@insanedreamer RPI has the reputation and a great school for CS majors. Company recruiters flock to RPI and grab students to work all over the US. If money isn’t a factor, choose RPI. My son had to choose as well. He is currently finishing his sophomore year. RPI has a Career Fair Day beginning every September for students to experience interviews with company recruiters for paid internship, full or part time positions. My son at first just wanted to go for the experience yet he received a email invitation for a technical interview over the winter break. The day post interview , he was offered a paid summer internship for 12 weeks as a Software Engineer. He was thrilled to inform us that we did not have to contribute to paying a good chunk to his junior year. The reputation and great connections that RPI have are real for CS majors here.