Suggested Colleges for Computer Science?

firecy
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:50:26 +0000

I’ve been having some trouble coming up with a list of colleges with good computer science programs that I should apply to.

GPA: (unweighted) - 4.0 (weighted) - 4.4
SAT: 2360 (English - 760, Math - 800, Writing - 800)
SAT IIs - not taken any yet but plan to take Math II, US History, and Physics
AP Tests - so far only computer science (got a 5), but will take Physics C, Calc 1 and 2, English, US History, and Stat
Class Rank - tied for #2 out of 350 or so
Extracurriculars - track/cross country all years (not that good at it though), Computer Club freshman year (they cut it after that), some assorted computer science contests, National Honors Society, some Math and Science League contests, community service, some part time work experience

Can anyone suggest any good colleges to apply to for computer science? (preferably not TOO far from NY area). So far I’ve been considering Cornell and Carnegie-Mellon as more of reach schools (I hear Carnegie-Mellon’s computer science program is ridiculously hard to get into), and perhaps Stevens or RIT as somewhat easier schools. Thanks for any advice :)