Chance a junior please! Asian female in CS

JackH2021
Fri, 14 May 2021 03:49:16 +0000

Uclasimp, You may want to concentrate on CMU for a couple reasons. FIrst, they are ranked higher in CompSci than every school on your list except for Stanford (on some rankings they beat Stanford). Second, and more importantly, CMU has instituted a policy that will help you. CMU has a target of 50% men/ 50% women for all its STEM majors, including CompSci. The admission rate for all majors at CMU is ~15%. The admissions rate for CompSci at CMU is 5%. Because far more men apply for CompSci programs than women, in practice this means that 2-3% of male applicants and 30% of female applicants are admitted to CMU’s CompSci program. It also means that the admissions standards for women are likely lower than for men.

The good news is that you have a far better chance of getting into the No 2 (or No 4, depending on what list you read) CompSci program in the country than you think.

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The bad news is that CMU is expensive and they have a reputation for being stingy with aid. Since you are a woman with strong credentials , however, you may get financial aid because CMU is trying to make their 50/50 target. The other bad news is that Pittsburgh gets around 30 days of sun per year.

Good luck.