That is a great reason to favor Penn State! In fact it may be a tough offer to beat in general.
I think youâve gotten some really great advice upthread, but I wanted to post because you sound very much like my younger kid, who just graduated this year. A very strong student with a strength in (but not necessarily a love for) math and a lot of varied interests that spanned STEM and the humanities, with a particular draw towards literature.
He just graduated from Brown and while I know it is a reach for everyone, I think you would be a strong candidate for Brown and I think it would be a great fit. One thing in particular that might be of interest since you are interested in CS but also in other fields â they offer both a BS (they call it an ScB) and a BA (they call it an AB) in Computer Science. The AB is only 10 courses, so can easily be combined with a humanities focus for a double-degree or double major (they call majors concentrations). And itâs easy to switch from the AB to the ScB if interested. Brown claims that the AB students get good jobs and grad school options and is not a disadvantage post-graduation vis a vis the ScB.
And Brown has a very strong applied math department as well. And doesnât admit by major, so your ECs donât need to align with anything (since that was a concern). And you donât declare your concentration until sophomore year, thus giving you more time to explore. And of course, the Open Curriculum encourages exploration in general.
Brown also has a two week âshopping periodâ at the beginning of each semester where students are encouraged to âtry outâ numerous classes before finalizing their semesterâs schedule at the end of the two weeks (of course, some classes are capped and others have pre-requisites, but many students take full advantage of shopping period to help explore and cement their interests).
Here is a link to their CS Program. The BA portion is after the ScB portion.
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