<p>@ucbalumnus Okay, so I can apply as a CS major and get rejected into that major but get accepted to the school itself, right? (Sorry if it’s a very stupid question.) I don’t want to risk my chances of getting into my “safety” school by doing that. </p>
<p>My sister and my interests are almost completely opposite. But I think she is majoring in Speech and Hearing Science (which is apparently listed as competitive). I know she did extremely well her freshman year though so her GPA should have been very high (either 4.0 or close). My brother is an incoming freshman, so I have no clue. He probably has no idea what he’s doing either, but since he is interested in engineering, I guess I’ll see if he ends up getting in. My cousin is the same age and he got direct admit to Electrical Engineering which is competitive.</p>
<p>@MYOS1634 Thank you! I’ll look at Case Western Reserve. My only concern was the location. I have pretty much zero knowledge when it comes to Ohio. Also, CWR seemed to reject a lot of very highly qualified this past year (or that may have been another similar school I was looking at). </p>
<p>Of money is tight, Temple would be a very safe safety I would think. You can get full tuition for merit, again check the thread with the full-merit paying colleges.</p>
<p>What about Haverford? It’s a lovely campus but you can easily get into Philly and the school will pay for your travel (really, that’s what they said on the tour). </p>
<p>Sit down and run the net price calculator for some options. You may be pleasantly surprised.</p>
<p>Thank you for the information on UW! I guess I could have checked the website myself. Sorry!</p>
<p>Wow, it looks like all (but one) of the schools on my list so far are on that list. So I guess I’ve been unconsciously looking for full-need schools. I’m guessing LACs are gonna be my best bets for need. Would being from the West Coast and being Asian help/hinder my chances there? Or have no effect?</p>
<p>And Haverford seems like a really nice school! Ah, but the school is pretty selective to get into like most. </p>
<p>I’m thinking of applying early to Boston College. But if I do get in, do you know how early they send out FA packages? Would it be before the December 1st/January 1st deadline for most regular decision schools?</p>
<p>LACs are not necessarily the best at meeting need; more selective schools (LACs or otherwise) tend to be better at meeting need. But run the net price calculator on each school’s web site to see for that particular school.</p>
<p>Also, as a prospective CS major, check the catalogs and schedules at each school to see if enough advanced CS courses are offered at a reasonable frequency. Some small schools have very small CS departments that may not offer very many courses, or only offer them once every two years or less frequently.</p>
Being from Washington State would be a slight advantage.</p>
<p>The Asian advantage varies by which country you identify with. If your heritage is Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Indian then you would only have an advantage at those schools that have a hard time matriculating high achieving Asians. Generally (very generally) Asians have an advantage at schools that are not located in/near big cities and/or don’t have big name recognition. So look for rural locations, lesser known names.</p>
<p>Southeast Asian (except Singaporean) and South Asian (except India) heritage is somewhat of an advantage.</p>
<p>I would not expect being Asian to be an advantage except possibly at schools that are under 5% Asian and consider race or ethnicity in admissions.</p>
<p>(On the other hand, it is often believed that being Asian is a disadvantage at schools where there is a high percentage of Asian students and which consider race or ethnicity in admissions.)</p>