Do I have a chance?

aquapt
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 19:30:02 +0000

The few most-elite schools that are need-blind for international students(Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Amherst/MIT) are also extraordinarily competitive (for everyone, but especially for internationals). That’s not to say you have no chance, but it’s hard to tell from a CC post.

Then there’s a larger category of schools that do offer financial aid to internationals, but are need-aware for international students (where they are need-blind for US applicants) - so getting admitted is harder, the more aid you need: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need-blind_admission

What is your budget? If you can afford OOS public rates but not private university rates, then you can consider schools like Purdue.

This list of schools that have larger percentages of international students can be helpful in identify places that may be a little more international-friendly in admissions… but you then need to sort for cost and the availability of aid. (Some schools, like Northeastern and NYU, heavily pad their budgets with full-pay international students.) https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/most-international

Also consider that at universities that admit by major, CS is often one of the toughest programs to get into.

The other side of the coin, though, is that you don’t have to go to a big name school to get a great CS education. There are some more affordable and less competitive but still excellent programs at non-flagship public U’s. UMass Lowell, for example, is just outside Boston and is rising fast in CS reputation.

Hope that helps.