<p>I applied to and was accepted to these schools:</p>
<p>-TCNJ
-Rutgers
-Fordham
-Villanova
-Drexel
-Northeastern
-Boston College</p>
<p>BC is definitely the most prestigious, but I haven't heard much about the CS program there. I don't want to spend all that money if I can get a great education at Rutgers, which supposedly has a great CS program. Are there any students that go to any of these schools, particularly BC and Rutgers, that are majoring in CS? I need some input. Thanks</p>
<p>How did you get accepted at all these schools by January 5?</p>
<p>Compare financial aid and go to the one with the lease overall debt. BC is good, but not better than Rutgers enough to go into debt.</p>
<p>^I believe they all had Early Action/Rolling Admission options</p>
<p>bump, I’d like to see the response for this</p>
<p>As someone who works as a programmer, I have to tell you that while all these are great schools, the real reason we hire people tends to be the ‘school of hard knocks’ that you get after your degree. I’d look for ones that have good internship programs or ways for you to do more than just classroom programming.</p>
<p>@harvard-<em>and</em>berkeley</p>
<p>Yeah I applied early to all of them</p>
<p>@stan</p>
<p>Ok so I’ll check out the internships for these, I’m thinking about either Drexel or NE because of the coop programs</p>
<p>Many other schools have optional co-op programs; check their career center web sites.</p>
<p>Schools that have official co-op programs make it relatively easier to get internships, but that is not to say that you cannot just as well get an internship if you attend a school that does not advertise itself as a “co-op” centered school.</p>
<p>But choosing a co-op centered school would not be a bad decision, right?</p>
<p>No, it wouldn’t be “bad.” It really depends on the student, and the overall “fit” with the school. Just saying that many students do indeed get internships even if they do not go to a co-op school. Some students may want the co-op builtin to their program, other students may feel that another school is a better fit and they can navigate internships outside official co-ops. There is no objective “good” or “bad” that applies to all students.</p>