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I'm very fortunate to be a member of a community where the majority of members are college students/recent graduates! As it's March 27th, I'm only waiting to hear from one last high high high high high reach school and writing an appeal (basically 0% shot as well) to another so my list is pretty much finalized.
I've pretty much narrowed it down to these schools, so if anyone has had experiences at any one of these campuses, please give me some feedback!
UCLA
University of Michigan*
Georgia Institute of Technology*
USC
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign*
The schools marked with an asterisk (*) are out of state schools that I don't have financial aid/award money for, so going to those would need some pretty strong convincing.
My planned major(s) are Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
 
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From the South so i would only be able to give you adivce in SEC schools 
I know that Georgia Tech has one of the best Comptuer Science/Enginerring programs in the nation and also has great sports. and best part is its in the South so some great football always
Howerver being a college student I would stay in state (money) and a college that is quite a ways from home (2-3 hours) but not to far where you can't go home to get some good food every now and then.
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well i go to ucla... and im in comp sci... dunno what to say about it as compared to USC but i believe UCLA is the stronger program =)...
you should probably put down what you're looking for since well, anybody could say anything and it might not matter too much to you
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Choose one of the schools that you can afford easily. For undergraduate studies, it really doesn't matter what school you go to as long as it's somewhat reputable. UCLA and USC are both great schools, and you should have little trouble getting into graduate studies or finding a good job afterwards.
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On March 28 2011 15:08 rabidch wrote:
well i go to ucla... and im in comp sci... dunno what to say about it as compared to USC but i believe UCLA is the stronger program =)...
you should probably put down what you're looking for since well, anybody could say anything and it might not matter too much to you
I'm probably most concerned about the community/atmosphere of the people at the school and the number of Teamliquidians there 
I'd also like people's views on the academics of each of the schools, but that would only work if that person was in the department I am planning to study in.
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If you go to Tech, it'll be hard as hell and you'd better be prepared to work.
That being said, if you want comp, or really any engineering, its hard to find a better school than that.
Tech has a lot of liquidians
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I would say UCLA or USC because it's really not worth getting into UMich, GIT or UI unless it's for a specific school/major such as the nursing school in Ann Arbor. USC is a great choice if you're not sure about your major since it is a private school and doesn't have the limitations for major changing like the UCs do. I would say UCLA is the better school but it's all preference between those two.
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On March 28 2011 15:30 thedeadhaji wrote:They're all very solid schools for the field you're looking to enter. As one who went to a school in the NorthEast, I urge you to consider avoiding the harsh weather schools of UI and UM, all things being equal. Have you considered where you want to work after graudating? The geographic location of your school is directly correlated to the type of companies that recruit there. For instance, my school had a slew of finance related recruiting, but comparatively very little west coast tech recruiting other than the behemoths of the industry. If you are keen on working in EE/CS in say, Silicon Valley, then UCLA/USC will give you a much more direct path to that route. Plus the weather's nice there If you have the monetary means, perhaps plan visits to USC/UCLA/GT?
What you said about geographic location is exactly what my mom said LOL
The only thing I find unfavorable about USC/UCLA is that they are literally like an hour's drive from my house. I'm definitely planning visits to the schools that are close by.
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I would go to USC.
I've personally been around Georgia Tech (brother did undergrad computer science there and the campus is only a few hours away) and UIUC (scouted it for grad school in EE). I liked UIUC as a place a little better, in terms of campus layout, atmosphere, and facilities. UIUC is kind of in the middle of nowhere, but it's not too far from Chicago if you're willing to take the trip down. GT is in the middle of Atlanta of course. From what I've heard, there seems to be somewhat of a student vs. professors mentality at least in some facets of the CS program at GT, so beware. Then again, other people like it there a lot, and that's always going to be the case that different people have very different experiences.
For undergraduate studies, it's sufficient to go to a good school in your field. What you do with your time there determines how prepared you will be afterwards, what opportunities you will have, and what people you will know. For undergrad, most of that is irrelevant of the prestige of the school; in any case, USC ranks plenty high enough anyway. Actually, I may be somewhat biased because USC is good in my area of specialty as well (wireless communications)--the engineering school is named after Viterbi, a big name in the field, and my advisor had his Ph.D. from there a long time ago.
Then again, UIUC is even bigger in my field, and I ended up not going there. And when I visited, it was in March and somehow ran into 65 degree weather, so I wasn't even scared off by the cold. 
Starting out with a lot of debt is not fun, so stick with places you have funding.
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Are you getting any scholarships from USC? If Not, UCLA > USC.
USC will give connections, but the cost that is so many multitudes higher probably neutralizes any benefit.
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On March 28 2011 15:36 Froadac wrote:
Are you getting any scholarships from USC? If Not, UCLA > USC.
USC will give connections, but the cost that is so many multitudes higher probably neutralizes any benefit.
Another case of not reading the post carefully, I see. I think I have a good shot at getting $20,000/yr at USC.
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I'd suggest UCLA just because UC's are awesome and a tad bit cheaper than USC.
That said USC seems to have a pretty well established community and LosingID would like to have a word with you
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UCLA for financial reasons. But UCLA USC and GT are all great schools.
You might as well put a star by USC as well because USC doesn't give discounts to in state and will end up being the most expensive of all.
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On March 28 2011 15:43 hacklebeast wrote:
UCLA for financial reasons. But UCLA USC and GT are all great schools.
You might as well put a star by USC as well because USC doesn't give discounts to in state and will end up being the most expensive of all.
Once again, I'm pretty sure I'm getting ~$20,000/yr from USC
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what thedeadhaji said is true. internships for your type of major are significant as well.
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On March 28 2011 15:39 Loser777 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 28 2011 15:36 Froadac wrote:
Are you getting any scholarships from USC? If Not, UCLA > USC.
USC will give connections, but the cost that is so many multitudes higher probably neutralizes any benefit. Another case of not reading the post carefully, I see. I think I have a good shot at getting $20,000/yr at USC.
Wouldn't they have told you by now? When I was applying to colleges, they told me in February that I had a 1/2 tuition scholarship... maybe a different subset.
Even after a 20K/yr deduction, I think UCLA will have lower tuition than USC fwiw.
Don't underestimate the geographic location and recruiting factor that both your mother and I have related to you. 1hr away from home is really no big deal if you have a decent relationship with your family. In fact, I'd even say that it's a luxury to have family as a buffer in case your adjustment period to college life doesn't go as smoothly as planned (which I certainly suffered through during my first semester at college - one of the two most brutal periods in my life thus far)
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You might want to add the $20k thing for USC into the OP.
The schools marked with an asterisk (*) are out of state schools that I don't have financial aid/award money for, so going to those would need some pretty strong convincing.
^ That is rather ambiguous; you can't expect everyone to assume it means that you have (most likely) a $20k grant from USC.
You might have seen this already but it's certainly a plus for USC
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=143916
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On March 28 2011 15:52 Cr4zyH0r5e wrote:You might want to add the $20k thing for USC into the OP. Show nested quote +The schools marked with an asterisk (*) are out of state schools that I don't have financial aid/award money for, so going to those would need some pretty strong convincing. ^ That is rather ambiguous; you can't expect everyone to assume it means that you have (most likely) a $20k grant from USC. You might have seen this already but it's certainly a plus for USC http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=143916
Day[9]'s going to be leaving this year so that is slightly less attractive given how many CSL teams there are...
Even if USC is $50k without aid for me it's going to cost the same as UCLA ($30k) including room/board, etc... And with the budget cuts hitting UC schools I'm not sure I want to enter a system that is facing more and more cuts every year.
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