Background: I’m a recent graduate of Dartmouth College with an Economics bachelor’s degree, who’s been somewhat disappointed in the job opportunities that opened (finance and consulting) and is looking to pursue a master’s in computer science to shift focus towards tech and entrepreneurship. I think my application is competitive. My GPA is rather meh (3.25), but I think my personal statement and recs are strong, and my GRE is V169/Q170. I’m not from a particularly wealthy background and have been hearing about the potential that a degree at a non-US school could well be cheaper, and I’m interested in checking out options. I am currently most interested in schools in the UK and Germany, and am planning to apply to UC of London, perhaps Cambridge. Does anyone know of other places with strong CS programs that would be low cost and friendly to someone who’s currently monolingual? (avec un peu de Francais)
I’m too lazy to check, but I thought Canadian colleges were generally a lot cheaper than US colleges. What about McGill?
I have considered some Canadian schools (U of British Columbia and Waterloo were on my list) and will check out McGill further, their tuition does look to be about the same as for state college students in the US and about half of Stanford. What do you think my admission chances would look like with so-so grades from a really good school and a great test score?
Without wanting to rain on your parade, Cambridge will NOT overlook a poor GPA- for CompSci Masters they want a 3.7. They are not interested in the GRE. Also, I don’t think that you would like their course, as it is basically meant to prepare you to do a PhD in CompSci.
The UCL course looks a better fit, as it is meant for non-CompSci people. Your GPA is officially too low (they want a 3.3, and again they are not interested in the GRE), but you might get away with it. Afaik, there is only one scholarship that you would be eligible- the Greenbank Scholarship- which is worth £10K. In general you will not get money from UK or European unis, so look at the net costs. For inexpensive courses you may have more luck in Germany