Second thoughts: UT vs Alabama for Computer Science

[ClassicRockerDad]

@ClassicRockerDad yes, you could argue that if you excel at MIT, then that might look better than excelling at UT, UIUC, and Iowa State. But, really, flagships are flagships, and grad schools aren’t usually more impressed by one over another. An exception might be UCB EECS.

In CS, exceptions may also be UT, UIUC, UWashington and a few others. Getting well known professors to write you great recommendations really carries a lot of weight.

did you hear that my Bama son will be doing his Radiology residency at the #1 program in the nation? Yes! at Harvard Med School’s Mass Gen!

Congrats to both of you and best of luck. That’s where I go for medical care.