best college for computer science major

[Terry Hancock]

Cameron Laird wrote:
> However, individual qualities remain more determinative of educational
> achievement than institutional ones.  I've got abundant anecdotal
> evidence of motivated people deriving more from low-prestige community
> colleges than better-heeled slackers doing at, say, Stanford.

As this may be relevant to the OP, I'd like to add that at a small college, 
a highly motivated individual may be able to find and conduct more 
interesting research to them personally.  Big schools, with large research 
grants, will channel students into doing whatever research they are getting 
money for (this has approached the status of a pathology in a lot of US 
schools).

Whereas, a small college, whose budget is almost entirely based on student 
tuition or state education funding, may very well be more open to students 
conducting original work. The trick is just finding a sympathetic 
advisor/professor to help you out with it. A motivated undergraduate can go 
a long way that way (and professors love motivated students).

The point is, that at a small college you have a better chance of becoming 
a local star student nstead of just rank and file, and you can use that to 
your advantage, if you are both pioneering and self-motivated.  Of course, 
there won't be a lot of money to be had, so you'll have to be prepared for 
shoestring budgets.

Personally, I like that kind of challenge.

Cheers,
Terry

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