<p>I am an international student from India and got accepted by both OSU and Stony Brook but I just cant decide which one should I go to. I am an undergrad and intended major is Computer Engineering. Please help me. Thanks!</p>
<p>No contest–TOSU.</p>
<p>Definitely TOSU</p>
<p>SUNY-Stony Brook. No denying it, OSU Indian Student Association or not, a lot of people in Ohio look at Indian people as convenience store owners who took jobs away from “real” Americans. I have lived all over the U.S. and overseas, people in Ohio are the rudest, most discriminating people I have seen. Anecdotal? Yes. Are their great people in Ohio? Yes. However, in comparison to Long Island, no contest. I went to public school there in the 1970s with Indian kids, many I counted as friends. One of my friend’s Dad was an advertising exec in New York City (NYC). On Long Island itself, companies such as Computer Associates, founded by Charles Wang, look for the best and brightest no matter where they come from. NYC is but a short train ride away and an Indian Consulate is right there (do not minimize student visa issues, having a consulate so close will be a great help). If OSU was a top school in the U.S., I could see putting up with the relative isolation and cultural difficulties, but OSU is not even in the US Top 50. SUNY-Stoney Brook isn’t either, but the cultural and economic prospects there outweigh anything Columbus, Ohio can offer.</p>
<p>2010 Computer Engineering Rank
Best Engineering Schools Specialty Rankings: Computer Engineering</p>
<p>Ranked in 2009 </p>
<p>1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology </p>
<p>Cambridge, MA
4.9</p>
<p>Stanford University </p>
<p>Stanford, CA
4.9</p>
<p>University of California–Berkeley </p>
<p>Berkeley, CA
4.9</p>
<p>4
Carnegie Mellon University </p>
<p>Pittsburgh, PA
4.8</p>
<p>5
University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign </p>
<p>Urbana, IL
4.6</p>
<p>6
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor </p>
<p>Ann Arbor, MI
4.4</p>
<p>7
California Institute of Technology </p>
<p>Pasadena, CA
4.3</p>
<p>Georgia Institute of Technology </p>
<p>Atlanta, GA
4.3</p>
<p>9
Cornell University </p>
<p>Ithaca, NY
4.1</p>
<p>University of Texas–Austin (Cockrell) </p>
<p>Austin, TX
4.1</p>
<p>11
Princeton University </p>
<p>Princeton, NJ
4.0</p>
<p>12
Purdue University–West Lafayette </p>
<p>West Lafayette, IN
3.9</p>
<p>University of Southern California (Viterbi) </p>
<p>Los Angeles, CA
3.9</p>
<p>University of Wisconsin–Madison </p>
<p>Madison, WI
3.9</p>
<p>15
University of California–Los Angeles (Samueli) </p>
<p>Los Angeles, CA
3.8</p>
<p>University of Washington </p>
<p>Seattle, WA
3.8</p>
<p>17
University of Maryland–College Park (Clark) </p>
<p>College Park, MD
3.7</p>
<p>18
University of California–San Diego (Jacobs) </p>
<p>La Jolla, CA
3.6</p>
<p>19
Pennsylvania State University–University Park </p>
<p>University Park, PA
3.5</p>
<p>20
Columbia University (Fu Foundation) </p>
<p>New York, NY
3.4</p>
<p>Harvard University </p>
<p>Cambridge, MA
3.4</p>
<p>Ohio State University </p>
<p>Columbus, OH
3.4</p>
<p>Rice University (Brown) </p>
<p>Houston, TX
3.4</p>
<p>Texas A&M University–College Station (Look) </p>
<p>College Station, TX
3.4</p>
<p>University of Minnesota–Twin Cities </p>
<p>Minneapolis, MN
3.4</p>
<p>University of Pennsylvania </p>
<p>Philadelphia, PA
3.4</p>
<p>Virginia Tech </p>
<p>Blacksburg, VA
3.4</p>
<p>28
Duke University (Pratt) </p>
<p>Durham, NC
3.3</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) </p>
<p>Baltimore, MD
3.3</p>
<p>North Carolina State University </p>
<p>Raleigh, NC
3.3</p>
<p>Northwestern University (McCormick) </p>
<p>Evanston, IL
3.3</p>
<p>University of California–Irvine (Samueli) </p>
<p>Irvine, CA
3.3</p>
<p>33
Arizona State University (Fulton) </p>
<p>Tempe, AZ
3.2</p>
<p>Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute </p>
<p>Troy, NY
3.2</p>
<p>University of California–Santa Barbara </p>
<p>Santa Barbara, CA
3.2</p>
<p>University of Colorado–Boulder </p>
<p>Boulder, CO
3.2</p>
<p>University of Virginia </p>
<p>Charlottesville, VA
3.2</p>
<p>Washington University in St. Louis (Sever) </p>
<p>St. Louis, MO
3.2</p>
<p>39
Brown University </p>
<p>Providence, RI
3.1</p>
<p>Iowa State University </p>
<p>Ames, IA
3.1</p>
<p>University of California–Davis </p>
<p>Davis, CA
3.1</p>
<p>Yale University </p>
<p>New Haven, CT
3.1</p>
<p>43
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick </p>
<p>Piscataway, NJ
3.0</p>
<p>University of Arizona </p>
<p>Tucson, AZ
3.0</p>
<p>University of Florida </p>
<p>Gainesville, FL
3.0</p>
<p>University of Massachusetts–Amherst </p>
<p>Amherst, MA
3.0</p>
<p>University of Notre Dame </p>
<p>Notre Dame, IN
3.0</p>
<p>48
Boston University </p>
<p>Boston, MA
2.9</p>
<p>Michigan State University </p>
<p>East Lansing, MI
2.9</p>
<p>SUNY–Stony Brook </p>
<p>Stony Brook, NY
2.9</p>
<p>University of Pittsburgh (Swanson) </p>
<p>Pittsburgh, PA
2.9</p>
<p>Vanderbilt University </p>
<p>Nashville, TN
2.9</p>
<p>53
Dartmouth College (Thayer) </p>
<p>Hanover, NH
2.8</p>
<p>Northeastern University </p>
<p>Boston, MA
2.8</p>
<p>Polytechnic Institute of New York University </p>
<p>Brooklyn, NY
2.8</p>
<p>University of Rochester </p>
<p>Rochester, NY
2.8</p>
<p>University of Utah </p>
<p>Salt Lake City, UT
2.8</p>
<p>58
Auburn University (Ginn) </p>
<p>Auburn University, AL
2.7</p>
<p>Case Western Reserve University </p>
<p>Cleveland, OH
2.7</p>
<p>Clemson University </p>
<p>Clemson, SC
2.7</p>
<p>Lehigh University (Rossin) </p>
<p>Bethlehem, PA
2.7</p>
<p>University at Buffalo–SUNY </p>
<p>Buffalo, NY
2.7</p>
<p>University of California–Riverside (Bourns) </p>
<p>Riverside, CA
2.7</p>
<p>University of Iowa </p>
<p>Iowa City, IA
2.7</p>
<p>65
Drexel University </p>
<p>Philadelphia, PA
2.6</p>
<p>Oregon State University </p>
<p>Corvallis, OR
2.6</p>
<p>Syracuse University </p>
<p>Syracuse, NY
2.6</p>
<p>Texas Tech University </p>
<p>Lubbock, TX
2.6</p>
<p>University of California–Santa Cruz (Baskin) </p>
<p>Santa Cruz, CA
2.6</p>
<p>University of Illinois–Chicago </p>
<p>Chicago, IL
2.6</p>
<p>University of Tennessee–Knoxville </p>
<p>Knoxville, TN
2.6</p>
<p>72
Stevens Institute of Technology (Schaefer) </p>
<p>Hoboken, NJ
2.5</p>
<p>Tufts University </p>
<p>Medford, MA
2.5</p>
<p>University of New Mexico </p>
<p>Albuquerque, NM
2.5</p>
<p>Worcester Polytechnic Institute </p>
<p>Worcester, MA
2.5</p>
<p>Link: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/706081-2010-computer-engineering-rank.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/706081-2010-computer-engineering-rank.html</a></p>
