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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Aside from high grades and SAT scores, what can a student do to stand out when applying to top CS programs?[/quote]
No idea.  My kid had multiple internships, even one paid, a few competition wins and was deferred from Ga Tech and Northeastern and flat out rejected from UIUC.   Very high stats and highest course rigor.  [/quote]
Any luck at UMD?[/quote]
DP.. my kid got rejected to both UIUC and GA Tech, accepted to UMD honors for CS.

Deferred at MIT and UMich.

Very high stats.

Very strange college admissions world.[/quote]

I'd go with UMD over GA Tech and UIUC. Sure, the latter two are highly ranked, but when you look at the specifics of their programs, I find MD to be stronger since it has fewer 1950s-era electrical engineering and physics requirements that aren't all that helpful for CS.  Look GA Tech and UIUC are fine programs but as someone who has worked in the industry for 40 years and has advanced degrees, there are only a handful of programs that I like better than MD. About half of those ranked above it to me aren't really worth the bother.[/quote]
PP here.  Thanks for the feedback.

But, then why is GA Tech and UIUC ranked so much higher than UMD for CS? 
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