Comp Sci Major - How do I work my way up to Stanford?

Paying for College
1

<p>Hello, </p>

<p>I’m a high school junior who has used this summer to learn how to program in Objective - C, In hopes of releasing an apple application before I graduate. My weighted GPA is a 4.0 , but my last SAT score was 1660. I still have 3 more chances before early decision to increase it. The thing is, that it is my dream to go to Stanford University. Im not stellar enough to get accepted, and I imagine that they wont offer financial aid. I also really don’t want to take out a student loan because of the increased interest rates.</p>

<p>My plan is to go to SUNY Purchase for my freshman and sophomore year. Next i’ll establish residency in California over the summer, then apply to UCLA. After my junior year, then i’ll try to get into Stanford… if it doesn’t work out, then i’ll stay in UCLA. Does it sound good? Is this even possible?</p>

<p>My goal is to come out of college maimed in the least possible way financially from college, and be close to silicon valley. Also if you would know about scholarships for females going into Computer Science, please tell me. </p>

<p>Thanks,
CompSciGirl</p>

2

<p>You can’t establish residency in CA over the summer.</p>

3

<p>

Without any detail, I would think it’s impossible to establish residency in California</p>

4

<p>Your plan is terrible. You can’t establish residency in California, and certainly not over a summer. Also Stanford (and many other schools) require a minimum of two years at the school to earn a degree. From Stanford website: “Transfer students are required to complete at least two years of full-time enrollment at Stanford in order to attain a bachelor’s degree from the university.”</p>

5

<p>Another notable item from the Stanford website: “Transfer admission is considerably more competitive than freshman admission. In recent years, the admit rate for transfer students has ranged from 1% to 4%.”</p>

6

<p>Thanks a lot for this info.</p>

7

<p>See if you can get into Stony Brook, which is considered attractive for non-local recruiters looking for CS majors.</p>

<p>Getting California residency for in-state tuition at the state universities and community colleges in California is quite difficult for a student considered dependent for financial aid purposes (under 24, not married, not military veteran, etc.).</p>

<p>Regarding Stanford transfer admissions, it is often that case that the majority of the few transfer students that Stanford admits come from community colleges.</p>