   Colleges in the USA
  Hi,I'm currently writing my diploma thesis in CS here in germany and will finish it within this year. And after that, I would like to make my M.Sc. in the USA (I could actually do it here in Germany too, but it will look better in my CV when I do it in a foreign country). So, what are good colleges and what does it cost? And what about waiting times? And how are my chances to get shot during these two years ;)   
  There are too many to name between state funded and private universities and colleges. One of the top engineering universities is MIT, but it is very expensive. It would take too long to list all the great schools. Do you have any idea of where in the U.S. you plan on studying? That would anrrow it down a lot.   ;  All the most 'respectable' colleges around here are extremely expensive for a Master's. On the plus side, you can get a PhD for free if you like. [wink]   ;  Where is the best weather in the USA? I hate the cold german weather.How much is really expensive? In which dimension do we talk? $10.000 a year or $50.000 a year?   ;Quote:Original post by Ludi83Where is the best weather in the USA? I hate the cold german weather.How much is really expensive? In which dimension do we talk? $10.000 a year or $50.000 a year?$50,000 for the top schools. It can be around $20,000-$30,000 for a state university. The best weather would probably be in California. Texas I've heard is nice, but they can be nailed by hurricanes. Arizona probably isn't too bad. Florida has a lot of hurricanes, as does any of the southern east cost states. I can't speak for the western midwest, but in the Ohio, Illinois, Michigan area you can get a lot of snow in the winter, and it can be very cold (10F isn't uncommon in the winter). ;Quote:Original post by Ludi83Where is the best weather in the USA? I hate the cold german weather.How much is really expensive? In which dimension do we talk? $10.000 a year or $50.000 a year?Here is the info for the MIT.   ;  What do you mean by "nice" weather?  I wouldn't live in Texas if you doubled my salary - to hot.  Northern California might be ok, but still hotter than what I'm used to.Out of state tuition for a state school was ~$10,000 per year when I was in school 12 years ago.  I wouldn't be suprised if it's more like 15,000 for a bottom-of-the-barrel school now.   ;  Okay, MIT is out, to expensive :)California is good, this increases my chance to meet my idol, the gouvernator :)I'll google a little bit for colleges in California, but feel to post some here.At least, I don't want to see snow anymore, only at television.   ;Quote:Original post by Ludi83Okay, MIT is out, to expensive :)California is good, this increases my chance to meet my idol, the gouvernator :)I'll google a little bit for colleges in California, but feel to post some here.At least, I don't want to see snow anymore, only at television.Stay away from the northern states or mountain areas if you don't want snow. Actually, here the snow has died off quite a bit. My parents have pictures from 40 years ago when the snow was up to the windows. Now, we consider 10 inches a lot.   ;Quote:Original post by Ludi83Okay, MIT is out, to expensive :)California is good, this increases my chance to meet my idol, the gouvernator :)I'll google a little bit for colleges in California, but feel to post some here.At least, I don't want to see snow anymore, only at television.I guess I can plug my university and it's MS CS program, in sunny southern california, though costs are not significantly less than MIT. It is ranked 9th best graduate engineering program in the US by US news&world report. Tuition is about $1100USD per unit and likely you would need 27 units, plues fees and living expenses. Financial support for masters students is almost nonexistant - you have to be top notch in the world to get it, in which case you would apply to the phd program instead.   