<p>Recently I was accepted to UW-Seattle, UCLA, and UT-Austin as computer science major. I just need second opinions before I make my final decision. I know that UW-Seattle computer science considers as one of the elite in the States, but to enter the UW's computer science department is extremely hard. On the other hand, I heard that UCLA and UT-Austin also have high quality computer science program. Which one should I choose? Thank you.</p>
<p>If I may, I’m thinking cost and/or location as they are all very good in CS.</p>
<p>If cost is important, and if you’re a resident of one of these states, think locally not nationally. </p>
<p>If cost isn’t important – if you’re one of these rich Int’l types and your parents have put aside unlimited educational funds for you, ;), then think wherever does it for you geographically.</p>
<p>You don’t provide us with enough info to otherwise help you make a more definitive choice. And besides, many of us would rather not flat-out state choices for you anyway.</p>
<p>of course money always the problems. Actually I also received admission from MIT and UCB, but I can’t afford them. I’m an international student, so I have to pay international rates T.T</p>
<p>You can afford UCLA but not Berkeley? Did you get help for UCLA or do you have relatives in So Cal? I can understand why UDub and UT-Austin would be somewhat cheaper for an Int’l like yourself, but both UCLA and Berk are $55K/year full cost without any help.</p>
<p>Were you directly admitted to Washington CS? Or will you have to apply to get into the CS major (reportedly very difficult to get admitted to)?</p>
<p>@drax 12seriously? 55k? as long as i remembered my friend told me to expect somewhere up to 70k/year for ucb (yes they state 54.5k on their site, but in reality it doesn’t). + they offer me 10k scholarship for UCLA. so it’ll be down to 45k+/-10%. The cost of attending UW and UT also somewhere around 40-43k/year.</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus I was admitted to Washington general, which means I have to apply to their cs department</p>
<p>Try the Washington forum and ask how difficult it is to get into the CS major.</p>
<p>Unless, Cal is charging a premium for their CS and engineering students. That would be outrageous if they’re doing this.</p>
<p>There is currently no tuition difference for engineering or CS majors at Berkeley, although there are colleges that charge different levels of tuition by major.</p>
<p>I have never heard of Berkeley costing $15,000 per year more than its financial aid office’s cost of attendance. If that is a concern, you should ask on the Berkeley forum. Perhaps the extra cost includes travel costs for international students, although that is a lot of airplane tickets.</p>
<p>okay then. thx a lot guys.</p>
<p>UCB and UCLA should be the same price. </p>
<p>Getting admitted to UW’s CS department is very difficult and not guaranteed, so I would go with one of the ones were you were directly admitted.</p>