Colleges for Computer Science

[ArmyOfOne]

I guess this could go under training... but anyways, I don't know of any colleges that offer a good Computer Science program (without getting a biased response), could you help me please? Thanks in advance ;)

[preep]

In the uk thier is Bsc computer science, which deals with computer architecture etc

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[ArmyOfOne]

BTW: I live in the US :D

[morfius]

hahah
havard?

[preep]

ah i was wondering what indy was, kinda thought it was india, lol

just an example anyway

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[MrLinus]

Well, I guess it depends on what in Computer Science interests you. The obvious immediate choices include places like MIT, Cornell or UCSC/UCLA types (the BIG ONES).

Are you looking at specifically getting into pure programming? network programming? security programming? do you want to do programming at all??

The following links should help you with your research:

http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities/United_States/WhitePages/wp_20.html

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html

http://www.usjournal.com/_programs/show.en.html

You might also want to consider coming to Canada (ok. I'm baised on that). Dalhousie, Carleton and Ryerson are two universities that have excellent Comp Sci programs.

[Wizeman]

Good comp sci schools, just off the top of my head:

MIT
CalTech
Univ. California at Berkley
Carnegie Mellon (this is particularly good if you are looking for security stuff)


Regards,
Wizeman

[Hadoob024]

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor is alright. Depends on whether or not you take advantage of all the stuff they have here. I was lazy. Oh well. They really stress the theoretical stuff here.

[JetForceGeminiX]

CALTECH all the way!

[ArmyOfOne]

any others? I live in Indiana, so traveling to Cali is a long ways off....

[Wizeman]

If you don't want to move that far away from home, then I'd highly recommend Carnegie Mellon, it is an excellent Computer Science school, and if you do well there you'll be all set for advanced degrees from MIT or CalTech, assuming that is what you want out of life.

Regards,
Wizeman

[ArmyOfOne]

MsMittens: I'm looking into pure programming.

[jehnx]

You don't know how much I needed this thread to be started, but just never got around to doing it (or forgot when I did have time, hehe). Thanks to ArmyOfOne for starting this thread, and to all of you for replying and helping him out. I really needed some of this information, cuz I've only got two more years 'til college starts.

[Wickdgin]

My school- East Stroudsburg Univeristy in East Stroudsburg, PA - is just starting up a Computer Security undergrad program. I'm currently Comp Sci, but I am definitly going to add that on as a double major.

From the program outline (required classes): the first two years are identical to Comp Sci and then it branches apart into the security field. I was just going to change to Comp Security, but then realizing how close they were decided to pull a double major.

[ArmyOfOne]

I was looking at their courses for Comp Sci, it doesn't seem like there area many programming and computer related courses... What's it like there? I just mean I've seen Colleges like Cornell offer Java, multiple networking classes, Unix, things of that sort...


Originally posted here (http://www.AntiOnline.com/showthread.php?threadid=#post) by Wickdgin
My school- East Stroudsburg Univeristy in East Stroudsburg, PA - is just starting up a Computer Security undergrad program. I'm currently Comp Sci, but I am definitly going to add that on as a double major.

From the program outline (required classes): the first two years are identical to Comp Sci and then it branches apart into the security field. I was just going to change to Comp Security, but then realizing how close they were decided to pull a double major.

[jaguar291]

MIT or Cal Tech, I think that both of those schools got rated by some kind of magazine or newspaper as the best Computer Science schools in the U.S.

[Hadoob024]

one of the things that I noticed is that the larger named schools (mit, harvard, caltech, and even here at the university of michigan) focus more on the theoretical side of computer science as opposed to the straight hardcore programming which I think is what you mentioned that you were interested in. i can easily see that here, comparing the types of classes and assignments involved, with that of one of my friends who went to eastern michigan (which is much smaller and not as well known). all his assignments and classes are just straight programming. just a thought.

[emrys]

has any1 heard good things about the tech departments of University of Florida(gators) or University of Central Florida?....i have a full scholarship to UCF and was wondering if any1 goes there for comp sci.

[Wickdgin]

Originally posted here (http://www.AntiOnline.com/showthread.php?threadid=#post) by ArmyOfOne
I was looking at their courses for Comp Sci, it doesn't seem like there area many programming and computer related courses... What's it like there? I just mean I've seen Colleges like Cornell offer Java, multiple networking classes, Unix, things of that sort...


It isn't the biggest school- so there isn't a huge variety of courses offering different programming languages. Though I think it is more importaint to master one, because I find that most of what you learn in one language would apply in another, the rest is mainly syntax.

However, I think they offer quite a few more courses than what is listed on the webpage- actually I know for a fact that there are because I've seen a few that I don't see on the web site. I'll take a look at my school stuff at home for u to see.

[ArmyOfOne]

alright, thanks :)

[Wickdgin]

Well now that I am thinking better. 'Programming Languages'- which is a required course- goes through a whole array of different programming languages,the syntax/structure, the advantages/disadvanteges of each. I don't remeber all the languages they cover, but most major ones are covered and projects (programs) are assigned for each language.