<p>“SUNY-Stony Brook. No denying it, OSU Indian Student Association or not, a lot of people in Ohio look at Indian people as convenience store owners who took jobs away from “real” Americans. I have lived all over the U.S. and overseas, people in Ohio are the rudest, most discriminating people I have seen. Anecdotal? Yes. Are their great people in Ohio? Yes. However, in comparison to Long Island, no contest. I went to public school there in the 1970s with Indian kids, many I counted as friends. One of my friend’s Dad was an advertising exec in New York City (NYC). On Long Island itself, companies such as Computer Associates, founded by Charles Wang, look for the best and brightest no matter where they come from. NYC is but a short train ride away and an Indian Consulate is right there (do not minimize student visa issues, having a consulate so close will be a great help). If OSU was a top school in the U.S., I could see putting up with the relative isolation and cultural difficulties, but OSU is not even in the US Top 50. SUNY-Stoney Brook isn’t either, but the cultural and economic prospects there outweigh anything Columbus, Ohio can offer.”</p>
<p>After I read the statement above I am more convinced than ever. tOSU>Stony Brook.</p>
<p>Yep, the OP is for sure a huge American football fan. Yeah, that first quarter is nothing but football there at OSU</p>
<p>Another good point for the OP. OSU is switching from its quarter system to semesters (yes, finally getting around to what most American universities do). Right when they are is in the middle of their education, the whole system will change…OP, you will lose credit if you go to OSU, then transfer. 5 Quarter Hour classes will not be given 3 semester hour credit, meaning you will have to take more classes to graduate at a semester school. A little secret they won’t tell you at OSU, all they will tell you is they are going to semesters by 2012.</p>
<p>Thanks guys…
@Baghdad…i guess TOSU is in US top 50!</p>
<p>Btw i’ve heard that Stony Brook doesn’t have good campus and also the student life is not all that great…is it true?
And also how are the placements like in both the university?</p>
<p>Skh,</p>
<p>I was talking overall ranking, not by speciality. OSU is #53 and SUNY-SB is #98 or so, they are both considered second tier. Don’t obsess about numbers, remember McDonald’s serves billions, but the food isn’t so good for you at the sizes they serve it. </p>
<p>I highly suggest you visit both campus’ and stay a while in each area. I personally don’t like OSU’s campus with its 55,000 of your closest friends feel…you might, however.</p>
<p>I agree with the others who say Ohio State. It has a more solid reputation and a much better quality of life.</p>
<p>I considered Stony Brook for graduate school, but I ended up not applying. It’s a good school, but its location to NYC means it completely empties out on the weekends – it was a ghost town when I visited. Additionally, the facilities, especially compared to those of the better Big 10 schools, are not that great.</p>
<p>Stony Brook is a terrible place. Don’t go there (I hate it here)</p>
<p>no question Ohio State, Stony Brook sucks too I’ve heard</p>
<p>OHIO STATE.</p>
<p>There is so much more to enjoy/do socially at OHS as compared with SB. Ohio State is in the Big Ten and you will have great school spirit and lots of sports. It is a huge school (I went to another in the Big Ten as an out-of-stater sho knew no one) and you will have so many kids/clubs etc to make friends. While SB is known to have a large international population, I am sure there will be many at OSU.</p>
<p>Stony Brook is in the suburbs (I live in the next town) and while there is great shopping, malls, stores and restaurants and great communities to live in there is no real “college town”. Proximity to New York City is roughly an hour by car and a little less by train.)</p>
<p>Thank you everyone!</p>