opinions for CS - Wisconsin, UIUC, Purdue, Michigan, UNC or perhaps UVA

[Anonymous]

UMD is much better than UVA for STEM That was a much better choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are going OOS anyways, pay little more and go to a private.

Yes, get in first then we can talk. Once in, what is the wash-out rate for CS students at public universities? It's sink or swim. At Private, attrition is less likely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are going OOS anyways, pay little more and go to a private.

Yes, get in first then we can talk. Once in, what is the wash-out rate for CS students at public universities? It's sink or swim. At Private, attrition is less likely.

Because they have grade inflation and parents can put much more pressure on faculty to raise grades. That is unlikely work at publics.

This is why many white parents prefer 2nd rate privates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stats?
My DC from magnet had 4.9 GPA, 1580 SAT, 10+ AP, all 5s. Had something like 62 credits going into college.

CS major, cisgender, white male, zero hooks, - rejected at UIUC, and wait listed at Mich.

CS major is very very competitive even for high stats students. So, unless your DC is a DEI or has some other hook, some of those colleges will be a reach.

Having stated that, I would look at Vtech over UVA. My DC was considering VTech but UVA wasn't even on their radar.

UVA is ranked higher for CS than Tech and has much higher admission standards but neither are all that great. The OPs kid has amazing stats so should be able to get into a lot of schools. If not they must've done an awful job on their essays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stats?
My DC from magnet had 4.9 GPA, 1580 SAT, 10+ AP, all 5s. Had something like 62 credits going into college.

CS major, cisgender, white male, zero hooks, - rejected at UIUC, and wait listed at Mich.

CS major is very very competitive even for high stats students. So, unless your DC is a DEI or has some other hook, some of those colleges will be a reach.

Having stated that, I would look at Vtech over UVA. My DC was considering VTech but UVA wasn't even on their radar.

UVA is ranked higher for CS than Tech and has much higher admission standards but neither are all that great. The OPs kid has amazing stats so should be able to get into a lot of schools. If not they must've done an awful job on their essays.

You can assume that if if makes you feel better, but CS is a tough admit. Many accomplished kids with good essays are getting rejected or WL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stats?
My DC from magnet had 4.9 GPA, 1580 SAT, 10+ AP, all 5s. Had something like 62 credits going into college.

CS major, cisgender, white male, zero hooks, - rejected at UIUC, and wait listed at Mich.

CS major is very very competitive even for high stats students. So, unless your DC is a DEI or has some other hook, some of those colleges will be a reach.

Having stated that, I would look at Vtech over UVA. My DC was considering VTech but UVA wasn't even on their radar.

UVA is ranked higher for CS than Tech and has much higher admission standards but neither are all that great. The OPs kid has amazing stats so should be able to get into a lot of schools. If not they must've done an awful job on their essays.

Clearly you don’t know what you are talking about, computer science very difficult admit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stats?
My DC from magnet had 4.9 GPA, 1580 SAT, 10+ AP, all 5s. Had something like 62 credits going into college.

CS major, cisgender, white male, zero hooks, - rejected at UIUC, and wait listed at Mich.

CS major is very very competitive even for high stats students. So, unless your DC is a DEI or has some other hook, some of those colleges will be a reach.

Having stated that, I would look at Vtech over UVA. My DC was considering VTech but UVA wasn't even on their radar.

Similar stats for my magnet STEM kid. Impressive ECs. Asian-American, cis-gender, male, zero hooks. Rejected at MIT, CMU and UIUC. He applied to 9 schools in total. Got into 6. 3 were ranked above UMD in CS.

His first preference was MIT. 2nd was UMD. Happy as a clam at UMD. Merit scholarship for full tuition, double major, wonderful social life, research and internship from freshman year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UMD is much better than UVA for STEM That was a much better choice.

+1

MDCP is absolutely excellent place to receive vocational training as part of workforce development in PG County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMD is much better than UVA for STEM That was a much better choice.

+1

MDCP is absolutely excellent place to receive vocational training as part of workforce development in PG County.

Unfortunately DS was accepted into McIntire for that degree in Plantation Management.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMD is much better than UVA for STEM That was a much better choice.

+1

MDCP is absolutely excellent place to receive vocational training as part of workforce development in PG County.

Unfortunately DS was accepted into McIntire for that degree in Plantation Management.

Is this a racist comment?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMD is much better than UVA for STEM That was a much better choice.

+1

MDCP is absolutely excellent place to receive vocational training as part of workforce development in PG County.

aw.. I know you're so jealous. It's ok. UVA is a good school, too just not as much as UMD for cs/eng.

https://nac.icpc.global/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMD is much better than UVA for STEM That was a much better choice.

+1

MDCP is absolutely excellent place to receive vocational training as part of workforce development in PG County.

Unfortunately DS was accepted into McIntire for that degree in Plantation Management.

Is this a racist comment?

Which is ironic given where UVA is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMD is much better than UVA for STEM That was a much better choice.

+1

MDCP is absolutely excellent place to receive vocational training as part of workforce development in PG County.

Unfortunately DS was accepted into McIntire for that degree in Plantation Management.

Is this a racist comment?

I believe that was a retort to PP who alluded to UMD as a vocational school.