UMD CS or UVA CS?

[Anonymous]

Both great schools. The one the child prefers since cost is the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

CL20171 wrote:- UVA CS is $46k/yr
- UMD CS is $43k/yr with Merit.

The cost is not much difference.
Which one is better choice?
Thank you for any input?

We're kind of in the same boat so really appreciate all the inputs above.
How about throwing Pudue and VT into the comparison?
UVA CS, 46K(in-state), School rank 25, CS rank 29.
Purdue CS, 41K(OOS), School rank 51, CS rank 16.
UMD CS 49K(w/ merit), School rank 55, CS rank 16.
VT CS , 32K(in-state), School rank 62, CS rank 29.
Visited all except Purdue. DS has no real preference between the 3 visited.
Double major intended.
Tuition are in doable range range for us.
Thoughts?

In cs no one really cares where you go to school. It’s just competitive parents. The degree is what matters. All good choices. Congratulations

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

CL20171 wrote:- UVA CS is $46k/yr
- UMD CS is $43k/yr with Merit.

The cost is not much difference.
Which one is better choice?
Thank you for any input?

We're kind of in the same boat so really appreciate all the inputs above.
How about throwing Pudue and VT into the comparison?
UVA CS, 46K(in-state), School rank 25, CS rank 29.
Purdue CS, 41K(OOS), School rank 51, CS rank 16.
UMD CS 49K(w/ merit), School rank 55, CS rank 16.
VT CS , 32K(in-state), School rank 62, CS rank 29.
Visited all except Purdue. DS has no real preference between the 3 visited.
Double major intended.
Tuition are in doable range range for us.
Thoughts?

In cs no one really cares where you go to school. It’s just competitive parents. The degree is what matters. All good choices. Congratulations

Right, a CS degree at MIT or CMU is the same as from Purdue or UVA. LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well University of Illinois is ranked higher than Harvard, UMD, Princeton, and GT among others. Going to a school based solely on the ranking of the major seems shortsighted. I would go with overall interest in the school.

ha ha. Yea, pick UVA over UMD, GATech, UIUC for CS. LOL. Please do it. Make room for other kids at those CS focused schools.

There is zero CS ranking where UI is ranked higher than Harvard or GATech. What are you smokin?

UIUC is top 5. It is ranked higher than GTech. Harvard is not ranked higher than UI or GTech for CS in any ranking.

Harvard is sometimes ranked lower and sometimes ranked just above UMD for CS but everyone knows that Harvard ranking has come from every advantage that Harvard has. My nephew applied to UIUC, MIT, CMU, GTech and UMD. Got into G-Tech and UMD. Chose UMD.

If OP is asking that question, I think it will be better if they pick UVA.

What ranking shows Harvard lower than UMD for CS?

Goodness, you are either a UVA booster or trying to keep UMD CS spots open for your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well University of Illinois is ranked higher than Harvard, UMD, Princeton, and GT among others. Going to a school based solely on the ranking of the major seems shortsighted. I would go with overall interest in the school.

ha ha. Yea, pick UVA over UMD, GATech, UIUC for CS. LOL. Please do it. Make room for other kids at those CS focused schools.

There is zero CS ranking where UI is ranked higher than Harvard or GATech. What are you smokin?

UIUC is top 5. It is ranked higher than GTech. Harvard is not ranked higher than UI or GTech for CS in any ranking.

Harvard is sometimes ranked lower and sometimes ranked just above UMD for CS but everyone knows that Harvard ranking has come from every advantage that Harvard has. My nephew applied to UIUC, MIT, CMU, GTech and UMD. Got into G-Tech and UMD. Chose UMD.

If OP is asking that question, I think it will be better if they pick UVA.

What ranking shows Harvard lower than UMD for CS?

Goodness, you are either a UVA booster or trying to keep UMD CS spots open for your kid.

Sorry, meant "what ranking shows Harvard ranked lower than GA Tech for CS?"

UMD is far better than UVA for CS by any ranking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

CL20171 wrote:- UVA CS is $46k/yr
- UMD CS is $43k/yr with Merit.

The cost is not much difference.
Which one is better choice?
Thank you for any input?

We're kind of in the same boat so really appreciate all the inputs above.
How about throwing Pudue and VT into the comparison?
UVA CS, 46K(in-state), School rank 25, CS rank 29.
Purdue CS, 41K(OOS), School rank 51, CS rank 16.
UMD CS 49K(w/ merit), School rank 55, CS rank 16.
VT CS , 32K(in-state), School rank 62, CS rank 29.
Visited all except Purdue. DS has no real preference between the 3 visited.
Double major intended.
Tuition are in doable range range for us.
Thoughts?

