CS International Student

nangkhieu
Thu, 24 Dec 2015 02:00:19 +0000

Hi, so I’m an asian female applying for aid, international too. I just got involved w/ coding like 5 months ago, and completely fall in love with it. Now, UChicago doesn’t have a really well-known CS program. But I LOVE UChicago for its intellectual vibe, so I have been dying to apply (wayy before I decided my major) and I really enjoy the quirky essay prompts too. So I decided to apply. I have several questions though:

So what is the job placement/ internship prospect like? Especially for international students (for whom the competition is harder). Any CS international students can tell me about their experience?

If I don’t have substantial CS experience before entering university, would I be able to handle the workload?

I know that UChicago CS is more focused on theories/ research. But I’m pretty interested in startup and phone applications too. Do you have any advice how I can still get start-up experiences in a research-focused school?

Thank you really much

Oh, I figured that I don’t need to post my stats, since this is not a chance me thread. But if you need to know about my academic background in order to answer the second question, well I would say I’m just another 2300 SAT/ 35 ACT/ 4.0 GPA applicant who likes math and CS. Nothing stands out like national/ international prize though.