I want to apply computer science to a lot of fairly hard schools. I did decent on my ACT and have a good GPA, but did horrible on my subject tests. I know I have a fairly okay chance of getting into the schools I want to go to with different majors, but with engineering being a lot harder, I’m in trouble. I need help to decide if computer science is really the best route, and also if there is any good alternative majors that are sort of similar and that would be easier. Also, are there certain engineering majors that are easier to get into? Lastly, are there any other colleges I’m missing that would fit me for computer science? Thanks a lot for the help!
Applying to:
UCLA
UC Berkeley
UC San Diego
UC Davis
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Cornell (possibly)
Two or three more privates.
-California resident
-Race: Black
- ACT: Composite - 33, English - 35, Math - 27, Reading - 34, Science - 34 (I retook the ACT and hope to improve my math score by a fair amount)
-SAT Subject Tests: Chemistry - 640, Math II - 580 (I was really disappointed with these and don’t know if I should submit them but, oh well)
-Unweighted UC GPA: 3.97
-Weighted UC GPA: 4.17
Class Rank: 4/395
Freshman:
English Language Arts 9 Honors
World Geography/Healthy Living
Geometry
Biology
French 1
Sophomore:
English Language Arts 10 Honors
AP European History (3)
Algebra 2/Trig Honors
Chem Honors
French 2
Junior:
AP Language/Comp (4)
AP US History (4)
AP Art History
Pre-Calc
AP Chemistry (4)
French 3 Honors
Senior:
AP Biology
AP Psychology
AP Literature/Comp
AP Government
AP Calc AB
Physics
Economics
Work Experience: Referee for the youth soccer league, Tutor for elementary school students
Volunteering: Volunteer for Public Library - 400 hours from 8th to 12th grade, Key Club - 25 hours
Extracurriculars:
-Treasurer of French Club (10-12)
-Key Club
-Traveling soccer team (8-12)
-Varsity tennis team (11-12)
-National Science Bowl (12)
Honors/Awards:
-Member of the Honorary Society of French
-AP Scholar with Honor
-Principal’s Scholar Honor Roll