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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looking for advice from parents/students with real experience.
My child is a Virginia student with:
1595 SAT
3.8 unweighted GPA
Very rigorous schedule
Strong coding background since childhood
Interested in advanced math, computer science, engineering, and eventually Wall Street algorithm / trading / math driven careers

NOVA direct and dual enrollment courses completed or in progress:
Calc I, II, III
Linear Algebra
Differential Equations
Discrete Structures
Computer Organization
English / History / Gov

We are considering:
MIT
Princeton / Cornell
Carnegie Mellon
Georgia Tech
Purdue
Vanderbilt
Michigan
Texas Austin
Texas A&M
UVA
Virginia Tech

Some are reaches, but I feel he should aim high.

His biggest concern is making sure NOVA credits transfer so he does not retake courses. Virginia schools seem safest for that, but I worry he is overvaluing guaranteed transfer credit.

He is also not very into the liberal reputation of UVA, though maybe that matters less in math / CS / engineering.

Questions:
Has anyone had NOVA credits transfer to these schools?
Do advanced math credits transfer as real credit or just placement?
Do CS courses transfer?
Is prioritizing transfer credit a mistake if stronger schools are options?
If this were your child, stay in Virginia or aim higher?[/quote]
By liberal reputation, do you mean politically liberal or "liberal arts" liberal?
Many strong schools either have credit by exam options (UIUC, CWRU) or proof-based versions of multi/linalg/diffeq (UWisc, UMD)
He should use transferology to check transfer credit. 
CS credit is less likely to transfer, IME.
If you can pay OOS, consider the BMath degree in CS at Waterloo, with a different math major as a backup. If he gets admitted, he can get transfer credit via Athabasca university (I think they offer credit by exam for some of their math/CS courses, but check if they do and if those courses transfer to a useful Waterloo course).
Also consider applying to Imperial JMC or CS and either Oxford or Cambridge[/quote]

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