Chance/Match Me – Rising senior from Texas, planning to major in CS [3.89/4.66 GPA, top 10%, 1540 SAT]

I think you get into both Mines and Penn State but I’d switch safety and target on them.

Madison - slight reach.

Costs come down to - not that you have constraints. I mean you can apply to any school in America.

But given you can go to reputable schools under $30k - would your parents want to pay for a Va Tech or Wisconsin when perfectly good schools exist for half the price ? In other words, an Arkansas, Arizona, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Florida State and more.

You’ll be fine with this list if you are good attending all these schools. You won’t get into all but certainly some.

Also, Penn State is anything but near a mid or large city. Swap with Pitt if you like the area. Va Tech isn’t either although there’s lots in Blacksburg. Even UMass to an extent. UMD might be more to your liking.

Who else you can consider depends on what they’re willing to pay vs what they can afford to pay - especially when outcomes from your OOS choices will likely be no better than less expensive schools.

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