<p>I can't decide between business and some sort of comp sci or comp engineering degree, so right now I prefer to look at colleges that have good programs in both to be on the safe side (I might end up doing a dual or double major or something).</p>
<p>My current list:
UPenn (it's hard to get into the Jerome Fisher program, as well as Wharton, should I put Wharton or the engineering school as my backup? I feel the engineering isn't very strong at UPenn, but Wharton is still insanely hard to get into. Should I be safe and choose engineering or go with the stronger Wharton program? Again, at this moment, I have no preference)
MIT
CMU
University of Michigan
RPI (as more or less a safety)</p>
<p>Possibilities: Stanford, Cornell, Northwestern</p>
<p>And a few possibilities I have questions about:
WUSTL- for some reason I was under the impression that it had good engineering, computer science and business. After recent research, I've come to the conclusion that it's engineering and computer science is really not up to par with that of some of the other schools. If I'm not sure I'm going to want to do business, I'm worried about applying here. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>CMC and HMC- if I go to CMC, I'm going to have to do business (and I absolutely hate the social atmosphere there). If I go to HMC, I'm going to have to do engineering or computer science (but I love the social atmosphere). I know at either place I'll be able to take classes in the other area, but I'd be stuck mainly doing whatever that school specializes in. And I don't know if I'm going to end up wanting to do either. So though I thought HMC was only second to MIT in overall how much I love it, I might not want to apply there just because I might get stuck doing something I don't want. Any comments?</p>
<p>Sorry if I wasn't very concise with this... or a bit disorganized. I'm a bit tired. Thanks for commenting!</p>
<p>Forgot to add: if anyone has any more suggestions for schools, I’m all open for suggestions. I’m going to apply to a lot of UCs along with these, by the way. My only real criteria right now for complete rejection is I don’t want it to be a conservative or religiously affiliated school (unless it’s not very intensely affiliated). So if anyone has any suggestions…</p>
<p>Price limit? State of residency?</p>
<p>Post your stats to get more suggestions, as well as any other preferences for locations etc.
And what can you afford? Do you need lots of FA and do you qualify for it? Are you looking for merit aid?</p>
<p>I’d rather not type it all out, but my GPA is in the low 3.9’s unweighted and with A-'s counting as A’s (if an A- is a 3.7, it’s probably in the high 3.8’s). I will have completed 6-7 AP classes when I graduate (and my school doesn’t offer a ton of AP classes, so I feel pretty good about taking that many). I have a good amount of extracurriculars (symphony, speech and debate, soccer) and I am a camp counselor over the summer. I hope that gives you at least a general idea. If you want more info then just ask.</p>
<p>I don’t need any FA and can afford any school, although I might need to take out loans for the really expensive schools, so cheaper is preferable, but not required. Merit aid would be nice, but again, not required. I live in California.</p>
<p>Even if some schools don’t seem to fit me, could you just tell me which schools are more or less top schools in business and engineering or computer science? I can decide for myself. Thanks!</p>
<p>There are lots of them. Have you tried using the college search tool here on CC with your required majors and GPA/test scores? You can use that to come up with a big list of possibilities and then narrow it down from there…
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Some names that will pop up - BU, Northeastern, WPI, Notre Dame, JHU, Villanova, Case Western, WUSTL (yes, it is very good!), and dozens more.
The more criteria you have, the easier it is to narrow it down…</p>
<p>I never 100% trusted those searches. I mean, it gave me a few ideas to start my search with originally, but now is different. I am putting the last few colleges on my list, now, and I want to be really sure that they deserve those spots.</p>
<p>I feel like I want more reach schools, anyways. I have plenty of backup schools with RPI and the many UCs I will apply to (by the way, I recently moved Cornell to the “definitely applying” list).</p>
<p>What do you guys think about UVA? And I would like more input on WUSTL as well.</p>
<p>UVA is great for business, only OK for CS. You should really be looking at Berkeley.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech’s business program has a great reputation in the Atlanta area, and companies from all over the US recruit its engineering grads. I believe its CS program is also excellent. Though your GPA puts you well within the range of admitted students, it’s hard to tell about whether it’s a match or reach without your SAT/ACT scores. </p>
<p>Case Western may be worth considering although merit aid in the harder sciences/engineering is generally limited to students with extremely high stats.</p>
<p>If you want a smaller California school with great CS, engineering, and a well respected business program, look into Santa Clara University. If your scores make you competitive for the Ivies, you’ll almost certainly get quite a bit of merit aid.</p>