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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Same for my kid. High stat for everything. Magnet. Asian-American male.  Wanted CS.  Full Pay.

But, I am thinking that perhaps this may turn out a blessing in disguise because he has also applied to state schools and  quite possibly will get into one. A kid with this kind of stat going to even a lower rated school remains the same kid.  If he can save 300K in college cost then that is an immense leg up for him.  As for the CS bit? He will still do the CS easily but will need to be creative in how he gets his first job and what he learns by himself. That should not be a problem for him because he is really a genius in CS.  Yes, it will be a long RD road and the next 15 days are going to be awful because he will be back at the drawing table.  But, que sera sera.  Till date, every adversity has been a blessing in disguise. We are the luckiest family and so this will be no different from before. [/quote]

Honestly, while Yale is prestigious, there are a ton of better options for really bright kids who love CS.  Georgia Tech, University of Illinois, Berkeley, CMU etc.; all would provide a much superior CS education. [/quote]

Yes.  And he may want a graduate degree.  I have a lot of family members who went to big state schools or middling private schools for STEM, did really well, and were able to get into top grade programs.  One real advantage of STEM is that the material taught is basically the same everywhere and it’s easier to objectively assess the strength of students across programs.  Humanities is much more variable and harder to assess which is why there is such a pipeline from too undergrad schools to graduate programs in humanities and professional programs like law and business.  [/quote]

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