<p>Hello, everyone? I'm from Mongolia and desperately want to study in the States. It's my ultimate goal. As you see from the title, I'm looking for some non-competitive (safeties?) LAC's that can give me a solid CS education.
Just thought you might need my scores.
SATI 440CR 560W 750M
SATII 770Math2 700Phys 690Japanese with listening.
I'm retaking SATI this December and looking forward for a 1900. I think it's totally attainable. I want to improve my CR score to at least a 550 and yeah that's what I'm getting on practice tests now.
I heard lots of good things about Harvey Mudd and Case Western Reserve and Wesleyan. Are they very competitive colleges? Should I just hope and go for them?</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd is very competitive. You would have a very hard time gaining acceptance with your current test scores (it's median SAT range is 2090-2290, and international applicants usually need above average scores to be competitive at top colleges). </p>
<p>Case Western might be a match for you.</p>
<p>How about Oberlin?</p>
<p>I think you'd be competitive for Wesleyan, just from the diversity standpoint. Would you need much financial aid? It's not automatic for internationals.</p>
<p>Yeah, I am depending on financial aids heavily. Also, I think I should mention that I have some really decent EC's. And thanks for the replies. I'm interested in Wesleyan and Case Western Reserve, but I don't know anything about Oberlin. So is this a good college with a good CS program?
I'm also interested in dual major: CS and Business/Marketing.
Is it available in every college??? Or no? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>It will be hard to find that particular combination at a genuine LAC since business is sort of the antithesis of pure arts and science; even a larger university like Penn likes to keep them separate. The only places where I can think of them co-existing might be Washington and Lee in Virginia or, Claremont McKenna College in California where huge numbers of students major in Accounting.</p>
<p>Oh, yeah? So just forget it. I was just curious. So any additional advices and opinions will be greatly appreciated. I'm a senior and have got not much time left. Please help me out here guys!!!</p>
<p>You need to start by figuring out which colleges offer financial aid to internationals. My understanding from kids on here is that it's a fairly limited list. Good luck.</p>
<p>Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts has a curriculum that combines one of their engineering field options (which include electrical & computer engineering, and general engineering with a concentration in computing) with business education and liberal arts. Tuition is free. I'm not sure your stats would ordinarily be competitive for them, but they openly state on their website that they care about geographic and cultural diversity in their admissions process, so that would probably give you a boost.</p>
<p>I second Harvey Mudd.</p>
<p>I'll mention here some of the colleges that are either supporters of USAP and offer financial aid to international students. So please give me your opinions!!!
Thanks all of you who commented.</p>
<p>So here are my options:
Oberlin, Whitman, Williams, Wesleyan, Harvey Mudd, Case Western Reserve, Middleybury.</p>
<p>I gotta choose 5 from it. All of these are supporters of USAP (United States Achievers' Program held by US Government -- a little push for me) and offer international students financial aids. So if you were me, which ones would you choose regarding their CS program???</p>
<p>Here's the thing: based purely on CS rep, Case-Western probably makes the most sense. But, it really is not a LAC. And, neither is Harvey Mudd. Case has about 13,000 students if you include all its graduate schools. Harvey Mudd, while tiny, only offers seven majors, cs being one of them. I'm not saying they are bad places. Rather, I'd describe them as "special situations".</p>
<p>The six remaining institutions are more typical LACs. Whitman would be the easiest to get into, but I couldn't vouch for the fianancial aid that would be available to you. </p>
<p>Wesleyan receives the most funding from the National Science Foundation and has a somewhat larger course selection in computer science than the others. But, Williams and Middlebury are not exactly shrinking violets when it comes to science facilities and teachers.</p>
<p>I'm sure you'll exceed expectations no matter where you wind up.</p>
<p>What if I choose Harvey Mudd, Wesleyan, Case, Williams, Middlebury plus already chosen 4 (MIT, Cornell, Vanderbilt, Grinnel)? Does it look like an impossible list?</p>
<p>Interesting variety. But, not impossible.</p>
<p>Does anyone have the link to the undergraduate origins for CS PhDs?</p>
<p>I assume their CS programs are good, but I do not know if all offer it. They are all in Pennsylvania. </p>
<p>Best
Swarthmore
Haverford
Grove City
Bryn Mawr (Female)
Lafayette
Bucknell</p>
<p>Good
Dickinson
Muhlenberg
Franklin and Marshall
Gettysburg
Ursinus
Allegheny</p>
<p>Okay
Moravian
Albright
Juniata
Elizabethtown
Lebanon Valley College
Susquehana
Messiah
Washington and Jefferson
Lycoming</p>
<p>Gettysburg and F&M don't offer CS majors.</p>
<p>I assumed CS meant Computer Science. I believe F&M and Gettysburg both offer a major in it.</p>
<p>Gettysburg</a> College - Majors, Minors & Programs
Franklin</a> & Marshall - Academic Majors and Programs</p>