Need Help choosing a college around NY and NJ

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<p>Im a junior in high school and wondering where I wanna go to college at I live in NJ, and I am most interested in the field of computer science. My GPA cumulative gpa is 3.0(Will def raise it this year) and I am expecting a decent high score on the sat 1800+ (Lots of studying and practice tests). I am mostly worried where I will go to college at, Rutgers and NJIT (Basically cheap and close colleges) do not at all have great reviews, mostly complaints. I want to go to UIUC(university of illionis, urban champaign) or great-decent computer school. I am worried about<br>
<strong>Some other things I am also thinking about:</strong><br>

  1. Paying for college (Any extra help with this would be appreciated)<br>
  2. Where I go is important, because if I stay in the NJ, NY, and PA area I can pay for college a lot easier. My father will give me a job at his car dealership. If I leave, the area, he won’t help me too much paying for college.<br>
    I don’t know what to do in this situation…<br>
    Any help would be appreciated</p>
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<p>What’s wrong with Rutgers?</p>

<p>Stony Brook has a good CS reputation and is not that expensive out of state.</p>

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<p>@ucbalumnus I heard from several people that Rutgers has some professors that

  1. Don’t speak english
  2. Don’t care much of their classes
    Not too many great reviews either</p>
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<p>You will come across professors that don’t speak perfect English at almost any school. I’m sure they care about their classes, though.</p>

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<p>Alright, that sounds fine :slight_smile:
I looked into Stony Brook, and I liked their CS program and their faculty a lot too, will apply there. Tuition cost ($28k estimated) shouldn’t hurt though</p>

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<p>Stony Brook is a great school for CS. That and Rutgers should be good options for you.</p>

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<p>Don’t forget the CUNY system. NYC is such a draw that many high-ranking professors choose CUNY over other “name” schools just to live in the City. There are professors who have taught at Yale, Columbia, Barnard etc. and they are now at CUNY. CUNY is very, very cheap. It’s a total bargain. If you get a roommate and live in NY, you could go at resident prices which is only $5K-$6K/ year. More, CUNY is in NYC where you can have access to Silicon Alley. There’s a program at 137th STreet CCNY campus ([Computer</a> Science](<a href=“http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/compsci/]Computer”>http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/compsci/)) and in Brooklyn at City Tech ([New</a> York City College of Technology - School of Arts and Sciences - Applied Mathematics/Computer Sciences](<a href=“http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/academics/deptsites/schoolofartsandsciences/computerSciences.shtml]New”>http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/academics/deptsites/schoolofartsandsciences/computerSciences.shtml)) Brooklyn is a great place to live.</p>

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<p>Okay there’s also the Hunter College Campus ([Welcome</a> to the Computer Science Department ? Hunter College](<a href=“http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/csci]Welcome”>Welcome to the Computer Science Department — Hunter College)), the Queens College campus, which was just noticed by Washington Monthly as the Number One college for Biggest Bang for the Buck (<a href=“http://www.cs.qc.cuny.edu/);%5B/url%5D”>http://www.cs.qc.cuny.edu/);</a> the Brooklyn College campus ([File</a> Not Found](<a href=“Computer and Information Science | Brooklyn College);%5DFile”>Computer and Information Science | Brooklyn College):wink: and at Lehman campus in the Bronx ([Lehman</a> College - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science - Computer Science](<a href=“http://lehman.edu/academics/mathematics-computer-science/computer-science.php]Lehman”>http://lehman.edu/academics/mathematics-computer-science/computer-science.php))</p>