up and coming schools

[Anonymous]

UMD from NOVA. A little merit puts it in line with the cost of UVA engineering in-state. UVA approaching 35% OOS and Tech with social justice makes admittance tough for a large number of kids.

[Anonymous]

Ones that have seemed hot or going to be as we went through this process twice in the past two years:

U Denver
CU-Boulder (more than before)
Purdue for CS/Eng
Santa Clara
Utah
Colgate (new aid program)
Elon
UMass-Amherst
State flagships south and west

[Anonymous]

SMU (in terms of attracting kids in the midatlantic/northeast)

[Anonymous]

Purdue for CS - their new computing initiative aims to have the program (currently 16) easily in the top 10 in the next few years. Huge name recognition on the West Coast and internationally.

[Anonymous]

For the B- student, Catholic U has already updated campus, and neighborhoodimproed, now fresh $$$ from a Wall Street alum is boosting the business school in a real way.

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Anonymous wrote:Minnesota. It’s the next big rolling admissions school. And they actually want DMV students.

It’s funny, just asked my sister in MN about Minnesota and she thinks it is a fairly depressing college experience. Urban campus that is somewhat broken up with lots of commuters.

I get that kids don’t want to go to college near home, but her suburban HS seems to send way fewer kids nor is thought the same way as UMD for Bethesda/DC kids.

Lots of commuters but area HSs send kids elsewhere?

We may go to the Twin Cities next week for fall break - wondering if your sister has mentioned anything about the vibe at Macalester?

Exactly. It's an instate school in the Midwest. At the end of the day, there will be plenty of instate students attending.

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Anonymous wrote:Ones that have seemed hot or going to be as we went through this process twice in the past two years:

U Denver
CU-Boulder (more than before)
Purdue for CS/Eng
Santa Clara
Utah
Colgate (new aid program)
Elon
UMass-Amherst
State flagships south and west

Agree with most of the list, but Purdue for CS/Eng has been a thing for quite some time. Know a number of Google engineers who attended. And they're not young enough to be in the school is "hot or going to be" category.

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Anonymous wrote:Iowa

Colorado and Colorado State

University of Charleston for those kids who aren't academically inclined

Baylor and SMU (medicine and business, respectively)

College of Charleston???

Yeah, sorry. As you can see, this one wasn't really on our radar. But it seems really popular among our DC/Bethesda acquaintances with kids who are not so academic and who enjoy the good life and who are full pay. See also, Elon and High Point.

yes - very popular with rich kids while aren’t that academic

[Anonymous]

U Vermont. Know tons of kids who went there last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Purdue for CS - their new computing initiative aims to have the program (currently 16) easily in the top 10 in the next few years. Huge name recognition on the West Coast and internationally.

Purdue has always had an excellent CS program.

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Anonymous wrote:Utah[/quote]


only if LDS

SUCH a misconception on the East Coast - but that just makes it easier to get in for those that know better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Purdue and UIUC for engineering and CS

OMG, tell me you know nothing about top CS/engineering schools in US....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Purdue and UIUC for engineering and CS

OMG, tell me you know nothing about top CS/engineering schools in US....

Well you obviously don't

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Purdue and UIUC for engineering and CS

OMG, tell me you know nothing about top CS/engineering schools in US....

Well you obviously don't

These are good, very good, schools for students interested in those fields and its ridic to pretend otherwise. Think UIUC is in top 5 and Purdue is in top 10.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Purdue and UIUC for engineering and CS

OMG, tell me you know nothing about top CS/engineering schools in US....

Well you obviously don't

These are good, very good, schools for students interested in those fields and its ridic to pretend otherwise. Think UIUC is in top 5 and Purdue is in top 10.

NP, I think the point PP was trying to make is that Illinois and Purdue are NOT "up and coming" schools. They've been well respected and highly ranked Engineering and CS schools for decades.