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What are good colleges that could have good programs for CS and Cog Sci?
I'm a rising senior considering double-majoring.
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Megan’s Answer
Hi Jane!
In addition to the answers you've already received, one thing I recommend is reaching out to CS and Cog Sci students on Linkedin from schools you are interested in. You can ask them if they would be willing to chat with you about how the program is or what they were able to do with their degree!
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In addition to the answers you've already received, one thing I recommend is reaching out to CS and Cog Sci students on Linkedin from schools you are interested in. You can ask them if they would be willing to chat with you about how the program is or what they were able to do with their degree!
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Steve’s Answer
Hi Jane,
I strongly recommend that you check out the University of California, Irvine (www.uci.edu). UCI is both nationally and internationally recognized as a top school across the board, and particularly for your two areas of interest, CS and CogSci.
Check it out at:
UCI Department of Cognitive Sciences
https://www.cogsci.uci.edu/
UCI Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
https://www.ics.uci.edu/
UC Irvine is an outstanding university with a park-like campus that is only minutes away from great SoCal/Orange County venues like the beach, Disneyland, South Coast Plaza, theaters, dining, parks, and much more.
Good Luck!
Visit UC Irvine's website at www.uci.edu to discover all you need to know about this rapidly-growing, dynamic university
Check out their top-rated computer science program at www.ics.uci.edu
Learn more about their innovative CogSci program at www.cogsci.uci.edu
I strongly recommend that you check out the University of California, Irvine (www.uci.edu). UCI is both nationally and internationally recognized as a top school across the board, and particularly for your two areas of interest, CS and CogSci.
Check it out at:
UCI Department of Cognitive Sciences
https://www.cogsci.uci.edu/
UCI Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
https://www.ics.uci.edu/
UC Irvine is an outstanding university with a park-like campus that is only minutes away from great SoCal/Orange County venues like the beach, Disneyland, South Coast Plaza, theaters, dining, parks, and much more.
Good Luck!
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Tian Hao’s Answer
The University of California system have many schools that are highly ranked for both Computer Science and CogSci. UC Berkeley and San Diego both come to mind.
I spent a summer interning at a CogSci lab at UCSD and had a wonderful time! As a group, we would look at research papers, learn new ways to classify new brain cells based on data, and frequently visit fellow researchers in neighboring institutes.
I spent a summer interning at a CogSci lab at UCSD and had a wonderful time! As a group, we would look at research papers, learn new ways to classify new brain cells based on data, and frequently visit fellow researchers in neighboring institutes.
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Christine’s Answer
Hi Jane,.
You have selected some excellent majors. They are both are and will continue to be in the forefront of Science, Technology and Psychology and in some ways Psyciology. Going through the web, I found a couple of Universities which appear to have very good CS and Cog Sci programs.
Cognitive Science Programs:
https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/cognitive-science/rankings/most-popular/
This website gives some input on different Universities which offer Cog Sci programs, unfortunately you will have to put up with some ads but it does have some helpful info. Once you pick out a couple of schools which you are interested in, then look up each one for the specifics of each University.
Computer Science Programs:
https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-for-computer-science/
Both of these websites list some of the top, most expensive Universities but they also list great universities which may be more in line with tuition affordability.
I noticed you're from Houston, Rice is one of the Universities listed with excellent programs in Computer Science and Cognitive Science. You may find Rice might work out great.
You have selected some excellent majors. They are both are and will continue to be in the forefront of Science, Technology and Psychology and in some ways Psyciology. Going through the web, I found a couple of Universities which appear to have very good CS and Cog Sci programs.
Cognitive Science Programs:
https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/cognitive-science/rankings/most-popular/
This website gives some input on different Universities which offer Cog Sci programs, unfortunately you will have to put up with some ads but it does have some helpful info. Once you pick out a couple of schools which you are interested in, then look up each one for the specifics of each University.
Computer Science Programs:
https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-for-computer-science/
Both of these websites list some of the top, most expensive Universities but they also list great universities which may be more in line with tuition affordability.
I noticed you're from Houston, Rice is one of the Universities listed with excellent programs in Computer Science and Cognitive Science. You may find Rice might work out great.
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Faiyaz’s Answer
I strongly recommend that you check out Georgia Institute of Technology. I am currently working on my 2nd degree from there and have found that they have significant amount of resources to be successful. I would also advice checking out instate colleges as tuition can also vary drastically for in state vs out of state
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Ai’s Answer
I highly recommend that you take a look at UC Berkeley's Computer Science and Cognitive Science Major Programs. UC Berkeley is very well-known for their CS program/professors. It is known to be difficult, but very valuable.
http://guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/degree-programs/computer-science/majorrequirementstext
http://guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/degree-programs/computer-science/majorrequirementstext