Which grad schools are top 20 in computer science and what is my chance?

Graduate School
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I’m majoring in electrical engineering in UCLA and my current gpa is 3.4

What is my chance for top 20 grad school in computer science major??

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Non premium content, US News - Computer Science: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings?int=abc409
Computer Engineering: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/computer-engineering-rankings?int=9d0e08&int=a06908

I can’t help with your other questions. To help others answer, you should provide more information, such as: Masters or PhD? Research experience? Subject matter interest? Also, what year are you? UCLA is very good school, but a 3.4 after your junior year is much more impressive than a 3.4 after your freshman year.

If you look for other posts that I’ve made in this forum, you can read how my son decided on a PhD vs. Masters, decided on his research interests, determined the best graduate school fits, and then tailored his classes and research options starting with his junior year. He intends to go for a PhD in aerospace engineering, focusing on plasma/ion propulsion research. Fingers crossed.

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I’m senoir now and going to apply for Masters degree. I don’t have research experiecn.

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It also depends on how much of a CS background you have, how well you did in CS classes even as an EE, what field within CS you want to pursue, if your letter of recommendation writers can speak to your technical skills, your GRE score being decent, if you can write a convincing SOP as to why you want to do CS…