In terms of difficulty in courses... Brown vs Gatech

[w_guy]

I figure MDK and CalmLogic must be tired with my endless Brown Vs Gatech threads, but nevertheless one extra thread now wont really matter.

1) In terms of course requriements Brown seems to be relatively easy and simple ( I may be wrong). If i do the project MSCS, then I just need to do 6 courses from which 4 are at 1000 level(undergratuate level) and just 2 at 2000 level (graduate level). Does this mean, studies at Brown will be very easy?

2) At Gatech, it seems pretty demanding. I require 36credit hours to graduate. Which roughly translates to 12 courses.

Please correct me if i am wrong. And again will appreciate inputs from everyone specially CalmLogic and MDK.

[CalmLogic]

Does this mean, studies at Brown will be very easy?

It certainly looks like one can relax if desired or graduate a semester sooner than a GA Tech student.

2) At Gatech, it seems pretty demanding. I require 36credit hours to graduate. Which roughly translates to 12 courses.

Well, if you do it in 2 years, I guess 36 credits isn't bad since they allow 9 credits for the project option or 12 credits for the thesis option:

GT Catalog : COC : MS Computer Science

(Is it because you are you in a rush to pay off your loans? At least with the student loans I can get as a U.S. citizen, the interest doesn't start until after graduation.)

Anyway, GA Tech seems more exciting and potentially more challenging -- in a good way. (Of course, since you were able to get in, I'm sure you can handle it no problem, especially if you make friends with the TAs. You could also start studying now My personal backup plan is just to pay for tutoring if I ever need a lot of help, like if I realize three months into the course that proofs will be required for the final exam.)

And I would think you could take some relatively easy HCI electives:
PSYCH / CS 6750 -- HCI (Fall 2007)

and/or gain credits by using some resume-boosting skills, e.g.:

We have a variety of projects that need programmers of all types for implementation, HCI students to lead projects, and grad students to manage programs of investigation. This list is not exhaustive, but it does give an idea of the range of projects that are ongoing. Some projects have funding, so paid work is a possibility, but the majority of the opportunities listed here are intended to be completed first for course credit (special topics, etc.) in CS, Psych, or HCI.

Georgia Tech Sonification Lab -- home

If you haven't already, you may want to look up some professor ratings:
Georgia Institute of Technology - Georgia - RateMyProfessors.com
Brown University - Rhode Island - RateMyProfessors.com

[MDK]

I don't know about difficulty, but you can compare the assignments and the projects in any similar courses at the both universities. IMHO, you may find some differences between the two schools since Gatech is an Engineering oriented school that gives utmost perfection for any project, so they might be demanding more effort.

[CalmLogic]

And GA Tech does offer a far greater selection of courses. So, in that sense, you may be more likely to take a course you actually like and find useful.

For example:

College of Computing - Class Web Sites
College of Computing Class Web Sites - Previous Semesters
https://oscar.gatech.edu/pls/bprod/b..._disp_dyn_ctlg

[w_guy]

very informative calmlogic... thank you so much. i am going to study the links that you posted here, once i am done with my finals.

thank you so much