<p>Major: Computer Science/Computer Engineering or Business?</p>
<p>I know each one of these schools has top 10 computer science and engineering programs in addition to top 10 business programs. I'm still not sure about going the business route or sticking with CS or CE.</p>
<p>My vote is UT Austin all the way. If you’re going to go to a state school, then you might as well go to the one that has the best weather, the highest quality music scene, the coolest city, the tastiest food, the hottest girls and the the best major sports teams overall (basketball, baseball and football) in addition to solid academics.</p>
<p>They’re all extremely strong for Engineering and Business but UT Austin will be cheaper and more fun.;)</p>
<p>All are good; if you are in-state for any of them, go to the in-state one (much less expensive).</p>
<p>CS/CE will likely be more intellectually stimulating than business. (If you like finance and economics, but want to do more quantitative stuff, consider math/economics/statistics, or industrial engineering, or operations research.)</p>
<p>I’m out of state for all three.</p>
<p>I want to go to a school that has a really good reputation overall, but one that also has a good social scene. I’m not a super big ‘partyer’ and I’m actually quite calm.</p>
<p>So there’s not really a big difference between these schools academically and/or socially? I’m starting to lean more toward business also.</p>
<p>Don’t know much about Michigan but I would say both Berkeley and Austin would offer great potential opportunities in business start ups in the computer science area.</p>
<p>Have you visited any of these schools? If so, which did you like and why? </p>
<p>If you haven’t visited, are you going to? We can’t really pick a school for you when the choices are likely rather similar in quality of program. At this point the differences may be non-academic or cost.</p>
<p>*I’m out of state for all three.
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<p>Are your parents willing to pay the very high OOS costs for these schools??? What have your parents actually said (not what you think they might say)</p>
<p>If not, then none will be affordable. Where else are you applying?</p>
<p>I would recommend Michigan. It is of course strong in engineering and business and is also located in a great college town. Michigan has a large national/international student body, more so than the other two schools. It’s approximately 500,000 graduates are located everywhere, are numerous, and are very loyal.</p>
<p>“If you’re going to go to a state school, then you might as well go to the one…”</p>
<p>Something wrong with top public schools?</p>
<p>Have you been accepted to all of these already? Admissions to UT for OOS can be as competitive as admissions to the ivies.</p>
<p>I think that’s a little bit of a stretch. UT out of state is more competitive, but its not nearly Ivy level selective. </p>
<p>Anyway if you are going to enter the start-up world after college, I think UT-Austin or Berkeley are the right choice. Both are in great start-up towns, and while UC-Berkeley might give you a slight leg up in the San Francisco tech scene, the social/ lifestyle aspects of UT Austin would have me there. Both are going to have recruiters galore on campus.</p>
<p>Michigan is where I would go if you want to go to Wall Street or a top consulting firm. Ross is more of a traditional feeder. It sounds like you are more “start-up”/ Internet oriented. For that career path Michigan is still good, but UT and Berkeley are in better/ more active tech cities.</p>
<p>UT Austin and UC Berkeley are both better for CS/CE, and are also located in high-tech entrepreneurial cities. Michigan is also good, but I don’t know why you choose to go there over UT or Cal if you’re OOS for all three.</p>
<p>For business, all three are within the top 7 or 8 business programs in the country. Because of it’s proximity to NYC, Michigan is slightly better for Wall Street than UT and Cal.</p>
<p>You also won’t freeze your rumpus off at Cal or Texas. Overall, I’d choose UT.</p>
<p>I would recommend Berkeley.</p>
<p>Take a look at Michigan’s Engineering Global Leadership Honors Program –
[Michigan</a> Engineering | Program Overview](<a href=“http://www.engin.umich.edu/egl/overview.html#+engineering.html]Michigan”>http://www.engin.umich.edu/egl/overview.html#+engineering.html)</p>
<p>"EGL leverages the strong resources of the University of Michigan by combining:
<p>EGL students earn a Bachelor’s and a Master’s in Engineering in 5 years.</p>
<p>Obviously, they are all great colleges. I would choose by location - where would you prefer to live after graduation? Choose that one.</p>