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Computer Science
Why CS is one of the hardest majors to get into, how direct-admit and capped CS programs work, what actually stands out (projects, competitions, research), and how to build a smart list.
Computer science is one of the most popular majors in the country, and at many universities it's admitted separately, at a much lower rate than the school overall. At some, if you're not admitted to CS as a freshman, you'll likely never get in.
This chapter explains how CS admissions works, what makes an applicant stand out when thousands of others also took AP Computer Science, and how to build a list that gives you real options...
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What’s in this chapter
- 1How CS admissions works
- 2What stands out
- 3Courses
- 4Writing about CS
- 5Building a smart CS list