Which schools?

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<p>I’m a rising senior who has narrowed down her 4 potential majors to Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, or Economics (all math-based). I’m having trouble finding rankings of undergraduate programs (only US News’ graduate rankings). Does anyone have a list of rankings or schools I should be interested in?</p>

<p>I’m applying to Dartmouth, UC Berkeley, UMich, Cornell, WashU, Georgia Tech, USC, Northeastern, and UMass Amherst, among some Boston area schools that are more liberal-arts centered (e.g. BC, Brandeis). I have a pretty low GPA (3.4) and a decent SAT score (2220- 770 Math, 730 Writing, 720 Reading), but I attend a very competitive public high school and past GPA-SAT scatter plots have shown that my grades will give me a decent shot at these schools. I’m also retaking this SAT in October, so hopefully my score will go up. My standardized tests, math in particular (AP BC Calculus 5, SAT Math II 800), are decent, but I’m worried the schools I’m applying to are all more on the reach side of the spectrum than match. I was looking at schools like Case Western (as it has a good reputation as a computer science/engineering schools), but its low grad rankings worry me. </p>

<p>I’m also unsure as to what schools/majors I should be applying to in each college/university. I'm eaning toward engineering, but also toward computer science and statistics. I’m worried that I may want to switch from the CAS of some schools to engineering (or vice versa) or switch majors, which may be very difficult. </p>

<p>Thanks for any help/advice!</p>

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<p>For all schools I know of, it’s easier to switch from engineering to another major/school. Engineering requires you to start in the basics from first semester. All the schools you list are good ones. I wouldn’t worry about the rankings for them. If you really want to compare them you can look up the recommended classes for each major and see which looks most rigorous.</p>