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From my experience, Cornell Alumni have a much greater presence in high-end cs industry than any of those other schools. It's probably worth trying to squeeze more money out of them (what do you have to lose by trying?).

Tufts has a generally good reputation, though not particularly technical. Free is good and Boston is good. You might investigate if you can take high-level CS courses at MIT or Harvard with a Tufts enrollment (I think it's possible, but you'll want to know details). It's certainly possible to join the MIT culture without actually enrolling there.

Yale receives a certain degree of contempt in technical circles. It's probably possible to get a solid education there, but certainly don't expect the name to open doors.

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