Computer Science/Engineering, which of these colleges?

jiceo1 · 03-30-2008, 12:47 AM

Hi,
I'm an international student and I got into the following colleges, but I'm just going to list some of them:
UCLA
UCSD
UCSB
UCI (Regents)
UWash in Seattle
UIUC

I'm having a hard time choosing between these. As an international student, I know that UW's tuition is like 6k less compared to the others. I know that UIUC is ranked 5th for computer engineering according to USNEWS. However, I don't like the weather there as much compared to California. My top choice is UCLA, but should I consider UCI because of Regents and Honors which is only 2.5k/year? I also know that UW has a very good Comp Sci program.
Are there other important factors or facts about these colleges that I should consider?
Considering what I just said, which of these colleges would be more prestigious if I decide to work abroad, like in Asia for example?

sang54 · 03-30-2008, 05:12 AM

If you plan to work in Asia, go by the US News engineering rankings.

jiceo1 · 03-30-2008, 04:53 PM

What if I want to go to South America for example? would UCLA>UIUC?

joeshmoebx · 03-31-2008, 09:25 PM

In South America any top school will be fine, u might want to do a Co-op in South America in undergrad thou for some networking, try looking at each schools internship opportunities and etc., if going in to Comp. Eng have an ABET accredited degree should be a priority, use think about grad school.

aibarr · 03-31-2008, 09:46 PM

ABET accreditation isn't necessary unless you're going for PE licensure. A lot of the top computer science and engineering programs don't even bother with accreditation.