Hi everyone! Recently, I received offers from Stanford (probably majoring in Computer Science), USC (Thornton Dual Degree Program - BMus Music Production and BS Computer Science (Games)) and Berkeley (EECS). I have been very interested in game programming and development and would probably pursue a career in the gaming industry after graduating. I'm nevertheless debating on these three unis, due to a few reasons:
Stanford - has the best reputation and teacher quality amongst the trio, located exactly in Silicon Valley (famous for technological and computational businesses), but there's no major / minor which tailors my interest in game programming.
USC - best tailoring of my interests (dual degree at Thornton with music production and game programming), however reputation wise it's not that decent. also heard that students there judge others from their financing ability and status?
Berkeley - decent reputation in the engineering / technology field, but similar to Stanford, it does not provide a tailored degree regarding game development and programming. seems that it has great research on computer science lately, which fascinates me though
In short, which school should I choose? Any advice would be appreciated.
fyi my qualifications:
a levels - math, FM, phy, CS, music (A*A*A*A*A*)
sat - 1580 / 1600 (superscore)
sat ii subject tests - m2 (800), phy (780)
trinity - LTCL Distinction (Piano), ATCL Merit (Violin)