Help with College List - Computer Science major

ucbalumnus
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:29:23 +0000

People tend to overestimate “hook” factors like gender, race, and legacy, because the admission process may be opaque and depend on subjective grading of other factors like essays and extracurriculars. In general, none of these particular factors should be counted on to move a reach to a match or a match to a safety. Only the bigger “hooks” like recruited athlete and relation to a big donor or big VIP may move a school that considers them to a less difficult category for admission.

I.e. UIUC for CS or engineering should be considered a reach, regardless of gender or race.