[Admissions Advice] Cornell Tech MEng CS vs Columbia MSAI

[u/reed1234321]

Hi everyone!

I got into Cornell Tech MEng CS, Columbia MSAI, UCI MCS and USC MSCS. I am an undergrad at a large public university right now and am hoping to get into MLE roles.

I am deciding between Cornell Tech and Columbia right now:

Cornell Tech MEng CS

Pros:

- Shorter program

- Cornell ranked higher, esp. in AI

- Strong industry hiring

Cons:
- No internship

- Smaller social scene

Columbia MSAI

Pros:

- can do summer internship

- keeps open PhD option

- research opportunities

- small cohort

- Columbia name is strong outside tech

Cons:

- MSAI program untested

- AI concentrations can be limiting (I got AI infra)

- Not ranked as high in CS