<p>Particularly in the NY area, but other places are fine as well</p>
<p>You can't get much better than Carnegie Mellon.</p>
<p>In general, how difficult is it to get into Carnegie Mellon? I have been seriously considering applying there recently. I just took the ACT and got a 32 composite, 34 in math and English. I haven't taken any SAT subject tests yet.</p>
<p>I think the cost of tuition will be more of a deterrent than standardized test scores, though...</p>
<p>Getting in to CMU in computer science is like getting in to CS at Berkeley, or general admission to MIT. Many of the top high school students in the country who want CS apply there, so the competition is fierce. Like Berkeley, but unlike MIT, you have to apply specifically to the CS program. Other areas of CMU are much less competitive, but I don't know whether you can enter another school, then transfer to CS.</p>
<p>CalTech, Purdue, UIUC</p>
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<p>Pittsburgh is farther away from New York than Boston is, so if people are going to recommend CMU, then we might as well recommend MIT too. </p>
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<p>Ok, how about Stanford?</p>
<p>I've been looking deeper into CMU, and, quite frankly, the tuition is just too much. I think I could get accepted, but my parents cannot afford the tuition. The only way would be to get one of the massive scholarships available that pay for half the tuition. I do not think even a few thousand dollars in grant money would make it possible, unfortunately.</p>
<p>So I'm wondering about other colleges that excel in computer science yet have more forgiving tuitions. Preferably $20,000 or less. I understand that in the league of the most prestigious schools that is extremely low tuition, but let's be honest with ourselves: not everyone is rich. :)</p>
<p>Does anybody have any recommendations of such schools? I would greatly appreciate any help.</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd, but it's in California and it's pretty tough to get into</p>