<p>If you qualify for need-based aid, the private colleges can be great choices. I’m currently attending RPI with 90% of the cost being covered by financial aid. By the time I graduate, I will have paid less than one year’s cost for all four years. Search for colleges that interest you that offer good aid and hope for the best.</p>
<p>As already stated, MIT and Carnegie are truly the best CS schools in the northeast. Other great suggestions are WPI, RIT, Cornell, U Rochester and SUNY Stony Brook. Also look into SUNY Binghamton and the rest of the SUNY campuses. Northeastern, BU, Stevens and CUNY City are good as well.</p>
<p>Good luck on your search and keep working hard at Bronx Sci. Best wishes from a Stuy alumnus :)</p>