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@thruthesnow
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 • 13 days ago • School List Suggestions
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How should I adjust my school list for Cybersecurity/IT?
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3.8 UW / 4.4 W GPA

4 AP classes, projected 18 DE classes by graduation

35 ACT

Band: Section leader 2 years, member of two American Prize-winning wind ensembles. Will audition for All-State this year.

Academic Challenge (3 years, 2 years as captain). Team went to states my freshman year.

Did non-published research over a summer with local university faculty

Internship with regional business doing cybersecurity work.

Reach: Carnegie Mellon (ED applications), Cornell, MIT

Target: Pitt, Case Western, UMich, UW, USC, Purdue

Safety: Cincinnati, Miami OH, Ohio University

Not many schools seem to have dedicated IT/Cybersecurity programs, so if anyone knows of schools with one, I'd like to look into them.

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@IamRizwan
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 • 8 days ago

For dedicated programs, consider adding:

Georgia Tech: A world leader in cybersecurity research.

University of Maryland: Their ACES honors program is a perfect fit for your stats.

Virginia Tech: Highly focused on cybersecurity and engineering.

Keep Purdue on your list as it is a top-tier choice for your major. These additions will round out your targets nicely.

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@Voidjack946
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 • 13 days ago

I would go to MIT or Cornell. Cornell is ranked around 7th overall for cybersecurity programs. If you want and are able to, there is a college near me that I am going to that has an absolutely amazing cybersecurity program. If you want, I can give you a link to their page.

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@thruthesnow13 days ago [edited]

Thanks, I'd appreciate that! How likely would you say it is that I get into one of the two? The chancing tool says ~7-11%, so I'm a bit worried.

@Voidjack94613 days ago [edited]

If you have a 35 on ACT and 3.8 UW GPA, as well as 4 AP classes? I would say pretty high. I have a 3.5 UW GPA and a 25 on the ACT (My best was a 32, But That was my most recent. I was tired, so I didn't do great lol.) and I got accepted into MIT. I did not apply to Cornell. The link to eh colleges website I mentioned is here.->anderson.edu/

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