Good school for Comp Science for someone with a low GPA?

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<p>I am an entering junior and IDK my GPA from freshmen year or SAT really
The SATs score I give is an estimate based on PSAT or SAT practice tests since I will not take the SATs until this fall.
I am going to try REALLY hard to bring my GPA up</p>

<p>GPA: 3.25 unweighted sophomore year alone…I did REALLY bad freshmen year
SAT: CR:690 M:700 W:675
Rank:Top 25% I think Maybe 30/175 or so…
ECs: Lead Member of Award Winning Marching,Concert, and Jazz Bands
Head Attorney in Mock Trial
Selected in John Hopkins Talent Search
Active Member of Mensa
1st and 3rd medals in state science and engineering fair
Lead Programmer on Web Team
100 hours of community service
Cured Cancer(JKJKJK)</p>

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<p>RPI, Stevens Inst Tech</p>

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<p>Worcester Polytechnic Institute</p>

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<p>mor opinions please</p>

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<p>University of Central Florida</p>

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<p>Possibly University of Washington (though it’s getting more selective nowadays.)</p>

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<p>OP’s GPA is too low for UDub.</p>

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<p>I’d love to go to UWashington, but my grade probably don’t cut it.</p>

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<p>Try Purdue University.</p>

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<p>I know Purdue has the great engineering programs,but CompSci?</p>

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<p>I am really puzzled that you are in Mensa, yet your SATs are so low. Perhaps you should take the ACT?</p>

<p>Although my d did better on the SAT than the ACT. </p>

<p>You should know that U. Texas at Austin, which takes few OOS students due to the state requirement that they take the lions-share of students in-state, gives in-state tuition and $1,000 to National Merit finalists (depends on how you score on PSAT as to whether you meet this). this school is very very well regarded on national scoreboards (got #44 on USNWR ranking). So that is something to aim for on the PSAT. </p>

<p>Seriously, if you are in Mensa, you should have SATs far higher than they are. Get a lot of help immediately, take lots of practice tests, you have to get higher stats or with your intelligence, you are going to be pretty bored in the colleges you can get into.</p>

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<p>since when is a 2100 a low SAT score…LOL</p>

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<p>Yeah, I did realize only after posting that he’s a rising junior.</p>

<p>Still, though, an extra 100 points added to that mix of scores might be more what you would expect for someone in Mensa even at this point. The math is up thru trig, right? And he could potentially have already taken trig in 10th grade. Also, his reading score shows he needs to be reading more. I know it is good, but he’s pretty smart and that particular score should be way higher.</p>

<p>Not only that, but he needs to get busy about the SAT study to have a high PSAT score, which he will take in a few months. Attendance at U. Texas at Austin, which I am quite sure has a pretty competitive computer science program, is pretty much guaranteed with a National Merit finalist status. I’m pretty sold on that u for my own d, and it’s very affordable with the in-state tuition benefit given for National Merit finalists, and they do throw in $1,000 a year, as well.</p>

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<p>pplprsn, ironically enough, you come off as extremely condescending…</p>

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<p>sorry.
I didn’t mean to.
I’ll just butt out now.</p>

<p>(but poster, keep on studying for the PSAT, so you’ll be the best prepared you can be for that test. It’s just a couple of months off.) :)</p>

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<p>Can I just use the SAT book for the PSAT?</p>

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<p>the psat doesnt count for anything. do not ****ing study for it.</p>

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<p>Isn’t National Merit basically a free pass to most places?
I mean aren’t schools ranked on how many NM students chose to go there?</p>

<p>My PSATs scores last year were not great, but they were among the best in my school…</p>

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<p>It’s pointless if you take it sophomore year but for junior year it will be pretty useful if you actually make it to semifinalist/finalist standing.</p>

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<p>the NMF ranking is not a ‘free pass’ to more than a few colleges. However, it can lead to opening the door for additional merit aid if you are a finalist.</p>