Is Columbia University better than UMass Amherst for an MS in computer science?
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I have admits from both UMass Amherst and Columbia for MS CS, and I'm interested in the field of ML/AI. UMass Pros: 1. Highly Selective 2. Cheaper 3. Research Opportunities 4. A friend who joined in fall 2013 Columbia Pros: 1. Higher Ranked MS CS. However for AI it is one rank below UMass. 2. 3 semester course 3. NYC 4. Ivy league My focus is more on getting a job after my masters than pursuing a Phd. Does living in NYC helps? Also which school will be better for overall academic and career growth...
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First of all, one rank below UMass doesn't mean Columbia is inferior to UMass. Rankings include a lot...
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Want 2 study CS courses which I can do at both places. Getting full tuition wavier at UMD + $9500 stipend for 1st semester. Post grad aim is to get job. Columbia offers better name/place than UMD which provides funding.
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Columbia is a private school located in nyc. So the cost of living and tuition ought to be high. If...
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I am concerned mainly with the AI/ML specialization. UMass seems to have very good faculty in this field. But given its reputation as a 'safety school' I am a bit worried. Do CS masters students get good internships in general? What is the placement...
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I am currently in charge of graduate admissions for the School of Computer Science at UMass Amherst...
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A2A Currently University of British Columbia is ranked 24th in the world where the University of Pennsylvania...
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I would like to specialize ( take more courses on) Data Mining/Machine Learning .
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Both of them are top ranked schools with UCLA at top 84 and Columbia at top 46 based on PayScale's ...
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Is it possible to get in with a GPA of 3.45 (not from a top school )and 2 Internships (both of them being research oriented)? GRE=328(Q170/V158). I will be applying for the Fall 2015 entry.
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Your GPA and GRE scores both look enough for the Computer Science MS program at Columbia. A lot depends...
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I'm a computer science undergrad at a Top 10 Indian Engineering college. Would it make sense to Pursue MS&E (Columbia, Stanford) or Engineering management ( Duke, Dartmouth etc. ) or MSc Management/Strategy ( in European Schools LSE, HEC, LBS)...
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Thanks for inviting me to answer this. It's relatively more common for applicants from India to consider...
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i want to go for masters and phd in computer science and engineering (software engineering and database development to be specific). i am currently in my third year of graduation in an NIT of india(b.tech cse) with a gpa of ~8.5. i want to become a professor...
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All three are recognized as one of the top 10 in Canada. You would not be sorry no matter which one...
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My interest is in Computer Vision and prof with similar interest had interviewed me at Columbia. But there is no financial support as of now and there is no guarantee also. My final aim is to do PhD and join some university/institution as a faculty....
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If you don't get funded, don't go. Especially to NYC. If you start your career by letting people abuse...
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Please tell in what terms is one university and its course is better than the other so I have fair amount of idea to make a decision on my own. Categories like research, algorithms course, AI course, game design course, challenging assignments and employment...
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I can relate your situation with me as i am graduating this semester from UW-Milwaukee with MS in Computer...
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