Ask HN: Yale or UPenn for CS undergrad?

Posted by michellelin on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @12:26AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I got into both but I'm unsure as to which one I should pick. I'm aiming to become a Machine Learning/AI Engineer

UPenn:

+ Can take Wharton classes

+ More social?

+ Ranked higher for CS (by how much? is it worth grade deflation?)

- Didn't like how the campus is integrated with the city

Yale:

+ Got a better vibe from students, they weren't as stressed

- Not as good CS program

+ Investing heavily into the CS department (how good will it be by 2022?)

+ Liked the campus

At the end of the day, I'll be putting in the same amount of work at both universities. Would I miss out on any CS opportunities (classes, interships, etc) by going to Yale instead of UPenn?

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Re:Ask HN: Yale or UPenn for CS undergrad? by exolymph on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @12:51AM (#16964667)

Neither: https://lambdaschool.com/courses/ds/machine-learning/

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Re:Ask HN: Yale or UPenn for CS undergrad? by andymoe on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @12:36AM (#16964617)

Whatever one gives you a better deal financially. They are both fine schools and unless you have designs on politics pick the cheaper option. My 2 cents.

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Re:Ask HN: Yale or UPenn for CS undergrad? by brudgers on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @10:47AM (#16967410)

Do you want to spend four years in Philadelphia or New Haven?

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Re:Ask HN: Yale or UPenn for CS undergrad? by cookfood on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @12:39AM (#16964627)

ECE NTUA only.

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Re:Ask HN: Yale or UPenn for CS undergrad? by tetrebuih on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @12:47AM (#16964651)

60+ courses to pass in order to graduate right? A senior softeng from my team is from there

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Re:Ask HN: Yale or UPenn for CS undergrad? by cookfood on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @12:50AM (#16964662)

Yeah, minimum by law is 5 years, average graduate takes 7, true hell

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Re:Ask HN: Yale or UPenn for CS undergrad? by million_words on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @12:57AM (#16964690)

CS is not engineering so it doesnt count as a suggestion

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Re:Ask HN: Yale or UPenn for CS undergrad? by million_words on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @01:16AM (#16964739)

But crazy how americans pay to go to university. In majority of Europe we take nation wide exams on the last year of high school, on subjects like math and physics and if you study hard and score enough you pass, very difficult to make it in some schools though due to enormous competition. The advantage is that unis are free since people pay them through their taxes, ie germany, switzerland, greece (ece ntua), sweden etc

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Re:Ask HN: Yale or UPenn for CS undergrad? by tetrebuih on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @12:45AM (#16964645)

Hell hardcore

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Re:Ask HN: Yale or UPenn for CS undergrad? by oiyouwhat on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @01:31AM (#16964775)

Those schools wont make you an engineer at anything, you will be studying computer science. Engineering equals to deep and serious knowledge of advanced mathematic theory, no matter the subject, may it be: civil, electrical, computer, mechanical engineering etc. Using the world "engineering" after every CS field name is an illusion, the term does not corresponde to reality.

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