<p>Hello, I’m a senior at high school and have been looking for collges for Computer Programming.</p>
<p>Specifically, I want to be able to develop video games with groups of people.
However, I also want to be good in all, if not most, areas in computer programming.</p>
<p>My problem is that I have very limited financial support from my family.
Although getting loans is a possibility, I do not want to graduate from college with a lot of debt on my shoulders. (Hopefully, the college will provide financial aid depending on my circumstances). </p>
<p>So, are there any colleges that can provide me with great internships and extensive programs at cheap tuition fee? Also, will the classes be small enough for the professor to give as much attention as possible to help me through the courses?</p>
<p>p.s my GPA is 3.8
please let me know if more information is needed. (I’m also hoping to get credits for mandatory classes, like English, liberal arts, history, and so on, from community colleges since they are a lot cheaper and to trasnfer those credits in my sophomore or junior year to a different college)</p>
<p>Brown has a highly-regarded computer science department with some classes in video game design (warning, however, they are very time intensive – up to 30 hours a week for just one class). It’s cheaper than community college for families with incomes under $60,000 a year. It’s also incredibly hard to get accepted.</p>
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<p>Probably not anywhere these days in the first few introductory courses; the classes are very popular and basic instruction lends itself to the large lecture hall format. Instead, you will have the opportunity to meet with TAs many hours a week to ask questions if needed. But frankly, if you need a lot of handholding to complete your assignments, then CS is not for you – a lot of it is trial and error, Google searches and close attention to detail because a single missing parenthesis or apostrophe can bring your entire program to a halt.</p>
<p>What state are you in? If you are going to start at a community college, then there should be an articulation agreement with your state university and a program of study laid out that will guarantee you a transfer. Some private colleges have articulation agreements with state CC’s, like USC.</p>
<p>But if you are eligible for financial aid, depending upon need (low income) or merit, you might be better off going directly to a 4 year university because entering freshman will usually get the financial awards, not transfer students.</p>
<p>There are a lot of colleges that provide good CS programs, fortunately. </p>
<p>Aside from your state, what are your SAT/ACT scores?</p>