@DrGoogle But what I’ve i become a top student at UMD 
But how could you be if you don’t like the school?
@TheDidactic I actually liked both almost equally lol, and UMD is good at CS but its in college of sciences. I would have minimal backup plans right (if i don’t like CS for some reason)?
Use collegedata and compare your stats to the admitted students. Assume CS majors will be among the top scorers (ie. look for the top 20% or so in terms of test scores and GPA).
How sure are you about CS? You may have to make compromise. Go to UMD and if you don’t like it there, really hate it or something for whatever reason then transfer. It’s hard to play whatifs. It can drive you insane.
If you’re worried about being a top student, compare your stats and those of top admits. Provided you have good work ethics, if you are among the top admitted students, there’s no reason why you should do poorly. This is true for both universities.
CS being in the College of Sciences has nothing to do with anything. If you need a back up major, pick math, or applied math, or statistics, or economics, or anything you can be good at.
@DrGoogle Im quite confident ill like it because I like math and done some coding, but isn’t the internal transfer hard?
@MYOS1634 What if i wanna transfer to finance? for backup
I don’t know about UMD internal transfer but it seems like more people want to be admitted to CS so it should be easier to transfer out of CS vs into CS. Have you check the internal transfer of UMD. Also I noticed that a particular school reddit gives better information. Perhaps you can ask the question there.
You need to be very good at math. 
Note that ALMOST EVERYONE has to apply to get into Smith, and even for potential preadmits, the program starts junior year. All you have to do is complete the application + these three classes and get high grades:
BMGT 220 Principles of Accounting I
MATH 220 Elementary Calculus I, MATH140 Calculus I, or MATH130 Calculus I for the Life Sciences
BMGT2301 or 2312 Business Statistics (or equivalent)
@MYOS1634 Oh okay… but its competitive right?
@DrGoogle just wanna ask u, how would u say CS is compared to engineering nowadays? I think software is interesting but is it like all coding? and will it be growing like 20+ years from now?
@MYOS1634 Alright thanks! I (think) Im pretty good at Math. guess we’ll find out.
I have degrees in EE and CE but I took mostly CS classes. I would say CS has more job opportunities then EE or CE. Initially my daughter applied to CE because I thought having some hardware is good but after seeing some posters posted that CS at Cal makes more money on average than EECS, then I knew the CS trend is stronger. Most hardware companies are not doing as well as software companies, more growth in software. So I think CS is better for my kid. However, if you dislike math or coding, then don’t do it. You maybe miserable.
@DrGoogle Okay thanks! Do u think CS is here to stay? i just devalue it for some reason bc its in college of sciences and bc of its popularity.
I think so but in the past it has some issues with outsourcing but engineering has the same problem . No field is completely safe. Hopefully, you’ll be able to transfer some of your skill sets to a different career when the field is no longer in demand. But honestly, I did well in engineering so went the engineering route. My brother didn’t do well in engineering, he switched to CS and is still employed in CS field. I don’t do anymore real engineering work, mostly project management.
@DrGoogle Very true, most of the people I talk to say that we have only tapped into software and that CS will keep growing. Do u know if the CS field requires continuous learning? Like when a new language or something comes out they have to learn it. So can it be annoying in that sense or no?
You should always be learning new things otherwise you will be stale. If you love to learn then it shouldn’t be annoying, it should be exciting. I mean it in the true sense not as in lecturing.
@DrGoogle yea true, thanks