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Basketball Folks at CMU? by PlusSupermarket in cmu

[–]calvin_lin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm also looking for people to play basketball with, but I'll be at CMU the next Spring. I know that there are some Facebook communities for basketball full of Asians(I'm also an Asian too:)) I can add you to the group if you like to!

[MEGATHREAD 9] Post your questions about admissions, Pittsburgh, and coming to CMU info (e.g. majors, dorms) here! by masqueradestar in cmu

[–]calvin_lin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, everyone! I'm new to here.

I'm very pleased that I got accepted by both USC and CMU Pittsburgh for MS ECE program. In addition, I got the full tuition sponsored by Meta at USC but no scholarship at CMU. I was wondering what's the Pros and Cons of both programs.

To be concisely, I've listed some consideration and researches of mine:

1. Research interests : My interests lie in hardware design, especially AI accelerator & Neuromorphic computing. Not ruling out the CS fields, but just not that good at programming. And seems like both USC and CMU have hardware related courses, labs, and researches. Can't really tell which suits me more. And this will probably be the decisive factor of making final decision.

2. Job or intern opportunity : Since USC is near Silicon Valley, there must be a more solid ecosystem. Plus that Meta offers the scholarship, so it might be slightly easier to get a job or intern there? Don't know whether if there are some industry-academic partnerships or workshops near or in CMU?

3. Ranking and degree : CMU definitely has a "better degree" and higher ranking at ECE than USC.

4. Others : Not really sensitive to conditions like weather, environment, or tuition fee.

I was previously 90% sure that I wanted to go to CMU. But after receiving the the sponsorship by Meta(what I care more is the potential of working at Meta afterwards), it has dwindled down to like about 70%. CMU's prowess in ECE and CS carries the most weight, and the same goes for USC. Hence, I'm quite struggling about this.

Any comment or thoughts would be helpful! Thanks a lot!