UIUC Out of State Worth It?

Regenesus
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:18:13 +0000

Well, I’m not a student nor am I alumni of UIUC, but I can attempt to answer some questions, I guess. Just remember, while you were posting these messages, most people in the US were asleep; if you give it a couple days more people will respond.

Anyway, from what I have been told, the CompE and CompSci students have very good job security when they leave college. The department actually mentioned it several times while I was there; apparently a lot of silicon valley companies and big names like Microsoft and Google do recruiting at UIUC. As long as you maintain strong grades and also gain as much internship / research experience as possible, it should not be a problem for you to find work, especially since the economy will hopefully have rebounded by the time we graduate! I also do not believe that employers discriminate against internationals, but I’m not as familiar with that process as I am with the college admissions process.

The salary of whatever job you find is totally dependent on how nice of a job you get. It’s impossible to say at this point “You’ll get a $x job out of college.”

There are scholarships that you may apply to during your later years at UIUC; you just need to maintain strong academic performance to earn them. And if you need an internship or work-study program, I’m sure you could find what you’re look for as long as you make an effort and ask the school for help.

As for whether or not it’s worth it… That’s up to you. UIUC has a very strong engineering department, and their compsci is top notch. However, you also mentioned a few other schools that are also well-known and respectable. I’d say it’s ultimately up to you and whether or not you feel UIUC is a good match for you as an individual.