In cs no one really cares where you go to school. It’s just competitive parents. The degree is what matters. All good choices. Congratulations

Right, a CS degree at MIT or CMU is the same as from Purdue or UVA. LOL

You realize that they all end up at the same companies so yes, it is just people competitive like you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well University of Illinois is ranked higher than Harvard, UMD, Princeton, and GT among others. Going to a school based solely on the ranking of the major seems shortsighted. I would go with overall interest in the school.

ha ha. Yea, pick UVA over UMD, GATech, UIUC for CS. LOL. Please do it. Make room for other kids at those CS focused schools.

There is zero CS ranking where UI is ranked higher than Harvard or GATech. What are you smokin?

UIUC is top 5. It is ranked higher than GTech. Harvard is not ranked higher than UI or GTech for CS in any ranking.

Harvard is sometimes ranked lower and sometimes ranked just above UMD for CS but everyone knows that Harvard ranking has come from every advantage that Harvard has. My nephew applied to UIUC, MIT, CMU, GTech and UMD. Got into G-Tech and UMD. Chose UMD.

If OP is asking that question, I think it will be better if they pick UVA.

What ranking shows Harvard lower than UMD for CS?

Goodness, you are either a UVA booster or trying to keep UMD CS spots open for your kid.

Rankings aren't everything but in your case, UMD CS is terrible as that is where we want to send ours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well University of Illinois is ranked higher than Harvard, UMD, Princeton, and GT among others. Going to a school based solely on the ranking of the major seems shortsighted. I would go with overall interest in the school.

ha ha. Yea, pick UVA over UMD, GATech, UIUC for CS. LOL. Please do it. Make room for other kids at those CS focused schools.

There is zero CS ranking where UI is ranked higher than Harvard or GATech. What are you smokin?

UIUC is top 5. It is ranked higher than GTech. Harvard is not ranked higher than UI or GTech for CS in any ranking.

Harvard is sometimes ranked lower and sometimes ranked just above UMD for CS but everyone knows that Harvard ranking has come from every advantage that Harvard has. My nephew applied to UIUC, MIT, CMU, GTech and UMD. Got into G-Tech and UMD. Chose UMD.

If OP is asking that question, I think it will be better if they pick UVA.

What ranking shows Harvard lower than UMD for CS?

Goodness, you are either a UVA booster or trying to keep UMD CS spots open for your kid.

Rankings aren't everything but in your case, UMD CS is terrible as that is where we want to send ours.

? UMD CS is terrible ? Wut?

[Anonymous]

In all honesty, for STEM, you guys are all splitting hairs when it comes to UVA/UMD/etc. Those universities are in the same ballpark range in terms of general and specific rank! It's not as if you're hesitating between an Ivy/MIT/CalTech/Johns Hopkins and one of those. Come on.


Thus the right answer, OP, is whatever the student prefers in terms of quality of life and whatever the parent prefers in terms of finances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

CL20171 wrote:- UVA CS is $46k/yr
- UMD CS is $43k/yr with Merit.

The cost is not much difference.
Which one is better choice?
Thank you for any input?

We're kind of in the same boat so really appreciate all the inputs above.
How about throwing Pudue and VT into the comparison?
UVA CS, 46K(in-state), School rank 25, CS rank 29.
Purdue CS, 41K(OOS), School rank 51, CS rank 16.
UMD CS 49K(w/ merit), School rank 55, CS rank 16.
VT CS , 32K(in-state), School rank 62, CS rank 29.
Visited all except Purdue. DS has no real preference between the 3 visited.
Double major intended.
Tuition are in doable range range for us.
Thoughts?

Double major in CS and what? I suggest you look at the prospective course plans at each university and see which appeals more. Some universities focus more on engineering-type classes, other focus more on algorithms, math, etc.
Also look into research opportunities for first year students.

[CL20171]

Anonymous wrote:

CL20171 wrote:- UVA CS is $46k/yr
- UMD CS is $43k/yr with Merit.

The cost is not much difference.
Which one is better choice?
Thank you for any input?

We're kind of in the same boat so really appreciate all the inputs above.
How about throwing Pudue and VT into the comparison?
UVA CS, 46K(in-state), School rank 25, CS rank 29.
Purdue CS, 41K(OOS), School rank 51, CS rank 16.
UMD CS 49K(w/ merit), School rank 55, CS rank 16.
VT CS , 32K(in-state), School rank 62, CS rank 29.
Visited all except Purdue. DS has no real preference between the 3 visited.
Double major intended.
Tuition are in doable range range for us.
Thoughts?

We do not like Purdue location , choose UMD or UVA over Vtech, W&M.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

CL20171 wrote:- UVA CS is $46k/yr
- UMD CS is $43k/yr with Merit.

