members (well… At least my ambition was to going Stanford as an undergrad lmao… I still possess the dream in somewhere on my mind).

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I thought I posted my comment previously, but somehow it disappeared. Therefore, I am writing this reply to @trackmbe3 again.

First, thank you so much for your reply (even with links)! I am very glad that I accepted the Ohio State University. As you mentioned, I found the information about the double major with CS major. I also found that they offer a Personal Study Program (PSP) for students who seek for a study plan that is not on the list of the university career plan.

Therefore, for now, I changed my list as below:

  1. Ohio State University
  2. Indiana Bloomington University
  3. Oberlin College
  4. Purdue Univ with Human and Health Science.

Besides, do you think to go to Purdue with a plan to transfer to Computer Science is stupid? As I mentioned in the reply to scholarme, I want to challenge more on the schools for better education.

Please let me know your thoughts!

Again, thank you so much!
I deeply appreciate your reply!

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@ucbalumnus @trackmbe3 @scholarme

I called the previous replied people on here to get more information on my thought.

Thank you for your patient and kind mind on the alarm due to my post :slight_smile:

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I would go with Ohio State. You can study what you want at a fantastic school, and you also implied that it’s more affordable.

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Purdue’s CS department is at capacity. It’s nearly impossible for non majors to take classes within the department. If you want to study CS and didn’t get into the program, take Purdue off your list.

Go Buckeyes!

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Thank you very much!

Do you think it is also impossible to transfer to other colleges after taking a course under Purdue?

I don’t know why but I cannot decide just one university at this point.

Maybe I am aiming too high for my university name.

Appreciate your reply!

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Thank you for your reply!

That is why I put the Ohio State as my first choice on the list above. It is a really great school with a good reputation and students! I am trying to brainwash myself that it is best to go Ohio unless I bet my study plan on transfer.

Do you think to transfer to other schools is almost impossible?

Thank you

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go to counseling at college to deal with the break up grief - don’t base your whole undergrad on it
I still think OSU would be a good choice for you

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@PeterLee1234 I truly believe that if you go to Ohio State you will not want to transfer. It has a strong CS program. It is ranked #16 for Computer Science compared to Purdue at #10 in USNews World Report 2019 edition. Not a big enough difference to worry about.

For engineering as per USNewsWorld Report Purdue is ranked #9 versus #30 for Ohio State. Again, not a big difference.

For ranking of Universities as a whole, Ohio State and Purdue are tied at #56 in USWorldNewsReport National Universities ranking. And both universities are ranked in the top 100 schools in the World (#64 for Purdue versus #71 for tOSU) as per the Times Higher Education World ranking. Checkout
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/world-ranking#!/page/2/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats

Again, not enough of a difference between the two schools in my opinion. As I’ve previously mentioned tOSU has many academic programs to explore and supplement your CS interest if you wish. And lots of research opportunities also if you seek it. I don’t think your story above will persuade Purdue. You should focus on fully engaging at Ohio State and doing well academically and taking advantage of opportunities that a world renown research University such as tOSU will provide.

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Thank you for your reply again, @scholarme!

I already have been counseling with my high school counselor and mental health center, but thank you for your advice, @scholarme. I just realized how it sucks to be a victim with some mental wreck, and I might help other’s healing process with my experience and interest on CS! As you told me, going to CS is the primary thing to do for now regardless of what I suffered.

If it is possible, may I ask why did you put Ohio State University over the Indiana Bloomington University? I just did not have any criteria to divide them except the rankings. If you have your own criteria, please let me know so I can learn more :slight_smile:

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Thank you again, @trackmbe3!

I will keep the sentence in mind. I think you pointed out the appropriate approach for my future: focusing on my CS study in Ohio State with resources that I can get in the future. I truly appreciate your advice!

Now, I am quite sure that I need to focus on my specializing in CS at Ohio State University.

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Bloomington Indiana is also a good choice.
Are they around the same price for you? If they are, then OSU is higher in rank (30) than Indiana- Bloomington (52) in graduate school rankings, which also reflects how many opportunities are in the department for undergrads.
Both are still excellent, with lots of opportunities.

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings

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Thank you for your response again, @scholarme!

Ohio State University costs $54,252 per year while the Indiana Bloomington University costs $49,554 per year. Ohio State is a little bit expensive than Indiana Bloomington University, but I think that cost difference is affordable for me and my family. Therefore, the matter is the opportunities and faculty members with a great learning environment!

Thank you