<p>I'm currently a first year student at Sarah Lawrence College. They only offer a B.A. here and after studying some cs I am interested in transferring somewhere that offers a B.S. in computer science. What are some schools that offer great computer science programs and are also likely to accept me as a transfer? Keep in mind the curriculum at sarah lawrence is very 'different' so I won't be able to meet any specific course requirements other than intro to programming, and possibly some math. I'm interested in carnegie mellon, but I don't think I have that great of chances. Im from Indiana so Purdue is also an option.</p>
<p>SAT math: 720
SAT reading: 690
SAT writing: 630</p>
<p>HS GPA: 4.0
AP courses: Calc, psych, chem, U.S history, english</p>
<p>College extra curriculars:
Student Senate</p>
<p>HS extra curriculars:
Computer repair club\ self-run business internship
Cross country
Psych club</p>
<p>Any feedback will be appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>Purdue is good, and should be relatively low cost to you as an Indiana resident.</p>
<p>Do you have cost constraints?</p>
<p>Look at some of the smaller [Association</a> of Independent Technological Universities: AITU](<a href=“http://theaitu.org%5DAssociation”>http://theaitu.org) schools. They have the same range of programs as Carnegie Mellon but might be a bit less difficult to get into as a transfer.</p>
<p>A great financial aid package will be important, but I am not extremely restricted. Sarah lawrence is the most expensive school in the country, however I got a very large gift aid package. So it depends.</p>
<p>The School of Informatics & Computing at IU is another option, though it doesn’t rank nearly as high as Purdue. [School</a> of Informatics and Computing: Indiana University Bloomington](<a href=“http://www.soic.indiana.edu/]School”>http://www.soic.indiana.edu/)</p>
<p>I’ve considered IU as well. Purdue is going to be my safety so I will apply there. Any ideas for a ‘reach’ school that I still have a fair chance at?</p>
<p>You may also want to consider schools like Minnesota, Virginia Tech, and Cal Poly SLO, which have relatively low out of state full list prices.</p>
<p>Although SLC is rather limited in math and science, it would be worth your while to take as many of Calculus I, Calculus II, Discrete Math, and Multivariable Calculus while you are there before transfer, so that you will not be too far behind in the math requirements for CS at the new school. The Abstract Algebra and Number Theory courses could also be useful.</p>
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<p>Of the CS courses at SLC, The Way of the Program, Software Design and Development, and The Soul of the Machine may be transferable.</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.slc.edu/catalogue/natural-sciences-and-mathematics/computer-science/index.html]Computer”>http://www.slc.edu/catalogue/natural-sciences-and-mathematics/computer-science/index.html]Computer</a> Science](<a href=“http://www.slc.edu/catalogue/natural-sciences-and-mathematics/mathematics/index.html]Mathematics[/url”>http://www.slc.edu/catalogue/natural-sciences-and-mathematics/mathematics/index.html)</p>
<p>Some CS degree programs are within engineering divisions, so they require calculus-based physics for scientists and engineers. SLC’s general physics courses are non-calculus-based and therefore unlikely to be accepted by such CS degree programs.</p>
<p>Note that public universities tend to be more transfer friendly than most private universities (though some private universities do accept significant numbers of transfer students, and public universities often favor transfers from in-state community colleges). But most public universities give little or no financial aid to out of state students (though Virginia and North Carolina (Chapel Hill) are said to be exceptions).</p>
<p>Since you’re at a small college, I was thinking you might want to continue in that type of academic environment. So, what about Bryn Mawr? You also could cross-register for courses at Penn. Or, what about Barnard? The CS dept. at Barnard essentially is a Columbia dept. (Of course, these are options only if you’re female.)</p>
<p>Look into the difference in CS programs with BS vs CE programs, often CS will give you more flexibility. For instance at Brown, my daughter did a Math/CS. She could have done an Applied Math/CS, an Econ/CS a Computational Bio/CS or straight up CS. But since she didn’t pick CS until 2nd semester sophmore year, the Math/CS was the one she was on track for and it fit her interests. She is doing very well with that choice. (However Brown doesn’t give merit aid, only need based, as you likely know–otherwise I’d say to go for it, the department is great.)</p>
<p>Stony Brook is another school for CS that has low out of state costs.</p>
<p>Other good CS schools include the usual publics in CA, WA, MI, WI, IL, TX, MD, GA, PA, NJ but these may be more expensive out of state.</p>
<p>USC is a private school that accepts a relatively large (for a private school) number of transfer students (though still fewer than its CA public competition, and mostly from community colleges).</p>
<p>I’m male, so no Bryn Mawr for me. So public universities are easier to transfer to, but they offer little financial aid to out of state students. I know this especially because I was accepted to University of Minnesota, but it ended up costing more than the private schools I applied to like Butler and Sarah Lawrence. In this case, I’m looking more for private schools simply because I have Purdue as an affordable, public option with a good cs program. So is it reasonable to say that transferring in to schools at the level of Carnegie Mellon or say Northwestern is unlikely with my stats? Any more suggestions for private schools with great cs programs? Thank you everyone for the feedback so far!</p>
<p>Cooper Unions would be the ideal for you but I don’t think you will be able to get in, should be on your reach list. If your in-state is New York, try some SUNY and CUNY honors programs as financial safety.</p>
<p>I’ve looked at Cooper Union and it looks great, but it is definitely a reach for me. My in-state is Indiana, which is why Purdue has appeal.</p>