Hi,
I see good rating for UC Davis on usnews. Can some one please rate it for Computer Engineering or Computer Science? thanks.
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Not sure exactly what you want us to rate.
UC Davis offers CS both in the College of L&S and in the College of Engineering. In the COE, they offer both Computer Engineering as well as Computer Science. In your other thread you mentioned that your daughter was interested in Cognitive Science as well. UC Davis offers Cog Sci with a computational emphasis.
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HS course rigor?
Highest Math achieved by Senior year?
Computer Science (CS) or Computer Engineering (CE) or Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)?
Edited: Found stats from other discussion
Home state - California
Budget - something equivalent to UCs.
GPA - 3.85/4.4
ACT - 32
Why UC Davis other than ratings? Have you visited?
All the UC’s have excellent engineering programs. You can look up ABET accreditation for each school of interest here: https://amspub.abet.org/aps/name-search?searchType=institution
ABET accreditation ABET provides assurance that a college or university program meets the quality standards of the profession for which that program prepares graduates.
I noticed you have posted your D is still trying to determine if CE worth pursing.
I would review the course curriculum of any school of interest and compare between CE, CS and CSE.
CE 4 year plan: Box
What is the difference between the Computer Science major, which is in the College of Letters and Sciences, and the Computer Science and Engineering major, which is in the College of Engineering?
One of the most common questions students ask advisers concerns the difference between the Computer Science (CS) and Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) majors. Actually, the two majors are almost identical in terms of computer science core material, including digital circuits. The difference between the two curricula is that CSE also covers microprocessors, analog circuits and electronics, while CS offers greater flexibility via large numbers of free electives. An important advantage of CSE is that the student sees the entire machine, from top to bottom, insight that is highly beneficial in developing software for today’s high-performance applications. On the other hand, CS is attractive in that it facilitates supplementary study in another field as a minor or even as a double major. Graduates of the two curricula tend to go into the same kinds of jobs, or focus on the same research fields if they attend graduate school. In either case, success stems overwhelmingly from the depth of insight gained in school, rather than the specific major.
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We haven’t visited any schools but we are looking at some out-of-state schools, U Colorado Boulder, Arizona State, U of Washington, UC schools, Cal Poly, and CS Fullerton. Her weighted GPA is 4.4 (not UC one), IB program, ACT 32, 5 APs to report and extra curricular is above average.
She is not 100% sure but she would like to get into Computer Eng.
Thanks. I will check out Con Sci.
Is she a high school senior applying now? If not, what year is she in school?
Look up which of her courses received a UC/CSU honors bump in GPA here and calculate her UC/CSU GPA here: UC/CSU GPA Calculator
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Also noticed she is interested in research. The UC’s and CSU’s offer research opportunities but they are not automatically given to students. Students need to do some legwork and look into what research the professors are involved, then contact them to see if positions are available. Getting to know your professors is key and attending office hours will help. If you get lucky, a professor may approach you about doing research for them.
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UC’s will be test blind through Fall of 2025 while the CSU’s are test blind for Fall 2022. The CSU’s have not posted their test requirements for Fall 2023 and beyond.
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CS at UW is direct admit with a very low acceptance rate for oos. I think it is around 3-4%.
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Thanks for ABET link. I am checking it out.