Hey everyone, I'm currently super torn between UChicago and Georgia Tech for undergrad CS and would love some input.
I essentially have two main paths/goals in my head right now...
- Go to UChicago and grind heavily for quant. I know their math reputation is great and it places well into top trading firms, but I also know breaking into quant is notoriously brutal and highly competitive.
Vibe-wise, I actually feel like I'm a really good fit for UChicago. People always say the student body is super quirky and nerdy, and honestly, that’s literally me. But, I'm genuinely terrified that the environment might be too depressing and the weather is just too cold. My goal here would be to grind for quant, but I was looking on LinkedIn and surprisingly couldn't find that many UChicago CS grads in quant roles? (well from gt too though but their cs recruiting is faaar more superior) It makes me worry that the general CS job outcomes just aren't as good here.
- Go to GT, which feels like the "safer" and more established route for general CS recruiting. It also gives me amazing options to dive deep into robotics, which I really want to explore (it just seems super fun... but yeah maybe i can do it for grad school)
I ultimately want to end up in research or academia (maybe aim for phd but prioritizing career first). But realistically, I need to make money + support my family before committing to a PhD program, so the plan is to work in the industry for a bit first. At the end of the day, my absolute end goal is to settle and work in either taiwan, sg or hk if the offer is good...
A little about myself... I'm a competitive programmer, but I'm not sure how I'll perform as a student
Does it make more sense to take the uchicago risk for the quant pipeline, or take the gt route for CS/robotics?
Would really appreciate any advice, especially from current students or alumni!