**WPI RD Discussion Class of 2020**

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Sun, 20 Mar 2016 02:33:30 +0000

WPI seems to have gotten quite a bit more selective than when I applied seven years ago. But there are other options as well. Northeastern and UMD College Park are good schools; I would say stronger than WPI if you want to do CS (though WPI has done a lot of recent faculty hires and the department may have changed a lot since I graduated).

@Klossy NU is excellent and I don’t think you will miss attending WPI. Though I enjoyed my time at WPI greatly. If you still feel you want to attend WPI in two years, you can transfer. And there is FA and scholarships for transfer students. But I think your other options are good and you will find a wonderful home for yourself.