Looking for a strong computer science college

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm a junior in HS right now, but I've started thinking about college a lot and decided to come here. Because I'm not in my senior year yet, a lot of these stats are either projected or estimated, but I think they're all fairly consistent with how I'll graduate.</p>

<p>GPA: ~3.7 unweighted</p>

<p>APs:<br>
11th - AP computer science (most likely a 5 on the AP)
12th - AP stat (?)
12th - maybe AP spanish(?)
12th - AP Physics</p>

<p>Honors:
9th - Biology A (A) , Honors Geometry (B), Orchestra (dropped because no space in schedule)
10th - Chemistry A, Honors Algebra 2/Trig 10th (B+)
(projected grades) 11th - Physics A (A) , Honors Precalc(B+)
(projected class) 12th - Honors Calculus(?)</p>

<p>Authentic Science Research - 3 Year course (10-12) where you pick a field of interest, become an expert on that field, develop a research project with a mentor and apply to competitions (most notably Intel Science Talent Search). My research is cool and involves programming, but without results I'm unsure of a semi-finalist placing.</p>

<p>EC:
Co-run a Tech Club at my school. In the club, I teach C++ programming and use graphics libraries and game design to keep kids from losing interest in the academic nature of C++.</p>

<p>I started working at a grocery store this summer. Within a month I was promoted to a management level position. I work ~25 hours a week(will be cut down to 20 during the track seasons)</p>

<p>Spring Track: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Winter Track: 10th, 11th, 12th
I'm a pole vaulter and plan to reach at least 12' before graduation.</p>

<p>Summer:
Working as I described above.</p>

<p>Audited two NYU programming courses, will likely do again this year (or similar program)
No SAT scores yet but looking to score at least 2000</p>

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<p>In terms of colleges, the most important thing for me is academics. I'm really interested in computer science and spend a lot of time programming on my own. I especially want to go to a school where there is a CS culture, where people talk about programming and where there will be opportunities to find projects to work on.</p>

<p>If I was forced to pick a profile, I'd say a moderate-big school is preferable and a warm-ish climate would be nice.</p>

<p>This is my first post so please feel free to let me know if I'm missing information or general posting etiquette. Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Cost constraints? State of residency?</p>

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<p>tuition isn’t an issue, reside in NY but would definitely consider west coast options as well</p>

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<p>You parents have assured you that they can contribute up to about $60,000 per year for your college?</p>

<p>Stony Brook is a fine school for CS at in-state price.</p>

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<p>Yes they have, but stony brook looks very nice. The one thing off putting is the campus. Any other suggestions?</p>

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<p>Carnegie Mellon University is ranked #1 computer science university according to USNews.</p>

<p>Some other great, but extremely rigorous, options include:
MIT
California Institute of Technology
Stanford University
University of California-Berkeley
University of California - Los Angeles
Rice University
Cornell University</p>

<p>Other, more tangible options, include:
George Institute of Technology
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Washington
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor</p>

<p>^^All offer excellent programs in computer science</p>