UMDCP vs Northeastern.in - CS Major

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Anonymous wrote:NEU? Lol… CP!

yea very convincing

[Anonymous]

This NEU crazy is crazy! Obviously NEU played the rankings game well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This NEU crazy is crazy! Obviously NEU played the rankings game well.

There are many schools to choose from.

No need to get obsessed over a college just because they rejected you or deferred you or whatever.

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Anonymous wrote:You are incorrect. The kids can do it in 4 years, with summer sessions and 2 co-ops. If you do more than 2, yes, could take another year. But you are not paying tuition while out on co-op, and frequently, the students are paid during co-op

Summer sessions are not typically when kids are in school, so yes, it adds a year or your kid will give up their summers. No matter how you slice it, the coop model adds time.

Unless you don't plan to do internships in Summers.

No need to if you do coops during the school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:College Park is gross and sketchy. Go to Boston.

No comparison re: price.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:UMD CS is a top program for at least three decades. So the name recognition is hard to overcome within CS circles. NEU was mostly considered a commuter school till about 15 years ago. However in the last 10 years they have been buiding a strong CS program. But it is no match UMD CS (or other flagship top CS schools like Michigan, Washington, Massachusetts, and Illinois) who have been at this game for the past five decades.

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Nope. Northeastern has not been a commuter school for at least 35 years. Like it or not. But keep coming on here and spouting your nonsense.

OP, be sure to get your information from people who have actually been to each campus, not someone who claims to.

Northeastern has been a top CS and Engineering school since the inception of their programs (well before you were born).

Super confused as to why “commuter school” is supposed to be an insult. Lots of kids around here could be commuting to UMD via train to save money but don’t.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMD CS is a top program for at least three decades. So the name recognition is hard to overcome within CS circles. NEU was mostly considered a commuter school till about 15 years ago. However in the last 10 years they have been buiding a strong CS program. But it is no match UMD CS (or other flagship top CS schools like Michigan, Washington, Massachusetts, and Illinois) who have been at this game for the past five decades.

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Nope. Northeastern has not been a commuter school for at least 35 years. Like it or not. But keep coming on here and spouting your nonsense.

OP, be sure to get your information from people who have actually been to each campus, not someone who claims to.

Northeastern has been a top CS and Engineering school since the inception of their programs (well before you were born).

Super confused as to why “commuter school” is supposed to be an insult. Lots of kids around here could be commuting to UMD via train to save money but don’t.

Good point LOL, in fact UMD is more of a commuter or suite case school today.
That could be a pro and good thing for many students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are incorrect. The kids can do it in 4 years, with summer sessions and 2 co-ops. If you do more than 2, yes, could take another year. But you are not paying tuition while out on co-op, and frequently, the students are paid during co-op

Summer sessions are not typically when kids are in school, so yes, it adds a year or your kid will give up their summers. No matter how you slice it, the coop model adds time.

Unless you don't plan to do internships in Summers.

No need to if you do coops during the school year.

The point is that 2 coops however it's integrated into its 4 year curriculum and 2 Summer internships at other schools are basically the same.

Here's a sample 4 year plan for CS.

https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/computer-information-science/computer-science/bscs/#planofstudytext

If you have some AP credits, you can have a Summer of two session off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC is trying to decide between the two. Appreciate your feedback/thought process, from the parents who went through the similar situation.

Go to csrankings.org overall MD is ranked much higher. It is listed as around 11th overall last time I checked but #8 for AI.

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Anonymous wrote:College Park is gross and sketchy. Go to Boston.

No comparison re: price.

MD is 11
https://csrankings.org/#/fromyear/2012/toyear/2022/index?all&us

NorthWestern is 12

But NorthEastern isn't listed, so falls below the top 25

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are incorrect. The kids can do it in 4 years, with summer sessions and 2 co-ops. If you do more than 2, yes, could take another year. But you are not paying tuition while out on co-op, and frequently, the students are paid during co-op

Summer sessions are not typically when kids are in school, so yes, it adds a year or your kid will give up their summers. No matter how you slice it, the coop model adds time.

Unless you don't plan to do internships in Summers.

No need to if you do coops during the school year.

The point is that 2 coops however it's integrated into its 4 year curriculum and 2 Summer internships at other schools are basically the same.

Here's a sample 4 year plan for CS.

https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/computer-information-science/computer-science/bscs/#planofstudytext

If you have some AP credits, you can have a Summer of two session off.

Here's a very basic 4 year plan for MD

https://undergrad.cs.umd.edu/sites/undergrad.cs.umd.edu/files/images/u167/CMSC%2007010%204%20Year%20Plan.pdf

Many people would skip the first 2 semesters of math and maybe the first semester of CS. Also, there are 3-4 specializations that differ from this general plan.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC is trying to decide between the two. Appreciate your feedback/thought process, from the parents who went through the similar situation.

Go to csrankings.org overall MD is ranked much higher. It is listed as around 11th overall last time I checked but #8 for AI.

WTF are you talking about??

On The link https://csrankings.org/
UMD #11 and Northeastern is right below #12

1 is much higher?????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:College Park is gross and sketchy. Go to Boston.

No comparison re: price.

MD is 11
https://csrankings.org/#/fromyear/2012/toyear/2022/index?all&us

NorthWestern is 12

But NorthEastern isn't listed, so falls below the top 25

Look again

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Super cold vs somewhat cold

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are incorrect. The kids can do it in 4 years, with summer sessions and 2 co-ops. If you do more than 2, yes, could take another year. But you are not paying tuition while out on co-op, and frequently, the students are paid during co-op

Summer sessions are not typically when kids are in school, so yes, it adds a year or your kid will give up their summers. No matter how you slice it, the coop model adds time.

Unless you don't plan to do internships in Summers.

No need to if you do coops during the school year.

The point is that 2 coops however it's integrated into its 4 year curriculum and 2 Summer internships at other schools are basically the same.

Here's a sample 4 year plan for CS.

https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/computer-information-science/computer-science/bscs/#planofstudytext

If you have some AP credits, you can have a Summer of two session off.

Again, I have a family member in this program. 5 years is the standard time to completion if one does coops. No reason to lie. He likes it btw. Some families may care about the extra year, others would like the coops.