Berkeley v Vanderbilt, Georgetown, Wash U for CS

bogeyorpar
Sun, 15 Apr 2018 05:27:21 +0000

If he’s serious about CS, Berkeley is the obvious choice. Vandy, WashingtonU and Georgetown are not known for their CS programs, and I’m not surprised that no one answer phones at Vandy CS.

Large public schools all have the crowding problem. Ask your son if he can handle it. I heard this analogy during a college tour and thought it’s pretty good: private or small LAC are like a high end restaurant where you’ll be waited on and catered to; large public school is like a all-you-can-eat buffet, cheap and crowded and no waiter; you have to go find what you want. If you are proactive, it’ll work out and provide you with a lot of resources and choices; if you are not proactive, you’ll be miserable.