UCLA vs. NYU

insanedreamer
Sat, 17 Sep 2016 14:57:08 +0000

Unless money is no object and you really want to live in NYC (neither of which seem to be the case), I see no reason to pick NYU over UCLA for CS considering the cost difference.

NYU CS is good but not stellar. If you’re a top student and you want a top-notch CS program and aren’t sure whether you would like the “LA atmosphere” then apply to CMU - arguably the best CS program in the country (and probably the most competitive), or Stanford (also a high reach).

Other more realistic options are UWash, Michigan, GTech, UT-Austin, USCD, UC-Berkeley, V-Tech. And if you want to work in Sillicon Valley, I’d even pick SJSU over NYU.

For privates, I’d pick Harvey Mudd, I’d even pick RPI for CS over NYU.