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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can any state level policy maker explain why our states aren’t fighting over kids who want to major in computer science and got a 700+ on the math SAT? Aren’t these kids going to be the major innovators of the future? Generate enormous increases in quality of life for Americans and humanity at large? And generate large tax bills too? State policy makers should be bending over backwards to have vibrant and well-funded CS programs and fill them with as many kids as they can who can do the work. [/quote] They do. Just that posters here are shooting for the top state schools. For example, there are tons of schools in CA to learn computer science, but a lot of people are just fixated on berkeley.[/quote] And for undergrad, majority of those students would get a much better academic experience at any of those other schools---where they won't be fighting to get into the necessary courses, won't be sitting in courses with 500+ students, where they wont be fighting for computer lab time, etc... Undergrad CS major is pretty much the same courses everywhere. The research opportunities at Berkeley are not readily available for undergrads, the courses are often taught by TAs. [b]B is a place to go for grad school, not undergrad. [/b] [/quote] +100 A long time ago I turned down Berkeley for Cal Poly SLO (when both were a lot less selective than now) for undergrad. The smaller, undergrad focused school was absolutely the right choice for me as a smart but shy and insecure HS senior. Had a great time there and built my confidence. UCLA for grad school.[/quote]
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