UCSD vs UDUB

cloudyman
Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:28:53 +0000

Hi all,

So I received my acceptance letters to both UCSD (for EE) and UDUB (for CS). My original intent was to go for cs–a decision that i made during the summer out b/c it seemed interesting. So I’m practically going for cs w/o any background really.

Anyhow here are my options I need help with:

(1)
UCSD
I ended up getting EE for UCSD instead of CS
I’m in state, so with grants I’ll end up paying around $21k
pros/cons: good weather, limited intern/job opportunities (qualcomm etc, compared with udub)

(2)
UDUB
accepted into CS
$7.5k scholarship so i’ll end up paying around $40k
pros/cons:rainy weather, more intern/job opportunities (microsoft,amazon, etc)

My main concern is that if I choose to go to UCSD how I will like EE and how easy it would be for me to transfer into it. Another concern pertains to something I heard my friend’s cousin (harvard grad) talk about. He said that udub’s undergrad is definitely not that good. If you wanna go for cs just go for grad skool because their undergrad “sucks” (<– direct quote, i think he’s just really emphasizing the diff between their prestigious grad program and so-so undergrad)

Your guys’ advice would be great!