The cost is not much difference.
Which one is better choice?
Thank you for any input?

We're kind of in the same boat so really appreciate all the inputs above.
How about throwing Pudue and VT into the comparison?
UVA CS, 46K(in-state), School rank 25, CS rank 29.
Purdue CS, 41K(OOS), School rank 51, CS rank 16.
UMD CS 49K(w/ merit), School rank 55, CS rank 16.
VT CS , 32K(in-state), School rank 62, CS rank 29.
Visited all except Purdue. DS has no real preference between the 3 visited.
Double major intended.
Tuition are in doable range range for us.
Thoughts?

In cs no one really cares where you go to school. It’s just competitive parents. The degree is what matters. All good choices. Congratulations

Right, a CS degree at MIT or CMU is the same as from Purdue or UVA. LOL

You realize that they all end up at the same companies so yes, it is just people competitive like you.

LOL You do not work in the CS field.

The vast majority of CS grads don't work for FAANG, that is true. But people in the CS industry know which CS programs are the best, and they will recruit from there.

That doesn't mean UVA CS grads can't find jobs. Of course not. But, if you want a good CS program, you go to UMD, not UVA.

UVA boosters just can't stand that UMD CS is better than UVA. It's almost pathetic to watch you all and your "both are good schools". You would never say that about other majors. UVA CS is no better than VTech. If they all end up in the same companies, then save yourself $$ and go to VTech.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:


In all honesty, for STEM, you guys are all splitting hairs when it comes to UVA/UMD/etc. Those universities are in the same ballpark range in terms of general and specific rank! It's not as if you're hesitating between an Ivy/MIT/CalTech/Johns Hopkins and one of those. Come on.


Thus the right answer, OP, is whatever the student prefers in terms of quality of life and whatever the parent prefers in terms of finances.

Nope, STEM stronger at UMD than UVA. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

CL20171 wrote:- UVA CS is $46k/yr
- UMD CS is $43k/yr with Merit.

The cost is not much difference.
Which one is better choice?
Thank you for any input?

We're kind of in the same boat so really appreciate all the inputs above.
How about throwing Pudue and VT into the comparison?
UVA CS, 46K(in-state), School rank 25, CS rank 29.
Purdue CS, 41K(OOS), School rank 51, CS rank 16.
UMD CS 49K(w/ merit), School rank 55, CS rank 16.
VT CS , 32K(in-state), School rank 62, CS rank 29.
Visited all except Purdue. DS has no real preference between the 3 visited.
Double major intended.
Tuition are in doable range range for us.
Thoughts?

In cs no one really cares where you go to school. It’s just competitive parents. The degree is what matters. All good choices. Congratulations

This is not really true but some people may like telling themselves this. Statistics show that this does impact lifetime earnings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

CL20171 wrote:- UVA CS is $46k/yr
- UMD CS is $43k/yr with Merit.

The cost is not much difference.
Which one is better choice?
Thank you for any input?

We're kind of in the same boat so really appreciate all the inputs above.
How about throwing Pudue and VT into the comparison?
UVA CS, 46K(in-state), School rank 25, CS rank 29.
Purdue CS, 41K(OOS), School rank 51, CS rank 16.
UMD CS 49K(w/ merit), School rank 55, CS rank 16.
VT CS , 32K(in-state), School rank 62, CS rank 29.
Visited all except Purdue. DS has no real preference between the 3 visited.
Double major intended.
Tuition are in doable range range for us.
Thoughts?

In cs no one really cares where you go to school. It’s just competitive parents. The degree is what matters. All good choices. Congratulations

Right, a CS degree at MIT or CMU is the same as from Purdue or UVA. LOL

You realize that they all end up at the same companies so yes, it is just people competitive like you.

LOL You do not work in the CS field.

The vast majority of CS grads don't work for FAANG, that is true. But people in the CS industry know which CS programs are the best, and they will recruit from there.

That doesn't mean UVA CS grads can't find jobs. Of course not. But, if you want a good CS program, you go to UMD, not UVA.

UVA boosters just can't stand that UMD CS is better than UVA. It's almost pathetic to watch you all and your "both are good schools". You would never say that about other majors. UVA CS is no better than VTech. If they all end up in the same companies, then save yourself $$ and go to VTech.

I greatly enjoy my FANG spouse's pay check so I think I do know he has no issue getting a job and he went to a no name school no one has heard of. After a few years of experience, skill, degree and how you interview are equally important. Funny enough, he's never had an issue getting or keeping a job even when others couldn't. Clearly he's doing something right from his bad CS school. His crummy degree will pay for our kids to get their CS degree to paying cash for it... not to shabby.