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Speaking as a combined BS/MS grad who TA'd the first semester intro course for 6 semesters and had the pleasure of having one of the authors advise me on a seni

Speaking as a combined BS/MS grad who TA'd the first semester intro course for 6 semesters and had the pleasure of having one of the authors advise me on a senior project type thing, a big +1 to this. I sometimes feel like I'm crazy when I tell people I wouldn't pick nearly anywhere else for undergrad CS, but time after time when I compare with peers on their experience, this model really is incredibly different and only a few others schools use it (the list is growing, but notable ones being Brown and Waterloo). If anyone wants a high level overview of the approach, I can't recommend this essay enough: https://felleisen.org/matthias/Thoughts/Developing_Developers.html https://felleisen.org/matthias/Thoughts/Developing_Developer...

bostonsre 6y ago
I went through the coop program at northeastern and it was amazingly pragmatic. You go to school for a career and they put a large focus on that part. They had classes like building resumes and their internship pipeline was amazing. They have tons of connections with companies and they help you with getting your foot in the door somewhere. After my first coop stint I kept working there part time through classes and I never stopped working through the end of school. I had a career and experience before I even graduated. Also, the comp sci classes were amazing like you said. I started out as a bored business major and took the intro class that used htdp and it immediately changed the course of my life.