EPTI was always amazed at how ppl find time for all the great things they do. Your parents are saints man.
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supaplex
United States75 Posts
I was always amazed at how ppl find time for all the great things they do. Your parents are saints man. | ||
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Hidden_MotiveS
Canada2562 Posts
http://cds.berkeley.edu/ Berkeley | ||
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Loser777
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If you're desperate for stats--you can look at the data sets or even TL's own College Acceptance threads from 2011, 2010, etc etc... but I would keep in mind that it's unlikely that people explain their circumstances/accomplishments/admissions strategy 100% especially as some are excited and others are pissed off. | ||
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Primadog
United States4411 Posts
Which backups are you applying to? Have you considered out-of-state schools? USC? CalTech? Don't forget to visit the campus. You will likely get a nice selection of acceptance letters, so take an early opportunity to get a feel of the campus if you can during winter/spring break. | ||
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psp219
United States315 Posts
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Primadog
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Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
I had a friend who got into Princeton, Harvard, UPenn, John Hopkins, Stanford, UC Berkeley. He got rejected by UCLA Yeah....go figure. If you're intent on doing CS then relaly, going to Davis or SB or SD or something like that is just fine, if yo'ure in California and graduate with a CS degree you can probably eventually get a job in the silicon valley, as long as you do well in college and get good connections and internships and what have you. Don't focus too hard with the mindset htat you have to have a CS degree from berkeley or LA Also, a lot of people in this thread are suggesting going to east coast school. My suggestion...don't unless the school blows any UC you get into out of the water. I am from California and went to boarding scohol in New Jersey for high school, and now go to college in Washington DC. If you have the opportunity to do an engineering/CS sort of major in a Mid or high UC school, that will suit you better than going to any other school outside of california. | ||
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psp219
United States315 Posts
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THE_DOMINATOR
United States309 Posts
On September 12 2011 08:16 FragKrag wrote: apply to all of the lower UCs you can see yourself going to like SD, SB, Davis, Irvine, etc if you're in California. No affirmative action in public unis. do yourself a favor and go to a csu uc's aren't worth the cash. | ||
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Phant
United States737 Posts
Find a nearby public school that has a good program for your major and you will be fine. Regardless of where you go, so long as it's a quality institution, you will learn the same stuff you will at a big name school. | ||
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Primadog
United States4411 Posts
A top school will (ideally) help you land the first job, but after a few years, it won't matter where you come from. Of course, if you got into a top school, go there, don't be stupid. :0 | ||
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
On September 13 2011 12:55 THE_DOMINATOR wrote: do yourself a favor and go to a csu uc's aren't worth the cash. yes because you want to go to the system that is facing the most cuts and budget problems rather than the flagship which will not face nearly as much in terms of cuts Cal Poly SLO should be an option here, but not any of the others. | ||
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Sufficiency
Canada23833 Posts
Anyways, if cost is not a concern (cough Harvey Mudd), I do think you should apply to non-California schools... admission is a somewhat random process; the more you apply, the higher your chance of getting into a really good school. This is the best advice I can offer. EDIT: a list of good CS schools (on top of my head, in no particular order except CMU is obviously on top): - CMU - Cornell - UIUC - MIT - Univ of Washington - Duke - Stanford I omitted some other public schools because out of state public school tuition is kind of like private school tuition, but not as good. UIUC and UW are very good, however. Accordingly, UIUC is one of Microsoft's top 5 feeders; UW is good simply from its location and lack of competition in the state of Washington. | ||
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psp219
United States315 Posts
On September 13 2011 15:29 Sufficiency wrote: For some reason you did not list USC or Stanford. I am not sure about your grades: is it too poor to get into those two? Anyways, if cost is not a concern (cough Harvey Mudd), I do think you should apply to non-California schools... admission is a somewhat random process; the more you apply, the higher your chance of getting into a really good school. This is the best advice I can offer. EDIT: a list of good CS schools (on top of my head, in no particular order except CMU is obviously on top): - CMU - Cornell - UIUC - MIT - Univ of Washington - Duke - Stanford I omitted some other public schools because out of state public school tuition is kind of like private school tuition, but not as good. UIUC and UW are very good, however. Accordingly, UIUC is one of Microsoft's top 5 feeders; UW is good simply from its location and lack of competition in the state of Washington. The problem is I feel like my grades are too poor to even consider stanford. Too many B's in high school | ||
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