Chance me for: UW, UW-Madison, Purdue, UIUC, Ohio State, Northeastern
Applying for Computer Science
I go to a very competitive highschool in California (top 5 in the state)
GPA:
UW:3.6
W:3.85
(Upward trend throughout highschool)
Sat1:
1460
(790 M)(670 RW)
Sat2: (790 Math 2)
Ap/Honors Classes:
7 AP’s and many honors by end of senior year, most STEM/math related.
(Physics 1 and APC Physics, Lit, Comp Sci, Psychology, Stat, Calc, )
EC:
Water Polo
Swimming
3 Internships every summer since freshman year at startups doing mobile software development. (Paid)
400+ Hours of community service with strong connections to coding
Multiple awards for winning programming competitions.
Try to get the application to Ohio State in by midnight today if you can, if not there should still be some merit aid opportunities. Definitely don’t wait until the last minute though. The closer to Nov. 1 if not in today, the better.
"We must receive your complete application (by that we mean your admission application and all required materials) by midnight (EST) on November 1 if you wish to be considered for most university merit scholarships (larger awards require additional steps). While not required, we strongly recommend meeting the November 1 deadline if you wish to be considered for:
The Morrill Scholarship Program
Honors and Scholars Programs
Majors within the College of Engineering
By meeting the early action deadline, you’ll get an admission decision no later than mid-January."
Thanks for the help so far everyone, I am fortunate enough to be able to afford the out of state costs. on top of this list I am applying to UC and CSU’s. The list above was all my EA schools so my Ohio State app was in before Nov 1.
Here’s what I think. It’s going to be very simple to get into UW Madison and Purdue. If you haven’t already done so, you should have applied to Purdue’s Honors College. UIUC is a ridiculously hard computer science school to be accepted to, so you may not get in. Ohio State is very probable, but as per what you’ve said, Northeastern is not an option. Your GPA overall is rather low which can reduce your chances of admissions.
Good luck!
Good likelihood at Ohio State, followed by Purdue. Northeastern seems out of reach. UW, UW-Madison and UIUC are hard to call. As mentioned by others here, CS is the most popular discipline at UW and UIUC.
How many APs had you completed in Junior year, and what did you get on the AP exams?