Otherwise the list of specialized classes (focusing on only one language) are limited to:
-C++ (which is taught in 'Intro to programming' and the basis for all my required classes so far)
-Assembly (required)
-Visual Basic
-Fortran (Don't know why)
-There is a database systems class which I imagine teaches the popular database languages

Most lower level classes seem to focus on C++, data structures and theory and stuff

I am getting this from the Fall 2001 - 2002 Undergrad Catalog- so there may be a few changes by now

[sw1gzilla]

ArmyOfOne: Georgia Tech has one of the best CS programs in the US, I would say almost any school with a Tech in the back of their name may be good. Also, any big name university I'm sure has some sort of good program available for CS nerds like yourself and me :)

[Azn_Acid02]

Well you can try going here since we exactly dont know what your looking for in comp. sci.:
http://www.computertrainingschools.com/?googletech

Theres a lot of stuff in that area, not mainly all security. For example, my sis programs in c++, but she doesn't handle security.

Heres another place where:
http://aolsearch.aol.com/dirsearch.adp?knf=1&query=indiana%20technical%20schools

[spirit909]

mit all the way, im gonna try get in there

[emrys]

well MIT is good but hard to get in....Georgia tech is a great CS college :)...i heard that University Of Central Florida is great

[jezter6]

I went to Wilkes University (Not far from East Stroudsburg). All in all it's not a bad school. My friend's father teaches CS classes (he taught my first c class) there. Only problem is it's a private school...so unless you get a good scholarship you're looking in the $22,000 a year range.

Their higher up (Jr and Sr) tech lab is absolutely amazing...but you have to work your way up into that kind of stuff.

Again, it's pretty far from indiana. Carnegie Mellon is the best near-by, but it's still out in Pittsburgh, PA...probably not too far from AO HQ? It's also relatively tough to get into, so you'd better have your GPA and SAT's in line.

[Wickdgin]

Originally posted here (http://www.AntiOnline.com/showthread.php?threadid=#post) by jezter6
I went to Wilkes University (Not far from East Stroudsburg).

My best friend went there for his first semester, he transfered down here to ESU though because Wilkes messed something up with his tuition bills and he got fed up with them. But he still takes a trip up there for ROTC, it's about an hours drive.

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I must agree though, if you are accepted to a school MIT or Carnagie Mellon and have the money I'd defently go there for what you are looking for.

It just worked out for me being that I live 5 minutes from ESU and the Computer Security program is great for me because that's what I want to go into.

[Ba-Pef]

Yeah, CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) is a very good school. I live in Pittsburgh right near the campus, and their are a number of computer related facilities associated with CMU..

[anthony_1_ph]

how about taking an online courses it's practical rather than harvard, university of MICHIGAN stuff out there make up ur mind, u only got to pay i think a dollar- a dozen.



more power to u creep,
netspy01

be practical take an online course in computer science to ease the job okey



its up to u to take the risk


netspy01

[specs]

Why not go overseas? The american dollar is still quite strong against most currencies. (Even though it has started to weaken over the past weeks) There are plenty of american students here in South Africa. Just to let you know how cheap it is: A normal can of coke costs around R3.50, which is about $0.35. The large bottle (2 litre here, I think a gallon there) is R9.00, or $0.90.

The academic year begins at the beginning of the year (Feb) , as with all other institutions in the Southern Hemisphere.

We have some damn good Comp Sci courses. I myself am busy at University of Cape Town (www.uct.ac.za) but there are plenty of other Universities and tertiary instituitions.

(just in case of narrow mindedness, we don't live in mud huts and we wear shoes and speak english)

[ArmyOfOne]

that's interesting, even though I stated I wanted to stay more to home (near Indiana, lol not out of country). Shows how narrowminded I was, I didn't realize they had that many good comp. sci. courses overseas.

[RadG]

Originally posted here (http://www.AntiOnline.com/showthread.php?threadid=#post) by emrys
has any1 heard good things about the tech departments of University of Florida(gators) or University of Central Florida?....i have a full scholarship to UCF and was wondering if any1 goes there for comp sci.

I have heard that UCF is supposed to be the best in Florida, this came from the head of the Computer Science Department at UNC Wilmington, He also said that NCSU provides a better program though. I don't consider his opinion too biased since he got his degrees in North Dakota. If you want to learn about Web programming (JSP, PHP, Perl, etc.) UCF might not be all that great of a place last I heard they didn't offer any classes in that area. I personally would consider looking for schools that do some focus on newer technologies and not think that they are a fad that will disapear. This is a problem with a lot of the Computer Science programs. As far as a good undergrad program I would look for a place that has a seperate Computer Science department, a lot of schools combine Computer Science into their Engeneering department or Math department, this is why I went to University of North Carolina at Wilmington which might not be a big well known school but I am going to a school where the students who graduate with a Computer Science degree are just as competetive and sought for as those that go to the Schools in the Research Triangle area (NCSU, UNC Chapel Hill, Duke).

RadG :cool: