Haverford has very good CS and physics departments.
@AbdelHady I would also look closely at the environment of the different schools. Haverford and W&L are VERY, VERY different places in terms of student bodies and atmosphere. One is much more liberal and espouses Quaker values of consensus, inclusion, equality, and community, with zero Greek life. The other is much more preppy and conservative with a social core based around Greek life.
For an analogy with respect to the BA/BS distinction, consider the PhD degree. Students who earn this degree in the field of physics, for example, obtain a doctor of philosophy, not science.
Consider as well the wisdom of, potentially, counterproductively chasing rankings downward until you have registered programs that offer (by name) BS degrees. (Intended as a general observation, and not as a comment on the specific schools you have listed.)
OP - you said “I’m looking for a good reputation and instruction at the mentioned fields.”
No other criteria in your search?
hey OP if you’re interested in schools with good reputations and good placements after college, take a look at this fabulous business insider list:
http://www.businessinsider.com/best-colleges-in-the-united-states-2016-8
No other criteria, yeah.
Georgia Tech, Cal Berkeley, Michigan, Carnegie Mellon
Did I mention that I’m an international student looking for a tremendous aid?
Also, most of these colleges won’t accept me even if I’m going to pay all the tuition.
then why are you wasting people’s time with these silly questions that you could easily answer on your own with a simple google search?
I assume your reply is a response to my statement, “most of these colleges won’t accept me.” Well, if you spent two seconds to read the previous reply you’d know that I’m referring to other colleges that someone here suggested. Moreover, I really didn’t ask you to come here and answer my inquiry, and it’s none of your business. Are we good?
Keep in mind, though, that Haverford, for example, might be a tougher admit than ~3 of the 4 schools mentioned in #25. That said, with respect to the latter schools introduced, instructional quality (the potential for thousand-student introductory classes, etc.) could be an area of significant compromise.
@merc81, Haverford tougher to get in compared to an OOS applicant to the 3 publics for CS in #25 - no way ?!?!
hmmm I don’t know. My scores are quite high (1440/1600 SAT I) and I have a perfect unweighted GPA but I think a school like UC Berkely will be more difficult than all of the liberal art colleges that I mentioned.
By standardized scoring profiles, both Haverford (#27 below) and Hamilton (#38) surpass the excellent Berkeley (#42):
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-smartest-colleges-in-america-2016-10
@i012575 : I was referring to general admission factors related to the profiles of the entire schools.
The scores mentioned in this link are contradictory with prep scholar and even the colleges’ websites. Anyway, the deadlines have passed already. And btw, do you think that my scores and gpa are even high enough to get me to those LACs? because I doubt it as I’m requesting so much financial aid.
^^ that is not sufficient info we all know that. You have to take into account being an OOS applicant and applying to a super competitive field like CS or Eng.
Well, I submitted my first academic interest as Physics, and the second as Computer Science. What is OOS?
@AbdelHady : Based on a conversion to the new SAT format, your scores would be below average at Haverford and Hamilton and above average at Bucknell and Lafayette:
http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/college-profiles-new-sat/
That said, all four of these schools could be tough admits.
But this link gives 25th and 75th percentiles, not the average.
Averages can be inferred from those ranges.