Challenge for Honors students in CS

mathmomvt
Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:31:32 +0000

Hi,

My S and I recently visited Drexel and really liked it. He is interested in the CS with concentration in Game Design. I’m a big proponent of co-op education, so I think that aspect of Drexel is great.

He’s a very academically strong student (top 2% of his class, 35 ACT, NMSF, challenging coursework etc.) and I’m wondering if he will be challenged enough at Drexel.

This is partially brought on by reading in this thread http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1021496-cant-get-loan-last-year-college-ideas.html that the person finds the CS coursework unchallenging. Of course I know this is the writing of one disgruntled student and I don’t want to give it undue weight.

But since my S’s stats are well above Drexel’s middle 50% I’d be interested in the perspective of other students with stats like his – are they challenged enough? Are there honors sections of many CS classes, or if not are the honors options enough to redeem them, or do you spend a lot of time waiting for “everyone else to get it”?

He was attracted to Drexel by their game design program, their co-op program, and their substantial merit aid offered to NM finalists, which he hopes/expects to become.

Thanks in advance for any feedback