Looking for good colleges in New England or California?

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<li><p>If you want to get into schools like MIT you’ll first have to raise your GPA a good bit. Colleges look at the unweighted, not weighted, GPA. USC is also quite selective.</p></li>
<li><p>Surprised no-one has mentioned Santa Clara for CS. UC Riverside has some very good science programs, although it’s one of the least highly regarded campuses. You also should check the new UC Merced campus.</p></li>
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