Caltech [$90k+] vs Columbia [$90k+] vs UCSD [full ride] CS/AI

MMRose
Sat, 05 Apr 2025 14:54:51 +0000

If you see yourself in academia, here’s a thought . Currently, PhD programs in the sciences are funded, but with all the changes happening in higher-ed right now due to the current administration, it is always possible that funded PhD opportunities will be less available. (That’s happening now already but of course the future is unpredictable). If you had to pay for a PhD program (either in full or in part), would your parents use your college fund, that you didn’t spend by going to UCSD, on a PhD program?