UCSD vs UMass Amherst (Computer Science)

itsakanksha
Thu, 10 Apr 2014 11:49:29 +0000

Thank you for your input, ucbalumnus
I agree that relatives living in San Francisco doesn’t make much of a difference and it was actually never a point of consideration. It was just while making the pros and cons, I thought it would be good to add all the not-so-important pros as well :P

I also completely agree with what you said about the employment and that information is exactly what I’m actually looking for. I wanted people who may have experience in this industry to suggest me what is the general idea of both of these universities & how much does it really matter to the employers in USA? As of now, I plan to look for jobs in USA first.
Also, I want to keep in mind the grad school because I also plan to get a masters from (hopefully) a reputed research university.
Considering all that I’ve heard about UCSD’s academic rigor, I suppose I’ll perform better at UMass.

**So, basically, how much does GPA matter vs the reputation of the university while applying for grad school and also for employment? I’d also like to know the difference between the reputation of UMass and UCSD . **

Thank you :)