ASK HN: Master degree in CS - USA or Sweden?
I'm about to finish my bachelor degree in informatics this spring.
What are the advantages/disadvantages of learning/living in Sweden/USA
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At least, you should read http://paulgraham.com/cities.html
EDIT: If you're planning to go to a top university, the US or the UK are probably good places to go. Unfortunately, the Times' university table http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/hybrid.asp?typeCode=24... seems to be down at the moment.
If you are Bulgarian as your profile states, you come from inside the EU/EEA area, thus also Danish universities would be free for you.
If you want to build best networks for business, get into top universities in the USA. Tuition isn't that much better. Start-up scene is also nearly non-existent in Scandinavia - severe lack of funding opportunities.
If you plan to work in the USA, go to a US-based university. If in EU-area...
1. Perfect weather
2. Silicon Valley
3. We have a good portion of the top technical schools in the world (Stanford, Cal-Tech, Harvey Mudd, UC Berk, UCLA, USC), I think proportionally more than any other area at least.
But ultimately it depends on what you want to do. I personally go to UCLA, it's an awesome school, the faculty is great, the curriculum is challenging, and everyone is very friendly. I would recommend it, contact me if you want more information, charlesju[at]g-m-a-i-l(dot)com