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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It really depends on the cost differential and how talented the student is.
 
$160k, and possibly more semesters for a median student - not worth it.

But if the student is going to be among the top 5% of his CS class at CMU, get top firm internships every summer which makes $20k+/summer, and come out with a job making $150k-200k+ per year at CMU, that CMU degree and experience can help a lot down the road i.e. potential start-ups.

However if the kid is not all that interested in CS and is just doing it for a job, will do about average at CMU and doesn't have grand ideas about start-ups, probably better idea to go to UVA.

The atmosphere at CMU is also very different than UVA. CMU CS is very much an intense technical school with a reputation of rigor, only bested by MIT and possibly Cal Tech.

UVA CS, relatively, would be considered a easy, chill 4-years at a state school. The lifestyle is very different at UVA versus CMU. The workload in CS is just not going to be anywhere near as intense at UVA,[b] less intense than other public universities like Berkeley, Michigan, Texas, Washington, UIUC,[/b] etc. [/quote]

They are all quite a bit above UVA in CS.[/quote]

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