@Otterma Thanxs that helped a lot!
- Am I reaching too much by EDing Cornell? If so, what could be other options in ED?
BA vs BS is typically not very important in CS, and the requirements vary by school. Often it does not actually mean any fewer CS classes but more general math/science requirements that may or not be as relevant personally.
Seconding Harvey Mudd, UT, UIUC, UW, UMichigan, GT, Northeastern, USC, and UF, though of course most of these are reaches for CS. I wouldn’t put Emory or WUSTL very high for CS and think that for that level of selectivity there are better options.
Good options not mentioned, also reaches: Rice, UMD, UCLA,
Not sure what the “too expensive” comments mean in the context of public schools where OOS tuition is far less at sticker prices compared to public schools.
You should only ED to a school if it is your true #1, a school you would be happy to go to over all others categorically. Don’t worry about overreaching, worry about regretting your ED choice once you get in.
Some good options that are less competitive than those mentioned: WPI, RIT, Rutgers, Stevens Institute of Technology
@PengsPhils Great. Thanks!!
University of michigan has a great compsci program and is high on national rankings. I would definitely apply there (especially since you’re in-state). Purdue is also a great option. Have you looked into Rice?
@frgiven Yes, Im planning to EA those two schools. I’m more into Cornell than Rice now, but it seems like Rice is highly recommended too.
The reach schools, if you ED, your chance will increase tremendously, since the schools see $$$ coming their way. Your stats are good enough for Cornell and UPenn and Northwestern. Last year, from my son’s school, only people who ED’ed to those schools got in, and their stats are similar to yours (and they are also Asian.)
Good idea to EA to GT. My son did last year and got in to CS. EA deadline 10/15, so you have 4 days to prepare. 
If you like and can afford the UCs, apply to UCSD, UCSB, UCI, and UC Davis. Another hidden gem (well, not so hidden in the West Coast) is Cal Poly SLO. The CS admission there is more competitive than most UCs, but its tuition is much cheaper and the reputation of the college is fantastic in Silicon Valley.
UW is expanding the CS program dramatically this year. In the past years, it had less than 5% admission rate for CS, but this year the number of admits will more than double or even triple, so the admission rate should be 10%-15% (unless everyone learned this “secret” and started applying, in which case the increase in # of applications may offset the increase in # of admits.) Application deadline is 11/15.
@bogeyorpar I really appreciate that! Thanks
- Since I didn't (actually couldn't) take any Java or Computer Science class, would that look bad in my application..? I'm kinda worried about it.
Many (maybe most) high schools in the US don’t offer computer science classes. At some high schools, what they call computer science has a reputation for being easy or badly taught. Colleges know this. Good rigor in your math and science course selection will count for more than intro CS.
What’s your plan if you start taking CS courses in college and decide you don’t like it? What if you decide you want to be a music therapist or comparative lit major? I think you might want to NOT limit to technical schools but schools that offer a broad range of study and where you can easily switch.
@Otterma
Our school (in my opinion) is super easy, with easy grading, and no hard classes that are offered. AP calc & College Statistics are the hardest one in our school and I took both of them in my Junior Year, so I’m only taking science classes (College Chem, Physics, and College Bio) this year.
@Dolemite
Is it more easier to change the major in public schools or in private schools in general?
I’m not sure if there is a private/public likelihood. I think you should explore that at every school you are thinking about attending.
@Dolemite Ok Thanks!
@Greymeer
A 1510 is above the 75th percentile for Gtech, how is that low? I think it’s above avg for Cornell too.
@emorynavy Everyone says quite different stuff so im kinda cofused. Whats right…?
OP, you are right at the 75% for GT which is a 1520 (attached link below) for the newest class, but GT has gotten much more competitive for out of state applicants and although GT doesn’t select by major, you would be in a super competitive one with CS. As far as costs go, you would probably have to foot the entire out of state costs to attend. GT had an acceptance rate of 55% just 6 years ago and the numbers have been coming down ever since (Now at 23% overall). You should still apply if you can afford to attend because you can not get in if you don’t apply at all.
https://www.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/documents/georgia-tech-freshman-profile-2018.pdf
@ChangeTheGame
Thank you! Hope I could get in!
UF is definately not a safety especially out of state. You have great stats but still a match. Only 10 percent of class oos and it’s a rising star in the public flagship space. Very popular.