Future CS Student Chances

<p>Hi! I'm looking to go to a college and major in Computer Science. I'll list my info below, but basically I want to know how well I'm matching with the schools I'm applying to. I'd like to go to a smaller college, where I can get to know the professors and classmates better. I have a suspicion that I might be shooting too low, but then again, I could be entirely wrong. Or maybe there's no such thing as too low - I'll be able to get out of a college what I put into it.</p>

<p>Anyway, here's info about me:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9
Top 5% of class
SAT 1: Reading 720, Math 740, Writing 750
SAT 2: Literature 730, Math 1 730, Physics 710, Math 2 750
AP: Physics C 4, Computer Science A 5, Psychology 5</p>

<p>National Honor Society
French Honor Society
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist (~90% go on to be finalists)</p>

<p>AP course I'm taking this year: Calculus BC, English Literature, Physics C (two exams), and Economics</p>

<p>Colleges I'm going to apply to:</p>

<p>Pace University
Lehigh University
CUNY Queens College
SUNY Binghamton University
SUNY New Paltz University
Polytechnic University</p>

<p>IDK if I should apply to MIT and CMU, because those seem to be two big-name CS schools, but at the same time I'm more interested in the quality of education, not the prestige. And low-competition is good too. I don't want to go to a highly competitive college where people stab each other in the back for opportunities.</p>

<p>If I need to post more information, just let me know what.</p>

<p>Bumpity bump</p>

<p>Rensselaer and Clark University are smaller schools with solid CS programs. RPI has about 5000 undergrads and 1200 graduate students while Clark has about 2000 undergrads and 1500 graduate students. Students at Clark have raved about the collaborative nature of their departments and how faculty really nurture undergrads.</p>

<p>I think you should try for CMU because you have qualified enough stats as their computer science program is top notch so the education you'll receive will be superb as well. CMU isn't as competitive as MIT but it's still relatively so. However, I think you'll have a good chance there.</p>