CS: What are some of the good LACs or small colleges?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mudd is the most respected lac for cs by a long mile.

Is the "lottery" problem an issue there?

[Anonymous]

do you not understand what is happening in the US

In a week there will be no college especially for girls

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Union is good and actually has real engineering as well not just software weenies

Union? Come on, another Bucknell

Not everyone is shooting for the moon here! Union is a great opportunity for good kids

What does that even mean? Another Bucknell?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mudd is the most respected lac for cs by a long mile.

Is the "lottery" problem an issue there?

None. No restrictions on cs courses either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are some of the real good LACs or small colleges for computer science? + also good creative writing

Want to avoid greek / frat culture

Rice is a small university that's strong in both CS and humanities. Plus, no Greek system. It has a residential college system that people tend to like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Union is good and actually has real engineering as well not just software weenies

Union? Come on, another Bucknell

Not everyone is shooting for the moon here! Union is a great opportunity for good kids

What does that even mean? Another Bucknell?

Union has pipeline to silicon valley

[Anonymous]

I'd love for you to try to stretch 65k in Palo Alto. That’s a miserable stipend that’s only that “high” because the area is so expensive.

Our son is a PhD student at Stanford (just under $60K) and fully supports himself on his stipend. He's quite happy and finds fulfillment in simple pleasures. It's been a good life from his perspective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mudd is the most respected lac for cs by a long mile.

Is the "lottery" problem an issue there?

The main challenge with Harvey Mudd is admissions. AFTER filtering down to "fully qualified" applicants, they still have something like 5-8x the number of applicants to openings. So it is a lottery just to get an admissions offer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Top three SLACs are:

Harvey Mudd
Grinnell
Pomona

Honorable mentions:
Davidson
Carleton
Middleburry

How easy/difficult is to get CS in these?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top three SLACs are:

Harvey Mudd
Grinnell
Pomona

Honorable mentions:
Davidson
Carleton
Middleburry

How easy/difficult is to get CS in these?

The only one that I have heard of that has a lottery on getting into the major is Pomona. You may not always get the exact class you want when you want it at the others but that’s true pretty much anywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are some of the real good LACs or small colleges for computer science? + also good creative writing

Want to avoid greek / frat culture

Rice is a small university that's strong in both CS and humanities. Plus, no Greek system. It has a residential college system that people tend to like.

Rice had an 8% acceptance rate last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top three SLACs are:

Harvey Mudd
Grinnell
Pomona

Honorable mentions:
Davidson
Carleton
Middleburry

How easy/difficult is to get CS in these?

Getting admission into these colleges for sure is not easy. Look at their acceptance rates:

Harvey Mudd - 13%
Grinnell - 13%
Pomona - 7%
Davidson - 14%
Carleton - 22%
Middleburry - 10%

[Anonymous]

Hands down Mudd. It’s the lac leader, and few are at a comparable level

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hands down Mudd. It’s the lac leader, and few are at a comparable level

You are becoming about as annoying as “Bucknell to the street” boy. Mudd is great but not greater than any other top LAC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hands down Mudd. It’s the lac leader, and few are at a comparable level

You are becoming about as annoying as “Bucknell to the street” boy. Mudd is great but not greater than any other top LAC.

I mostly agree. HMC is great, perhaps the best LAC for certain students or by certain measures, but it’s simply not the case that students at other top LACs won’t get a first rate CS education. If one goes to an Ivy instead of MIT they can still get a fantastic STEM education. Same thing here.