<p>If you can swing it financially (and by that I mean with minimal debt), I’d go to Stanford or maybe CMU. There are good students everywhere to be sure, but there are a lot more at the top schools. I transferred from a top state school to an Ivy League school (years ago, admittedly) and found a world of difference in terms of both students and teachers. That said, if finances are an issue, as they are for many, then that must be considered as well.</p>