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<p>I am absolutely certain that I want to major in computer science (or some form of it) when I go to college next year. However, I am finding it very hard to find information specific to the computer science major ("I wanna be an engineer but I dont know what type yet" prevails). Specifically, in the USNews rankings I can't find a top whatever for computer science. The closest I can find is computer engineering, would you guys consider that to be close enough?</p>

<p>Secondly, my list of colleges I intend to apply to at the moment is:
PSU
carnegie mellon
stanford
UCB
mit
boston u
cornell</p>

<p>I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions on my list/ammendments to it specifically for computer science, and another good safety college to add (I'm thinking northwestern atm). I currently live near Los Angeles and don't want to go to school anywhere in southern california if I can help it. I also really like the San Fran and Boston areas. Lastly, my entire extended family lives throughout Pennsylvania, I figure that'd also be a good place for me to be (yes, I know us wussy californians can't take the cold ^^).</p>

<p>TY in advanced for the help!</p>

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<p>From my experience, computer engineers really don't like it when you call them computer scientists...so im guessing its not the same.</p>

<p>I have heard that Carnegie Mellon is quite good with cs though.</p>

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<p>If you're looking into Computer Science, you might want to add UW to your list. It's ranking is just below UCB, Stan. CM, MIT, and Corn. and it's in Seattle so it has great connections with Microsoft. If you have any chance of not getting in to any of those 5 schools then look in to Washington.</p>

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<p>Is it true that CMU is as good as MIT in CS? Do you think their campus in Qatar will be of good quality?</p>

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<p>i beleive i'm pretty much a sure bet for boston and psu, and the rest are not out of my reach. I will look into UW</p>

<p>I could finally attend the penny arcade expo =)</p>

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<p>CMU's CS program is as good as MIT. It's an excellent program.</p>

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<p>Does anyone know anything about their Campus in Qatar? I am thinking of applying there (I am from Pakistan) .. but it just seems a bit risky ..</p>

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<p>If you hate cold, than I'd rule out Cornell. CMU would be a good school especially for cs, I almost went there but decided to go to Berkeley for Mech Eng. If your instate Berkeley would be a good choice since its on par with the top schools, but a a very reasonable tuition. If you could get into MIT or stanford that would be great, but there admissions is very unpredictable, so I wouldnt assume your going there. I'd say it depends on if you want east coast or west coast. If east, I'd pick between CMU and MIT. If west, Berkeley or stanford.</p>

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<p>I can also personally attest that Rice has a great CS program and is rated very high for its undergraduate experience as a whole. Its small size keeps it out of the top CS rankings, but its grads are very much recruited.</p>

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<p>Absolutely! I really don't like being called a computer scientist :p</p>

<p>PS Is your name a reference to the Ferst Center?</p>

<p>For OP, since you appear to be leaning toward PA, I'd say consider Penn State (not just College Park campus) or Drexel as your safety, but without knowing your credentials, it's hard to say.</p>

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<p>If you hate cold then rule out CMU too. Pittsburgh winters can be...ummm...yeah, especially to those used to california "winter"</p>

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<p>UIUC is currently ranked #5 in US NEWS ranking for Computer Science.</p>