Computer Science + Mathematics ChanceMe Applying to Ivies and UCs [MO resident, 3.93 GPA, 34 ACT]

I don’t think TAMU should be considered a safety given that there is a secondary admission process to get into CS unless the poster is fine doing another degree such as the Applied Math with CS emphasis though in some schools, if one is not a CS major, it can be hard to get into CS courses. If the poster wants the CS degree, then TAMU isn’t a safety.

Note that Virginia Tech and I believe U Wisconsin Madison also have secondary admissions to CS. Perhaps it’s a reason to consider dropping these schools given the long list of schools.

A replacement for Virginia Tech could be U Maryland, which wouldn’t be a safety, especially for CS but would be easier than many others on the list. For TAMU perhaps UT Dallas would be an alternative and this likely would be a safety. For U Wisconsin, perhaps Iowa State which should also be a safety.

The original list has a huge number of schools which should be scaled back and I think the poster is planning to do so but as long as Berkeley is on the list, then there is no need to remove any of the UC’s since the work is basically the same with the exception of paying $80 for each additional UC school.

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