Thank you for all the responses! I might take a little longer to deliberate, since this has been a really tough decision to weigh on. I have been told that, if I chose UCLA, we would find a way to make that financially happen, and I’ve been advised by parents not to focus on this aspect?
Right now, I think both the academics/education and the campus life/opportunities/experiences in the area are a big factor. Both schools offers a great education for sure (for both linguistics and comp sci, one program focused on one subject area over the other, obv.). But I also think the quality of life experiences related to other interests of mine (ex: swimming, music production) I’d get from each campus beyond my education and related to other interests of mine are also important?
Idk I’m just afraid of regretting either a) passing up UW CS or b) the opportunity to attend one of my dream schools like UCLA