Man EECS looks attractive in that it doesn’t require as many courses that I’m not too interested in. However, the major key factor is that when it comes to CS, I care far more about the AI aspect of it than the EE part. In addition, I am interested in double majoring in maths. I think I’m going to go for L&S math and CS all things considered
Also, I know that I didn’t mention this in my original post, but I’m also considering my chances of UT CS and turing. This is because UT is known to have a good CS program and it would be in-state for me, which isn’t huge, but it is somewhat convenient. In addition, turing does seem to have an attractive culture for me, as it is a much smaller and more “personalized” group.
In my opinion, college is meant to give you the best possible entry into the job market, through both educational value and name. The reason I haven’t looked into the culture as much is that I feel like a person’s friend group matters far more than the general environment of a college. That said, I haven’t neglected culture as a factor to consider when making my final decisions. I’m also aware that all of these schools are reach schools. Obviously, the reason for this is that there are far too many qualified applicants applying to these schools. I’m trying to ascertain how qualified I am and then relying on being picked to attend at least one of these top tier schools.
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I think reach for all. Sorry. EC’s aren’t; that strong and I don’t see a pattern or something interesting. What do you like to do? I can’t tell from your EC’s where you spend your time or what passion you have? I’d beef up the EC’s to closer match the stats. Then would be a better chance.
Given what you stated above, I’d recommend choosing a school where CS majors aren’t embedded within engineering and must fulfill a general math/science core rather than an engineering core. Besides some engineering basics which you may or may not care about, math required by engineering core also tends to be more of the “applied” type.
What kinds of schools would you recommend? In particular, are there any schools from the ones I’ve listed in my original question that fit this description?
Yeah, I don’t have any “major” accomplishments in my ECs like USAMO or something. I was hoping however that it would indicate a clear interest in computer science as well as some competency in math. I also thought that my projects(tech internship, building company website) would be at least a little interesting. Is it too common or too easy? Just wondering because I do have some time until college apps to beef up my profile.
FWIW, Berkeley’s CS 189 Machine Learning class is one of the preeminent (and daunting) artificial intelligent classes in the country.
OP, get more depth in your EC’s. Better to have one really good one with multiple dimensions then something flat that is more about time spent than time well spent. Think of a really cool thing you would like to do and then do it. Or join an organization that means something to you and find a project to work on. It’s less about lists of things than the actual depth of things.
California is the most expensive place in the country to go to school. If you’re going into something as employable as computer science, there’s zero benefit to going there, except to pay $300,000 for a bachelors degree. Speaking from experience, prestige does not equate to a higher salary, now or in the future. Employers give you an entry level salary adjusted to the cost of living…no more, no less. The higher they go on salary, the easier it is to have an experienced professional to do the job. The industry is driven entirely on work experience. In fact, after 2-3 years, most employers don’t even bother asking about education.
I went to a regional state university and I have about 6 years of experience. I just accepted an offer at a fortune 500 company. This is after interviewing at USAA, Amazon, University of KY, and Stanford Medical Center. Yes, that is indeed is Stanford in Palo Alto, CA. All of these are for comfortable salaries.
My advice, find a good practical school, and make the goal to graduate without debt. Going to a hyper-competitive school only makes it more difficult to get the degree you want, with no additional benefits, other than getting an entry level job. A $100k a year job in Silicon Valley is worth the same, or even less than a $55k a year job in Dallas, Texas.
Does “USACO silver” mean that someone already passed the USACO Silver test or mean is qualified to attend USACO Silver test?
USACO silver means you are currently in the silver division(qualified to take silver tests). If you pass USACO silver, you are considered USACO gold.
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