Chance Me/Match Me - MO Resident, 3.46 UW, 34 ACT for Competitive CS Schools

[ucbalumnus]

@rp11

do you think I could get into A&M with my stats? I’ve heard of their ETAM process so I’m not sure if I would be admitted first generally and then be admitted to the cs major after an x amount of credit hours, or be admitted directly to cs as a freshman.

CS is the most competitive major in ETAM. You should assume that you need to make the 3.75 college GPA for automatic choice of major in order to get into CS. That is if you can get into Texas A&M engineering at all (what is your class rank?).

[rp11]

Unfortunately my school doesn’t do class rank, so I have no idea. Would that make my chances of getting into ETAM worse?

[ucbalumnus]

ETAM is something you do after you enroll in Texas A&M engineering. High school grades or rank are not used.

However, getting into Texas A&M to begin with depends on class rank, among other things. They will calculate a rank for you if you do not have one, but it is not revealed how they do this calculation.

[aunt_bea]

Yes, SUNY Buffalo should work if the program isn’t impacted. It’s becoming a stronger program and a number of OOS students are applying-they work with OOS companies for internships (like in our state-California).

The GPA, international status and budget will restrict and limit the OP’s school choices.
Shoot your shot. It’s a clean campus and upgraded. It provides lots of services and campus benefits. Housing isn’t an issue. Parking isn’t an issue on the North Campus. They have a free student transportation system that takes them EVERYWHERE.
Tuition -$31K per year.

[rp11]

I’ll add it to my list, thank you!

[sfogooner]

For CS, I believe stonybrook is a even stronger option in the SUNY system but mostly likely a harder admit.

[DadOfJerseyGirl]

@thumper1

@rp11

I grew up in the US, as I moved here from India at the age of 4 since my dad found a job here; therefore I’m on an h-4 visa and I count as an international student.

IIRC, you will need to switch visa types to attend college here as an international.

Not necessary, but most do so that they can take on internships and post-graduate employment. I’ve explained this in my previous post.

[rp11]

I plan on staying a dependent on h-4 until junior year of undergrad, so I can pay in state tuition for the first 2 years in either TX or MO, and then I will change my Visa status to F-1 when I’m a junior so I can get paid internships.

[skieurope]

Updated thread

Chance me for TAMU Engineering (MO Resident, 3.46 UW, 4.0W, 34 ACT Composite) Average EC's [international living in MO, one parent in TX, <$50k/year]

Indian (Grew up here, but don’t have permanent residency) US resident, but considered international due to visa State/Location of residency: MO, also have domicile in Texas due to one parent there (Will recieve in state tuition in texas as long as I stay an h-4 dependent, probably until junior year of undegrad) Cost Constraints / Budget Around 200k for 4 year COA is maximum Intended Major(s) Computer Science GPA, Rank, and Test Scores 3.46 UW, 4.0 W GPA 34 ACT List your HS coursework 10 APs (rest honors and accelerated): English: AP Lang Math: AP Calc BC, AP Stat Science: AP Physics 1, AP Environmental Science, APCS A History and social studies: AP World History, AP Gov, AP Psych, AP Econ Other academic courses: Awards FBLA State Champ Coding and Programming Congressional App Challenge 3rd Place AP scholar with distinction District BOE Award for FBLA National Competition Extracurriculars Summer research internship at a well renowned university FBLA nationals competi…