#cs sophomore :3

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teal copper
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if you haven't yet, consider uiuc

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We have a CS + math program here that combines both subjects into a single major

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We are also top 5 in cs 😎

teal copper
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Nah nah it's ok for CS + stats. Still low but it's a good reach. Plus your ecs and stuff will help

grand panther
teal copper
grand panther
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Ah

olive cove
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I mean this profile is good enough to get into anywhere with some luck I want you to understand, other recommendations werent necessarily unrealistic

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are you US citizen by any chance?

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or fully intl

vale wadi
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UIUC + x is a rec i agree with though, higher acceptance rates for int than oos

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UCSD and UCSB are solid targets, maybe bordering on reach nowadays, if you enjoy california

grand panther
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It’s definitely a great starting point

olive cove
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If you don't have specific reasons to dislike Cornell I would definitely ED it, then.

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Also, are you not US citizen or anything? If you are you are a domestic student even if you live abroad

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Just curious especially since your mom went to Cornell

olive cove
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??? LNAO YOURE THERE WTF?

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Do you know Oscar personally?

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Well actually you probably don't considering you're across the world from us

rapid garden
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If you can pay full price then I’d say your reaches can be all the UCs and lots of mid privates like USC, HMC, WashU, NYU, etc

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And then obv all the hard reaches like ivies etc

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Probably better to apply to more private schools than public ones

rapid garden
normal crescent
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are there any targets that anyone would recommend?

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or is basically any school a reach for me bc international :(

teal copper
normal crescent
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idk probably still seems like a bit of a reach

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are there any like safety~target schools?

olive cove
grand panther
normal crescent
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I don't think any of the listed ones are 😭

rapid garden
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i meant mid private schools as in acceptance rate is around 10 percent or in that area

normal crescent
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a 10% acceptance rate is very not-mid 😭

rapid garden
normal crescent
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it's like a very hard reach 😭

rapid garden
normal crescent
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im intl 😭

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so even like a state school would be a reach for me

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maybe a low reach eh

rapid garden
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low in which direction

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low as in lower acc rate

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or low as in lower

normal crescent
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wot

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confusim

rapid garden
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im trippin

normal crescent
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like it wouldn't be an impossible reach

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but still wouldn't be a target

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low reach

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bordering on target

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:0

rapid garden
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oh ok i see

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hmm low reaches could be something like UCD, UCSB, UCSC, UCR right

normal crescent
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UCR?

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is that a thing

rapid garden
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yeah riverside

normal crescent
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oh riverside

rapid garden
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its very tough for international CS people

normal crescent
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yuh

rapid garden
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but UCs do take lots of internationals

normal crescent
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idk lol at this point i just wanna go to any school 😭

rapid garden
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do you want to stick with majoring in CS or go towards something less competitive to apply to

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like math or stats

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or data science

normal crescent
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stats and data science is tbh really not my thing

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but maybe math

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eh

rapid garden
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cuz you're a sophomore you have time to shape your ECs

normal crescent
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idk i spent too much time coding 😭

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i can't go back at this point

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also holy fuck

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i just realized

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you got into cmu scs

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😍

rapid garden
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yeah idk how

normal crescent
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holy fuck 😭

rapid garden
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i made a college results post if it will help ig

normal crescent
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ooh cool

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ill check it out XD

rapid garden
normal crescent
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but idk at this point maybe ill shotgun to like all top schools

rapid garden
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idk how much it will help but you can use some of my list

normal crescent
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XD

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thanks thanks

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holy shit you are insane 😭

rapid garden
normal crescent
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catcry my dreams to get into a top 100 college are ruined at this point :0

rapid garden
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CS is absolutely crazy

rapid garden
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when I was a sophomore I was just playing clash royale all day, you have a fucking USACO gold

normal crescent
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yesterday i've seen a freshman taking multivariable calc + calc based physics so 😭

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idk my hopes are 📉 📉 📉

rapid garden
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nah trust, you will get in somewhere good

normal crescent
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aw thanks :3

rapid garden
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if this is your profile as a sophomore, you'll be stacked as a senior

olive cove
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level of reach depends on your profile

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Like most kids actually have a 0% chance of getting into 10% acceptance rate schools

normal crescent
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😭 tbh im so fucking confused with the college process :0

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like i go to a intl feeder school, but i can't tell if being intl would make it much harder for me to get into unis, or if i'd still have a good chance bc my school is kinda a feeder :/

olive cove
normal crescent
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tbh i can't tell bc a shit ton of seniors at my school are getting into hella good unis

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but like im still applying intl?

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demonic_cat college stuff is driving me insane

vale wadi
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i would doubt anyone who says that UCSB is a safety now, the previously considered ‘mid’ and ‘low’ tier UCs have been dropping their acceptance rate like crazy, steeper drops for OOS and international students too

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even with your current profile, you’re likely to get to a good school. you still have lots of time to develop your ECs and of course, your life passions

vale wadi
normal crescent
rapid garden
whole mason
vale wadi
whole mason
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I didn't get in ucsd or ucsb for cs

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or even davis

vale wadi
whole mason
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nah

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i got in for second major at sd and sb

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so that's only gonna hurt their acceptance and yield rates

teal copper
mossy vale
vale wadi
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but princeton over sd and sb shows how whack uc admissions can be

quick storm
rapid garden
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and tbh even if I got MIT or Stanford I’d pick CMU because it’s way cheaper for me

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and same for CS

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not to mention my demographics weren’t exactly in my favor so I’d take anything I could get lol

quick storm
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congrats btw

rapid garden