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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are going OOS anyways, pay little more and go to a private.

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Why?  With the exception of CMU, Caltech, Stanford, MIT the privates are generally not as good for CS, especially if the undergrad wants research opportunities.

I understand the power of the brand name of a T20 private, but CS programs at typical T75 privates aren't as strong.[/quote]'

Research opportunities for undergrads at the huge state schools with 30K+ students?
You are better off at LACs if research is an important factor for you.
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Research with whom? Most LACs don't have strong faculty in the CS department. [/quote]

The better LACs have profs who publish, just not to the degree that research profs do as their primary mission is undergraduate education. Their research is encouraged as long as it furthers their primary mission, ie, by involving undergrads.  The research at LACs tends not to be impactful/cited, but the role the undergrad has in an LAC research project tends to be more significant and independent than they would have if shadowing at an R1 university. The undergrad effectively assumes the role of a grad student in an LAC project. [/quote]

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