Ask HN: Undergrad math at a top school or CS at a decent school?

Re:Ask HN: Undergrad math at a top school or CS at a decent ... by throwawaysalome on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @10:21AM (#34596171)

I deleted my earlier post when I realized maths is your second choice. I also neglected to consider UIUC biases in favor of out-of-staters for money reasons, and that many green high school students -- those who aren't olympiad winners -- don't realize university-level maths is a whole other ball game from what they're used to, and drop the major after the first semester.

Go with UTDallas. They've got a great CS program, and it'll be free for you.

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Re:Ask HN: Undergrad math at a top school or CS at a decent ... by arjvik on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @12:38PM (#34598444)

Choose Texas A&M over UT Dallas. UTD may have a little better CS program on paper than A&M, but you won't enjoy life there. The culture at both schools is incredibly different.

I have several friends at both studying CS—only those at Dallas regret their choice of university.

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