Chance my son for CS in UMD for fall 2022

momprof9904
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:44:35 +0000

Is there a reason to focus on UMD? For out of state students, it’s more competitive than for in state students, as UMD is mandated to take a good portion of students from in state. If applying to UMD, then apply EA, regardless of major, as others have already pointed out.

What does the rest of the list look like? The UC’s are highly competitive for CS, so build a safety first list so your child is not shut out. ASU and University of Arizona come to mind. I have also seen University of Utah mentioned. For CS, it’s what the student does in terms of self initiated projects etc. So plan may be to get a degree from a respectable CS department and do a lot of projects while in college to land a good internship. That was the path my first child took (also of Indian descent) and is now employed in NYC.

For an Indian male, the GPA/test scores are relatively low for CS; the EC’s are great . Whether that will make up for the GPA is something I am not sure about. One would have to see the grade distribution - what grades were obtained in the more rigorous courses?