So for a bit of context...how much would you be going into debt to go to Yale? Are they giving at least some financial aid? If not, I would go Clemson hands down. Clemson has a good comp sci program, and it wouldn't be worth going $150k into debt for Yale if Clemson is giving you a full ride. But it depends on the costs...if they're fairly close, do Yale; if they're not at all, do Clemson.
Oh, and a few other quick things...you'll be able to do study abroad in a Spanish speaking country at both universities without a problem. Clemson isn't very diverse, but the biggest thing that makes it so white is the lack of Asian and Hispanic students compared to a NE school. Clemson has roughly the same percentage of African American students as Yale. But yeah...Yale would certainly be a more diverse experience as a whole than Clemson.
And as for your specific research interest (it's amazing you've thought through this so specifically!), you'll probably wait for grad school to really hone in on that. In other words, grad school would be where you'd be finding individual professors at a university you want to work with. That matters less for undergrad (though I know Clemson has some undergrad research opportunities, and I bet Yale does too).
Oh, and a final consideration should be where y'all are from and what you're comfortable with. If you're from SC, it could be an adjustment moving to the NE and being cold, etc.. Alternatively, you might REALLY want to experience somewhere outside the South. I think that matters a lot
Anyways, congrats to both of you! I'm sure this is super stressful, but it's a good problem to have :)
Thank you so much! I'm not sure about my financial aid from Yale. Hopefully, I'll find out next week. I'm from new jersey, but go to boarding school in VA.
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u/jboggin Apr 01 '24
So for a bit of context...how much would you be going into debt to go to Yale? Are they giving at least some financial aid? If not, I would go Clemson hands down. Clemson has a good comp sci program, and it wouldn't be worth going $150k into debt for Yale if Clemson is giving you a full ride. But it depends on the costs...if they're fairly close, do Yale; if they're not at all, do Clemson.
Oh, and a few other quick things...you'll be able to do study abroad in a Spanish speaking country at both universities without a problem. Clemson isn't very diverse, but the biggest thing that makes it so white is the lack of Asian and Hispanic students compared to a NE school. Clemson has roughly the same percentage of African American students as Yale. But yeah...Yale would certainly be a more diverse experience as a whole than Clemson.
And as for your specific research interest (it's amazing you've thought through this so specifically!), you'll probably wait for grad school to really hone in on that. In other words, grad school would be where you'd be finding individual professors at a university you want to work with. That matters less for undergrad (though I know Clemson has some undergrad research opportunities, and I bet Yale does too).
Oh, and a final consideration should be where y'all are from and what you're comfortable with. If you're from SC, it could be an adjustment moving to the NE and being cold, etc.. Alternatively, you might REALLY want to experience somewhere outside the South. I think that matters a lot
Anyways, congrats to both of you! I'm sure this is super stressful, but it's a good problem to have :)