Hi, I’ve gotten into Georgia Tech MACS (OOS) and recently heard I got into UW-Seattle CS (Instate). Honestly, a pretty tough decision. Here are Pros and Cons for both sides.
I’m in a position where I am not really sure if i want to pursue CS, but I’m interested in stats, analytics, maybe engineering and can see myself switching when I’m in college.
UW-Seattle Pros:
Amazing CS department
Close to home (I don’t mind moving away but I guess convenience)
Proximity to tech, etc.
Beautiful Campus
Ability to Minor in stats, applied math, data science, etc.
UW-Seattle Cons:
Not too sure about CS
Switching to another major is pretty challenging
Grade deflation (insane curve and competition)
Maybe not a con it just feels weird to end up where everyone at my school is going
Georgia Tech Pros:
Math+CS (I like math… at least I think)
Extremely easy to switch into t5 engineering program (if I do)
Really nice campus and location (loved when I visited)
On the smaller side (20,000 vs. 45,000 undergrads at UW)
Rich in research opportunities, welcoming clubs, really many options to explore.
Georgia Tech Cons:
Moving away (not too sure how to feel about this. One one hand, I think I will grow much more independent, but then again I’m away from the state I’ve lived in all my life)
Math + CS is a new program. They are keeping the same faculty but probably doesn’t have prestige of CS.
Housed in College of Sciences (still get all access to College of Computing resources + career fairs etc tho)
Location maybe not as good as UW (not in a large tech hub)
Costs (don’t matter too much parents are extremely happy to pay both. Very grateful for this)
UW-Seattle: 38k/yr with everything
Georgia Tech: 52k/yr OOS with everything
Difference over 4 years: 56k.
Future: I probably want to do something in stem, I’m not 100% sure if I want to do CS.
Thank you for reading this if you do. I have attached the link to the curriculum for the new major: mathcomputing@gatech.edu