<p>I am applying this year to science programs. I am not that smart :P.</p>
<p>I am looking at basically -</p>
<p>TAMU
Virginia Tech
UIUC
UMass - Amherst
Drexel
Syracuse
And more…</p>
<p>Update: MHIAD has chosen Stanford over MIT :D</p>
<p>Bump…!
Anyone else ready to offer choices?</p>
<p>UCSD
Rutgers
UNC
University of Maryland
These schools are supposed to be really good for engineering, especially for computer science. They also have a low-ish COA, in the 25k range.
MIT
Brown
CalTech
Stanford
Carnegie Mellon
These schools on the other hand are known the world over for their computer science programs. They are, however, significantly more expensive. If you are brilliant enough to get admitted at any of the top 10, you’ll be looking at quite a bit of debt , unless you can afford 40-50k without loans.</p>
<p>I will be applying to NYU this summer/fall along with Fordham, Columbia, UCSD, Northwestern and NC State (maybe Rutgers) as a safety.
NYU-Poly is a good engineering school, not sure about it’s Computer Science though. Keep in mind that NYC is the most expensive place in the country, never mind if it’s Brooklyn or Manhattan.</p>
<p>Poly is a tough engineering school, but yes, NYC is expensive. It is located in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn’s busiest hub of activity. There are stores, malls, and anything else you would want. It is a clean and relatively safe area. Also nearby is Brooklyn Heights, which is one of the nicest and most expensive neighborhoods in all of NYC. A very nice park is being built and is expected to be completed by this fall nearby as well. </p>
<p>Poly’s CS is respectable, and some of the smartest people I know who attend Poly are CS majors. Poly’s especially well known for cybersecurity, which is a rapidly emerging field, so if you are interested in that you should definitely consider Poly. Also, yes, in the past Poly was largely a commuter school but now that it is part of NYU there has definitely been many more dormer students and in fact now half of the freshmen dorm, which is not a bad percentage.</p>
<p>@Mrinal2207 - What is MHIAD doing his/her undergrad in, at Stanford?</p>
<p>@pnkj2966 - thanks!</p>
<p>@Jimbo113453 - Oh, OK. Thanks!</p>
<p>BUMP… Anyone else ready to share their choices?</p>
<p>@Arvindch - I’m probably going to major in CS. :)</p>
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I would disagree with the 25k range remark. From what my experience has been, UVA, UNC, and UMich are public schools that may be appealing price wise for instate mainly, but internationals can expect to pay over 40k per year for each since absolutely not need based help is given. Additionally, during my college selection years, UNC did have engineering degrees but they were on the applied sciences basis. Additionally, the public unis OOS acceptance is near 18%, with tuition prices rising every year. I would say that try to know your school with details before you take the risk of applying and committing to a big loan.</p>
<p>@Liveulife -</p>
<p>Exactly! I was wondering the same thing! I have a cousin who’s doing a degree at Rutger’s, In-State, SAT - 1800~; who will pay close to 25k and the site lists Rutger at 40k for OOS.</p>
<p>Also, I was under the impression that Public Us cost more for Internationals, as they provide only federal aid, and we can’t apply for that; plus, OOS costs way more than IS.
Is that true? Are there any worthwhile exceptions?</p>
<p>Thanks! - you seem to have gone through a lot of my Qs, and Aed them. Thanks!</p>
<p>Well from a southern point of view, I would say that UVA and UNC are extremely generous in providing financial aid for domiciles who are not considered internationals. Therefore, even for an OOS, the schools can come out to be affordable with the grants they provide within their respective financial aid packages.
Due to their public status, majority of their funds come from the state or federal government. This inclines the institutes from preventing any aid to internationals on a financial aid basis. Private schools may be a better option (not cheap) because their funding comes mainly from international institutes (if they are well known) or alumni groups. This allows private unis to make exceptions and atleast give some hope that they will be able to help you.
Unfortunately, with the economy right now funds are limited and this will push even the private institutes from helping internationals to the maximum lvl as they used to. You should really rely on your academics and merits to earn merit based scholarships because those are available at both public and private school. Private schools such as HYPM don’t offer merit based scholarships (very rarely) cause they tend to believe in need based grants that can help all types of students, regardless of your residency status.</p>
<p>^how is UVA student life for internationals? I heard UVA has a strong greek life. Coming from myself, I am familiar with colleges in the very East coast (NY/NJ) and CA. And they are pretty good for internationals with lots of diversity in city/student life. Wondering if same in UVA (Charlottsville VA ?). I know Virginia tech has a fair amount of indian students as well.</p>
<p>UVA has a good mix of American-Asian Indians (fair amt in both engineering, business, and sciences), but I am not sure about the international Indians. We tend to have a lot of international asians concentrated in the graduate schools (prominently in the math, physics, engineering, med school departments). Honestly, I can’t tell if you’re an international indian unless you begin talking and I notice the accent. In terms of student life, I think that if you are alright with living and talking with students from different backgrounds, then you’d be swell anywhere. The faculty provides support when you want it and internationals are called upon to meetings to voice their opinion on how their life is like. We have indian movies in stock at the library ;). You have students that also help you: [Indian</a> Students @ UVa](<a href=“http://indorgs.virginia.edu/indiahelp/]Indian”>http://indorgs.virginia.edu/indiahelp/). It’s a good community, and I think that you can make great friends if you allow the opportunity.
We do have a strong greek life, which is true for any top school in the south and the frats and sororities have amazing mansions designated to them, which means that if you want to join you have to be very committed to your brothers/sisters in terms of how seriously you take your membership (if approved). However, I don’t see it as a culture that overwhelms the community. Sure we have over 40 frats & soror, but if you want to avoid them you can (since the houses for each are not as close to student housing despite some being on campus—more like on the other side of the road). People just have other things to concentrate on (like the 400 organizations we have on campus, research, volunteering…etc).
Virginia Tech is not seen so involved in greek life, but because it does have a lot of indian students, it might be an easier transition for someone coming from outside of country. I am not too knowledgeable about tech, but we are its rivals in sports. The only reason why I would say Vtech is more asian indian type is because Vtech’s ISA [VT</a> ISA | Home](<a href=“http://www.isa.org.vt.edu/]VT”>http://www.isa.org.vt.edu/) is geared to providing newly arrived indians from India. Whereas, UVA’s ISA [Indian</a> Student Association at The University of Virginia](<a href=“http://www.student.virginia.edu/isa/]Indian”>http://www.student.virginia.edu/isa/) is pretty much a cultural expression club filled with asian americans. I think this is the best example I can provide to display the difference that may not be evident for people who actually live in India.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. Like any other large university, looks like people can find their niche. That is a great website relevant to others as well.</p>
<p>@livulife -</p>
<p>how is UVa’s CS program? Also, how is acceptance rate for internationals?</p>
<p>Anyone else ready to add to this list of projected/attending colleges?</p>