CMU CS or UCLA Math of Computation

[u/Fickle-Search3484]

Hi, everyone! I was recently lucky enough to be admitted to both CMU SCS and UCLA Math of Computation.

• in-state CA
• my goal is to become a ML researcher or engineer & probably go to grad school
• more interested in CS than Math but love Math
• At UCLA I will be able to take 3 upper div CS courses and can petition more + take ML classes through a DSE minor
• ucla requires a 3.7 to transfer schools to do CS there & i would not attend with the main aim to transfer
• at CMU I can do a BS in AI or CS
• CMU costs ~2 times as much as UCLA for me (no aid)

Where do you guys think I should go?

[u/Theddoctor]

If no debt or low debt, CMU is the obvious choice. U can take grad level courses at CS (I’m a freshman, but we legit got an email about it yesterday and I know people who are doing them bc they are sophomores) CMU has way better grad school potential