Computer Science schools with a startup scene

DropTableUsers
Tue, 02 Jul 2013 20:51:05 +0000

Hi,

I’m a 17-year-old to become a Senior in the Fall. Though I’m academically strong (4.00 grade point average, but I won’t post my CV here unless it’s asked for), I haven’t payed much attention to colleges.

I want to do computer science, and I’m pretty much certain that’s what I’ll stick with. But going to a super-prestigious college, esp. as an undergraduate, isn’t as important in software development as it is in other fields. So what counts for me is that there’s: a solid computer science program, a solid startup thing going on, and that it’s affordable.

If it’s relevant, I live in Southern California but I am a dual French-American citizen.

Right now, I’m looking to apply to these colleges, but I probably haven’t done enough research to justify these:


Stanford
MIT
Carnegie Mellon
Georgia Tech
McGill University
UC Berkeley
UC Los Angeles
UC San Diego


I’m more than open to general or specific suggestions!

Thanks.