Thread: Brown vs UCSB
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Old 04-15-2008, 02:29 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Self-correction: USC and Brown both rank #20 in USNews for CS: The Sciences - Best Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report
(I'm sure you already knew that but I didn't.)

So, anyway, I would be leaning toward USC or Brown. (Accept both if you have to and then make your decision ASAP. I assume you are still waiting for admission from USC. So I would accept Brown, at least for any April 15th deadline, which is obviously today.)

USC offers the traditional MS option, which is attractive. OTOH, I would think a PhD admissions committee would favor Brown in some ways since USC seems to be known as a safety school for MS students. Then again, USC's tuition seems significantly less expensive and they are ranked the same for PhD CS (#20 in USNews).
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