SCU vs UCD vs UCSB for Computer Science

mikfig27
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:57:28 +0000

Hey all. Recently got accepted to SCU, UC Davis, and UC Santa Barbara for computer science major. Trying to figure out which is the best when it comes to computer science. Some pros and cons:

SCU

pros
. cheapest (w/ my scholarship/grants)
. low student/teacher / small classes
. flexible in class schedule
(don’t know about ucd or ucsb, but i heard berkeley engineering not very flexible with which classes you take)
. in silicon valley

cons
. may not have as much recognition

UC Davis

pros
. think theres more recognition
. 2nd cheapest (w/ my scholarship)
. college town

cons
. big class sizes

UC Santa Barbara

pros
. looks like might have best program, and the computer science major is in the engineering college
. more recognition, but also maybe a party school bias i think

cons
. most expensive
. party school
. big class sizes

So this is all the pros and cons I can think of. I’m not entirely sure how good each of these schools’ computer science programs are.

Thanks,
mikfig