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<p>Your SAT score is OK. In my opinion, your GPA is on the lower side for many of these schools especially since you really seem to need or want financial aid. Is that correct?</p>
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<li>Indiana U Blooming</li>
<li>Purdue U</li>
<li>U Arizona</li>
<li>U Illinois Urbana</li>
<li>U Maryland Coll Park</li>
<li>U Mass Amherst</li>
<li>U Minn Twin Cities</li>
<li>U Pittsburgh</li>
<li>U Washington</li>
<li>U Wis Madison</li>
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<p>I don’t know a speck about admissions to these schools except UMD College Park. My son had higher SAT and GPA than you and didn’t get accepted…never mind financial aid.</p>
<p>How do your SAT scores break down (CR/Math/Writing). That would make a difference. 1980 is good if the scores are fairly even which would make each in the 660 range. </p>
<p>What did you do in your gap year? I know you worked, but if your job is in the computer science field, that could be beneficial for you in admittance. I’m not sure it would affect financial aid.</p>
<p>Please clarify what you are looking for? Are you looking for a computer science program at an affordable school? Are you looking for a computer science program where you might get a scholarship? Are you looking for a computer science program at an inexpensive university (if that is the question, you need to look where you are an instate resident at the public universities there)?</p>
<p>You might want to post this question on the Parents Forum.</p>
<p>“I’m looking for a computer science program at an affordable college or university. I earned about $40,000 this past year. My family lives in NY state and I have lived in CA for the past year (is that correct?) working. I now want to pursue a degree in computer science and am looking for good programs that may be affordable for me. My SATs were 1980 and my GPA was a 3.2”</p>
<p>By the way…what does “circumstantial” mean?</p>