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[quote=Anonymous]     Look at the IS departments.  I recall UConn was building a strong one decades ago when I graduated in the 1980s-- some of my classmates were among the first employees at places like Apple and Cisco and are now giving back, so I suspect (you should check) that they are punching above their weight (in those days, these kids were called electrical engineering majors with subspecialties in computers).  Also, if your child is eligible check out UConn's honors program.  Even when I was there, it afforded kids opportunities found more often at smaller liberal arts colleges (smaller classes earlier in college years) . I understand it has improved dramatically since.  Storrs is now a cute college town -- much better than 20 years ago - but not particularly necessary.  It is a feel of a city unto itself (yes, there are community programs in other towns but that's not the primary vibe). That's a certain type of college experience very different than going to school in a city, although they had (at least pre-covid) semester programs in DC and maybe other cities too.   I loved it.  The Dairy Bar makes the best ice cream made with help from cows in Agriculture School.

If your DS was interested in journalism/communications, then I'd say Syracuse which has a special well regarded school, and they may have other particularly strong departments.   I don't know anyone from Conn who went  to UMass unless they didn't get into UConn, and I have friends whose children recently did a year at UMass and then transferred to UConn for that reason.          
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