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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Umd in state vs  full pay at a top 5 cs school which would you choose ?[/quote]

Full pay top 5 CS school.  It sounds like an amazing experience and arguably it is healthy to get away from home/out of state.

But what is interesting to me is how many public schools are in the top half of this list.

So many of these private schools (University of Rochester, Case Western, etc.) are ranked lower in this list than public schools (University of Wisconsin, Washington, Minnesota) and they cost more and are more difficult to get into.  Why pay more and work harder in high school to get into a school that isn't ranked as high?  Are the dorms really that much nicer?  The food better?   Maybe the connections are netter and more likely to get a great job?  I'm curious how these schools compare for salary for CS grads 5 years post graduation.  Maybe that's the draw?
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My kid got into CS at UIUC, but turned it down for UCLA.  I was pretty upset.  Oh well.  He put a higher value on location.[/quote]

Sure, I get that-- but what is it about UR (#68), CWRU (#87) and BU (#100) that makes students want to worker harder and pay more $ to attend compared to UW (#11), UWM (#20), UMTC (#41)?  Are the public schools weed out schools?  Like you are admitted into the computer science program but only a fraction get to continue with it into sophomore year?  I kind of get why Boston could be a generally more appealing location than Seattle, Madison or the Twin Cities, but is Rochester also a really a best location than those cities?  and wherever CWRU is located? [/quote]

You are describing our EXACT situation!!  Specifically for us it's the ability to play collegiiate Athletics. Not good enough for "big time".  Rochester and CWRU (Cleveland!) offer division 3 and the potential for Merit (not athletic) scholarships. [/quote]

PP here-- Thank you so much for your response!

My kid is in a similar situation regarding athletics so I'm ashamed I didn't think of that.

I guess it's just difficult for me to wrap my mind around the idea that the ability to play the sport they want in DIII outweighs the negatives of the school (lower rank for CS, more expensive, higher SAT and GPA expectation for admission) but I guess for lots of kids that's what it is about!

I suppose the smaller class sizes are also a possible benefit at those lower ranked but more expensive schools.

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