<p>Just wanted to build up my list now that I've gotten all my test scores, etc. Can anyone recommend me a list of colleges where I can major in Computer Science and/or Business? (Leaning more towards Computer Science as undergrad if I had to pick just 1 major) </p>
<p>Right now I have in my list Stanford, Carnegie Mellon (SCS, Tepper), and UPenn - Wharton. I realize these are very competitive schools so I want some more match/safety schools (Feel free to recommend me more highly competitive schools as well) Also I probably would need financial aid. I'm in NY btw.</p>
<p>My test scores/grades are pretty good but if you need to, just base the recommendations off my first and only SAT score - 2220 (M 760, R 700, W 760)</p>
<p>Bump. Amy suggestions?</p>
<p>Cost constraints?</p>
<p>Stony Brook University is a fine school for CS that is not that expensive for NY residents.</p>
<p>I don’t really want to say any cost constraints. For now I would prefer schools with decent financial aid. Also how is business program at stony and does it offer double majoring?</p>
<p>Look into the [Association</a> of Independent Technological Universities: AITU](<a href=“http://theaitu.org%5DAssociation”>http://theaitu.org) schools. Many of the smaller ones have merit aid and are not as selective as CMU or MIT.</p>
<p>U of Michigan, MIT, USC, UCB, UCLA, UCI</p>
<p>@xraymancs Thanks for that link. Never heard of the organization but looks like a great organization to look at for my college search.</p>
<p>@AirforceWuhn, aren’t those California Unis not generous at all with scholarships if you’re an OOS?</p>
<p>*I don’t really want to say any cost constraints. For now I would prefer schools with decent financial aid. *</p>
<p>From another thread:
Considering the fact that I’ll need financial aid</p>
<p>Well, this is the time to consider cost-constraints. You’re right, the UCs aren’t great with scholarships for OOS students, and they won’t give need-based aid for OOS tuition. Mich won’t likely give you much need-based aid either, and likely little/no merit based aid.</p>
<p>What is your situation? Are you low income? Middle income ($50k-85k)? Upper Middle ($90k-$150k) or more?</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay?</p>
<p>If you need aid (either merit or need-based aid) and you want workable recommendations, then you need to disclose what your situation is.</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids</p>
<p>My total household income is probably about 100,000 but i have a twin so… My parents would probably pay as much as they can and even go into debt to get me into a good school but I don’t want to stack up debts you know.</p>
<p>My total household income is probably about 100,000 but i have a twin so… My parents would probably pay as much as they can and even go into debt to get me into a good school but I don’t want to stack up debts you know.</p>
<p>Ok. Well, ask your parents how much they’ll contribute each year for each twin. You don’t want to find out next spring that you have a handful of acceptances but no affordable schools.</p>
<p>Be sure to apply to 2-3 schools that you know FOR SURE that your family can afford because of ASSURED merit/FA and family funds. </p>
<p>You’re smart to avoid too much debt. As a frosh, you can borrow up to $5500.</p>
<p>Your M+CR is a 1460. That’s good, but may not be high enough for schools like UPenn Wharton and Stanford.</p>
<p>A 1460 M+CR is high enough to get good sized merit scholarships at some mid-tier schools that give such. Apply to a few of them as “back up” schools.</p>
<p>Okay I will ask. And when you say my M+CR might not be high enough for schools like UPenn Wharton / Stanford, do you mean for scholarships or like admission chances in general?</p>
<p>UPenn and Stanford don’t give scholarships. </p>
<p>Your M+CR may not be high enough for admission. For example, the top 25% at Stanford have a 1570 or higher.</p>
<p>What’s the bottom 25th percentile? And are these percentiles for the accepted or for all applications? </p>
<p>I’m hoping my good SAT II / AP / IB scores could perhaps offset the SAT I score.</p>
<p>Wash U might be a good choice (through the School of Engineering and Olin Business School), and while FA might be a hurdle for admission they definitely work with you financially once you are accepted (and there are competitive merit scholarships as well).</p>
<p>tet, I forgot to mention Cornell. USC does give merit aid but none of the schools on your original list gives scholarships either.</p>
<p>The top (or bottom) 25% are the enrolled freshman. </p>
<p>The bottom 25% tend to be the athletes or similarly hooked students.</p>
<p>@Koriender what’s FA?</p>
<p>@Airforce yes but my knowledge is that they are need-based right? </p>
<p>and I forgot to ask my parents about the money so will have that here tomorrow :p</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids Okay so without loans, my parents said they would be able to contribute approx $10,000 each to both my brother and me. But ofc they are willing to take out loans. So where do you think this puts me?</p>
<p>MIT - reach
SUNY Stony Brook - safety</p>
<p>But Stony Brook has a commuter school reputation (empties out on the weekends) so I would only recommend if that is your intended lifestyle.</p>
<p>Try some of the Net Cost Calculators for various schools on collegeboard. They’ll give you a ballpark estimate for what type of aid you might get and what the total cost would be. I will say that with you and your twin attending at the same time, the elite private schools (Ivies, MIT, etc.) will be fairly generous with need-based aid if you can get in.</p>