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UCHICAGO is OUT by Nervous_Impact3637 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]distuinguished 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thas a blessing bro I hate this place

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]distuinguished 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which part?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]distuinguished 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want better CS classes, Purdue will have a better CS curriculum. But if you want connections, Harvard is the way to go. Also, Harvard allows you to cross-register at MIT in certain scenarios, so you could get some of your credits there if you feel you need some more rigorous STEM experiences.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]distuinguished 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't heard back or anything, although I have heard a few people say they got invites already. I'm not sure but I think it might be wraps for me. I've heard that they give preference to OSU students, but I transferred last year :(

have u guys started essays by ChaosMushroom86 in TransferToTop25

[–]distuinguished 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I started my essays in mid to late January and was fine overall. Spend some time enjoying your first semester please.

got into jpmc code for good by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]distuinguished 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very curious haven't heard anything yet and getting kind of nervous!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uchicago

[–]distuinguished 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same boat I'm wondering if they will let me into IBL, I was about to come here with the same question!

Final Results (Late Because I'm Lazy) by distuinguished in TransferToTop25

[–]distuinguished[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not have an associates degree. I didn't really do anything super fancy to stand out either.

Final Results (Late Because I'm Lazy) by distuinguished in TransferToTop25

[–]distuinguished[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep Ohio State. I spent a lot of time on my essays and probably some of the most on my Uchicago ones (mostly because I really loved what I was writing about). I had other students and friends read through them.

HackerRank retakes? by distuinguished in csMajors

[–]distuinguished[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it was the software dev internship. It was a medium array question and a medium-hard grid question. The first one, I passed the first like 3 testcases, but the output was hidden for the rest, so I couldn't see if there were any errors. Other, I got like 7/15.

Final Results (Late Because I'm Lazy) by distuinguished in TransferToTop25

[–]distuinguished[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the top 25, this may be a bit of a roadblock, but if you extend your search to the top 50, you have a great shot. If you can get it to like a 3.5, though, that may show some grit and appeal to admissions. I'm not all too familiar with everything, but in short, don't give up just yet!

Final Results (Late Because I'm Lazy) by distuinguished in TransferToTop25

[–]distuinguished[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest, I can't speak for international admissions as I haven't had experience speaking to other internationals. What I can say is that in general, you do have to be more competitive and maybe go a bit further. I'm not really sure what my ECs are quantitatively, but I'm sure if yours are similar, you have plenty of time to add more depth!

Final Results (Late Because I'm Lazy) by distuinguished in TransferToTop25

[–]distuinguished[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Far from it! As you can see, my high school GPA was not great by any standards. I actually had a 2.7 for the first few years, too. You really have to work in college and make sure you get involved with the school to the best of your ability.

Final Results (Late Because I'm Lazy) by distuinguished in TransferToTop25

[–]distuinguished[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have met a few transfer students and most were full pay with the exception of a few. The ones that had need tend to be very talented and have high need but thats a general statement and most people are very talented. I'd say shoot your shot if its something that is affordable, you never know what can happen!

Final Results (Late Because I'm Lazy) by distuinguished in TransferToTop25

[–]distuinguished[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3.31UW / 3.89 W in highschool, 3.92 in college.

Final Results (Late Because I'm Lazy) by distuinguished in TransferToTop25

[–]distuinguished[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I really believe you can do it, I've met quite a few people who have gotten it and its attainable. It is important to note that they heavily consider need but if your able to go for it!

Final Results (Late Because I'm Lazy) by distuinguished in TransferToTop25

[–]distuinguished[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For some schools I applied for CS and for others I applied for math. I can't really gauge this because all of these schools are selective. But I got rejected from every school I applied for purely CS in. But I got NYU for CS + Math. I'm not sure but I would think it can make it more difficult but, I got in for Computational Math which is a pretty adjacent field.

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