OurWhoresAreClean t1_j6infn5 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:38 PM

From a strictly CS perspective, UMO is probably going to be the better choice. A bigger school will mean more resources and better internship opportunities.

If you're worried about this...

>my high school had roughly 1,000 students and even that could be overwhelming at times for my introverted self

...keep in mind that sometimes being at a larger school can, somewhat counterintuitively, mean more anonymity. A bigger student body may give you greater space to just find your niche and do your own thing than a smaller one where everybody is more likely to know each other. Kind of like how it's easier to live anonymously in a big city than in a small town.

What sort of work are you looking to do after you graduate? Are you planning on going into programming/software engineering side of things or into infrastructure (managing networks, servers, etc.)?

dinsmore207 OP t1_j6iumcv wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:24 PM

you make a great point about the potential anonymity that comes with a larger student body; to answer your question, a career in software engineering is the path i’m currently looking to take

OurWhoresAreClean t1_j6j15qj wrote on January 30, 2023 at 6:04 PM

> a career in software engineering is the path i’m currently looking to take

Ok cool--if that's the case then yeah, my vote would definitely be for UMO.

That said, a big part of college is what you make of it, so if you really think you'd be more comfortable at UMF then I'm sure you could go there and have a perfectly good experience.

Best of luck to you either way.