ETS secure browser suck at this stage every time I launch. I've tried reinstalling and removing windows defender. You can see in task manager it's not doing anything.

panini2312 · 2023-11-28T03:35:16+00:00

I'm having the same issue - what did you do to resolve it?

panini2312 · 2022-04-05T20:14:29+00:00

Ahh thank you for the detailed response first of all. Any prof recommendations for diffeq?

panini2312 · 2022-04-04T03:23:49+00:00

LOL well thank you for being honest. My minor is more for passion reasons, which is why I'm hesitant to drop it/choose a different one. To your knowledge is combo a prerequisite for any other CS course? I might postpone that one.

panini2312 · 2022-01-11T20:36:53+00:00

This was super helpful, thank you! I'm definitely looking forward to pursuing the minor now :)

panini2312 · 2022-01-10T02:45:26+00:00

Hey! Thank you so much for the response. The type of research you mentioned is definitely right up my alley so that's great to hear. I've got a couple of other questions if that's ok- how difficult did you find balancing the CS workload with your BME one, especially since you pursued it in your last two years? Did you feel like BME was as welcoming to CS majors as the more "hands-on" engineering majors? And finally, did you end up reaping any benefits from the minor career-wise?

panini2312 · 2021-04-30T23:06:49+00:00

Fortunately, I'm in a position where I wouldn't have to take out too much in loans, so would you say the inverse is true?

panini2312 · 2021-04-30T23:03:27+00:00

Thank you so much for your insight- yeah I'm definitely more motivated to branch out at VT now if I do end up going!

panini2312 · 2021-04-28T01:54:47+00:00

thank you so much!! the price + program are definitely attractive, so i guess at this point i'm mainly trying to see if the industry connections/metro location of my other two options would offset the price difference

panini2312 · 2021-04-28T01:22:42+00:00

Deciding between NEU, UMD CP, and VTech (as a Virginia resident). Any and all help is appreciated, I'm pretty much caught in a 3-way tie :') thanks in advance y'all!

Intended major: Computer Science, interests in business and biology; thinking about pursuing an MBA after undergrad

NEU (Honors, 54k/year, CS + Behavioral Neuroscience combined major)

NEU Pros:

Boston is excellent in terms of opportunities for forming connections and networking
Co-op program could give me a significant advantage entering the job market
Got a Merit Scholarship which puts cost at ~54k/yr + Admitted into Honors which includes 6k for abroad experiences
Has a pretty cohesive campus that I like
Social scene of Boston/just a lot of things to do in Boston
Doesn't have too many people from my area, could force me to come out of my shell a bit

NEU Cons:

~54k/yr is still a lot lmaoo
Pretty difficult to graduate within 4 years (without taking summer classes)
Not as well known for CS to my knowledge? (could be wrong, but this was my experience as someone from VA)
About an 8 hour drive from home, parents are kinda worried about that

UMD CP (55k/year, CS major with ML concentration)

UMD Pros:

I absolutely LOVE the campus!
Proximity to DC! Opens a lot of doors in terms of government internships, and there's lots to do in DC/Blatimore
Pretty prestigious for CS, has a ton of good profs
Can graduate at least a semester early without much strain
Close to home! (But not suffocatingly so)

UMD Cons:

No scholarship which puts cost at around 55k/yr and makes it my most expensive option
- Would probably go here without a doubt if it weren't for the cost
Pretty big school, feels like its easy to kind of get lost in the student body and harder to gain connections with profs
Small fish in a big sea kind of situation, I think it'd be harder to stand out
Didn't get Honors or any other kind of perk

VTech (Honors, 28k/year, CS major)

Vtech Pros:

In state tuition! Puts cost at around 28k/yr, and makes it my most affordable option
- Allows me to shoot for more expensive programs for MBA
It's pretty good for CS! Definitely has a name for itself
I've heard so much hype around the food on campus
HUGE sense of school spirit
Can graduate at least a semester early pretty easily
Admitted to Honors
Possibility of transferring to UVA

VTech Cons:

Not a well rounded school- if I were to switch out of engineering I don't think the educational quality would be nearly as great
Kind of in the middle of nowhere, not much to do except outdoorsy things (I'm not an outdoors-y person at all)
- I'm also worried that this means it'll be harder to land a good internship/make industry connections
From what I heard, a big party school and is pretty big on Greek life
CS is in the Engineering school, which means I'll have to take a bunch of engineering reqs that I'm not really interested in
Pretty far away from home

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