Hi, I am entering undergrad college this fall am very confused.. I got into Georgia Tech out of state with no scholarship and Temple University but with a full ride. Would a Georgia Tech CS paying full out of state tuition (~$200K for 4 years) or would a Temple University CS education paying just room and board (~$40K for 4 years) be better? I would have to take a loan for either option. Other than cost there are no huge factors.. Please let me know your thoughts on these options! Thank you all! #tech #meta #googleamazon #microsoft #apple #faang #twosigma #hrt #citadel #janestreet #jumptrading #deshaw #cscareerquestions #oracle #cisco #netflix #nvidia #wayfair #adobe #intel #quant #software #databricks #datastax #google #aws #capitalone #amazon #amazonaws #engineering #engineer #ai #uber #lyft #pinterest #airbnb #robinhood #bloomberg #facebook
Just OMSCS first year of work and leetcode hard
not masters
Yes, just get master's after to get the GT name during the first year of working.
op I made a very similar decision in my undergrad
what did you decide on?
I went to the more expensive out of state school similar to gtech but see my comment
If you solely care about academics and saving money, Temple will be fine. School prestige does not matter as much as people think it does. However, I can almost guarantee you’d have a lot more fun, meet smarter people, and make better professional connections at Georgia Tech. If money is not a major factor to you, I recommend choosing GT.
You make a very good point there is a lot of other factors to consider
Where did you do your high school ?
A public high school in New Hampshire
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In Georgia Tech, you can become a TA for some courses and the fees are significantly reduced. In my opinion, go for Georgia Tech. There’s a lot of difference in prestige between the two of them. While 160k might seem like a lot right now, your college name will be with you for a long time. The experience and learning opportunities you’ll have will be a lot different. There might even be more job opportunities after a CS from Georgia Tech. Over the next 20 years of your career, you’ll get enough value for the extra 160k you pay right now. All that being said, tech is one of the few fields where meritocracy is still left. You can get hired to a good company as long as you’re a good engineer.
I was just wondering because does undergraduate matter that much? Like is it worth the 160k difference if you enter a master's program later in your career anyway?
Additionally, I also heard about the benefits for TA's. Do you know any of the specifics on that?
As a Georgia Tech alum, it was absolutely the biggest ROI of my life. The biggest reason for this was because I was an in-state student that had the Zelle Miller scholarship so I didn’t pay a dime in tuition. The out of state and especially the international tuition fees are absolutely mind bogglingly high, and it makes me want to gag how much my oos peers had to cough up compared to us in-staters. Lemme tell another quick story: my parents both went to Emory and my mother now works there. Emory asked them as a couple to take a few parents of accepted potential students and try to convince them to go choose Emory. The mother said “Look, our daughter loves Emory but they give us no financial help, we’d be 6 figures in debt and Tulane is offering her a full ride” My dad replied, “I think you should weigh your options carefully, really look at what Emory has to offer, and I’m sure you all will come to the right decision for your daughter,” all while making the motion of slicing his head off with his hand.
Thank you for sharing! Which would you recommend?
I think Berkeley, Stanford, MIT, or CMU would be worth 200k but not GA Tech. I'd take the full ride
They are more no? They would be around $320k (80k for 4 years). Is GA Tech good for the price?
Yeah I know they're more expensive. I wouldn't pay more than 200k still for those, so a scholarship would be necessary. Plug in 200k to this site for student loan repayment amounts, and you're over 2k/month over 10 years to get a BS in CS from GA Tech. Not even remotely worth it. https://smartasset.com/student-loans/student-loan-calculator#Y3ufskdsSB
If you’re smart enough to get summer internships during your undergrad, then it’d be stupid (financially) to take on 200k of debt. What school you went to doesn’t get you into companies. Assuming you’ll get into all the companies bc of your school is wrong. Your resume and interview performance does. If you have good internships on your resume, your school doesn’t matter. And summer internships don’t require some great school either. It’s all about being proactive during your undergrad with applying/getting internships or part time sde jobs. And then at the beginning of your senior year of your undergrad is when you’d want to start applying for full time jobs at the big tech companies through their student programs. Then you’ll have a full time job offer before you even start your last semester of college. Don’t let others convince you that taking on that huge debt will pay off in the end. There’s no guarantees that it will, but it will guarantee you graduate with a huge negative net worth.
Ya you make a good point, do you think it will be tougher though to get an internship at Temple?
It could be a little tougher but definitely Georgia tech is not worth if you can't afford it I rank georgia tech similar to uc Berkeley which I feel is a fair ranking ( I think quants are selective over school )
op this website is anonymous are your parents in a position where they can pay for your tuition while taking loan? Not at the consequence of selling a house or something drastic
I would probably end up paying for the loan myself. Some of my cousins did offer to help pay it but in the end I would pay them back either way.
ok it's up to you - there are plenty of people I know who still have to pay their tuition instead of getting help from family ( which they can do )
if your family can afford it with loan then Georgia tech ( income 200-250+) However no harm in Temple University so up to you
Thank you! I’d have to take a loan out for either option.. Do you mean starting salary would be 200-250K+?
Not starting salary if your family income is 200-250 even in hcol I think it's possible with a loan