<p>I am a 25-yr-old asian taking a computer science degree in University of Wollongong (some australian uni ranked at 300+ in the world). I am taking it distance-learning from Singapore.</p>
<p>This course is a 3-year bachelor's degree. The honours year is in Australia and hence I applied to Australian National Uni (ANU) for the honours year instead and I got accepted for comp sci (hons) at ANU.</p>
<p>My GPA is roughly 3.3 out of 4. I know this is not very high, however the school does not practise any form of bell-curve moderation. It is based upon absolute scores, in that if you score over 85, you get a High Distinction (equilvalent of an A). It is common for a cohort not to have any student scoring an A. Sometimes, you may only have 2 or 3 students scoring a B.</p>
<p>Now, other than studying an honours year in Aussie, I am considering what kind of universities can I study in the US if I applied as a transfer student from Uni of Wollongong?</p>
<p>I hope someone can help me by giving me a rough gauge as to what kind of US universities I can apply for (as undergrad student transfer). </p>
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<li>GPA of 2.97/4 in Singaporean Polytechnic (got a diploma. Average results)</li>
<li>GPA of roughly 3.3/4 in Uni of Wollongong (see above for explanation of Uni of Wollongong results. Top 5% of my cohort in Singapore.)</li>
<li>No extra-curricular activities of mention</li>
<li>have not taken SAT. But I think you can assume that I may be able to get roughly 2200 to 2300 scores.</li>
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<p>I know the likes of MIT, Stanford are way out of my reach. But can you pls offer me some form of guidance as to what kind of colleges in the US may take me in? I am at a loss as to what colleges I can try applying for.</p>
<p>I would not mind taking masters in the US instead, but I suppose most american colleges will not take me in as a masters student due to my degree being a 3-year degree (no honours)?</p>
<p>You’re right when you say MIT and Stanford are way out of reach. Your academics are low and you have no extra-curriculars to speak of. Admissions here is very competitive, and the board of each of the top schools look for well-rounded people that have more going for them than academics. Sometimes they’ll even accept applicants whose academics are weak but ECs are strong.</p>
<p>Some of the schools on here that you could aim for would be University of Illinois, University of Washington, University of Texas, Georgia Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology…The last one might be more comfortable for you since there are a lot of Asian people in California. That does make admissions more competitive, though.</p>
<p>I recommend checking out the link above and looking into the schools you like from their websites, and to gather whether your statistics match the type of applicants they accept.</p>
<p>Honestly, the likes of:
University of Washington, University of Texas, Georgia Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology</p>
<p>are more than I can ever dream of. If I can get in, I will be pretty surprised.</p>
<p>I will try applying for them next year. However, by next year, I will probably graduate from my current course, so would that make transferring virtually impossible?</p>
<p>If I am not wrong, nearly all schools require you to study for 2 years at the college right?</p>
<p>look into some UCs. As tryandsucceed said there are many asians there. UC Davis has a nice computer science program. UWash is a tougher school to get into. If you wish to get even lower and get a few safety schools, San Jose State has a decent computer science program. Keep researching and good luck!</p>
<p>As for UCs, I suppose the likes of UCLA, UC San Diego and UC Berkeley should be out of reach for me as well?</p>
<p>As I am Asian and I intend to return back home to work, the likes of UC Davis and San Jose State might not be well heard of back home. If that is the case, I guess I would just apply to ANU for an honours year, since it is rather reputable back home and it only takes a year.</p>