Chance at IU? (Computer Science)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Indiana University - Bloomington
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<p>I'm a rising senior from Indiana with a 3.86 CGPA for high school, honors and a 29 composite ACT (33E, 33R, 28S, 22M).</p>

<p>So that's all well and good, BUT I will be applying as a Computer Science major. This is problematic because I only scored a 22 on the math portion of my ACT. Will this affect my chance at admission?</p>

<p>I know CompSci is pretty math heavy and popular, but do I have an advantage because I'm an Indiana resident?</p>

<p>I have good math grades in school (all A's) and programming experience through Business Professionals of America. What are my chances of admission with that darn ACT score?</p>

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<p>You should have no problem being admitted to IU. You don’t need to worry about being admitted as a Computer Science major. The vast majority of freshman are University Division students. This simply means that they are not yet eligible to declare a major and have not been admitted to their specific school or college. e.g. Kelley, SOIC (informatics and computer science), College of Arts and Sciences. It does not prevent you from taking classes in your major such as the intro C.S. class. Each college and school on campus has requirements in place as to when you can declare your major.</p>

<p>This is from SOIC: [How</a> to Apply: Undergraduate Admissions: Prospective Students: School of Informatics and Computing: Indiana University Bloomington](<a href=“http://www.soic.indiana.edu/prospective/undergrad-admit/apply.shtml]How”>http://www.soic.indiana.edu/prospective/undergrad-admit/apply.shtml)</p>

<p>DS was a direct admit as a Computer Science major. The SOIC is pretty non-specific about the requirements. [Direct</a> Admission: Undergraduate Admissions: Prospective Students: School of Informatics and Computing: Indiana University Bloomington](<a href=“http://www.soic.indiana.edu/prospective/undergrad-admit/direct.shtml]Direct”>http://www.soic.indiana.edu/prospective/undergrad-admit/direct.shtml)</p>

<p>His GPA was in the 4.3-4.4 range. He took the SATs not the ACT. I think his ACT equivalent was in the 32 range. (don’t really recall it). </p>

<p>You might also look into the Informatics major if the amount of math is a concern later on. DD was an informatics major and is gainfully employed. Her job does involve doing code, etc.</p>

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<p>Thanks! What exactly is the difference between Informatics and CS? The website doesn’t explain it very clearly.</p>

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<p>My best advice for understanding the difference is to look through the classes required for each degree. There is a lot more programming type classes with CS although there are some with informatics. There are also more math classes required with CS. I will say though that D now says informatics was easy. She wishes she took more CS classes.</p>

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<p>[SoIC</a> Degree and Major Requirements : Academic Bulletin](<a href=“Indiana University Bloomington”>Indiana University Bloomington)</p>

<p>I think M211 is the only required math course.</p>

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<p>M211 is required for CS along with two additional math and/or logic courses.The logic courses that can replace a math course are mathematical in nature. There are a couple of other math courses students may elect as part of their specialization requirements.</p>