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@zain7
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 • 2 years ago •
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Best extracurricular for college apps related to comp sci

Hello I am a freshman looking to get into an ivy/top 10 school in the future and was wondering what the best (top tier) extracurriculars I could get to put on my resume would be for a comp sci undergrad? Also was wondering if getting a patent on a computer science related item would help out as I can get one relatively easy as I have a patent attorney in my family. Thank you in advance!

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@MelonCookie
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 • 2 years ago

The top things for extracurriculars would be hackathons and internships. Hackathons are great because they force you to think outside the box and you get to collaborate with other programmers. You can also look for internships with different firms, depending on the type of comp sci you want to focus on. You can also try summer camps or starting your own computer science club(this will boost your application by a lot).

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@zain72 years ago

Do you think that these extracurriculars would be good enough to list for ivy leagues?

@MelonCookie2 years ago

They can be.. i would suggest taking these extracurriculars throughout highschool because that shows commitment and that you are willing to explore career fields of your interest. As long as you are passionate about this and show this to colleges, you will be fine. I should also add that another extracurricular type thing to think about is making your very own functional app/game/program that is publicly available in app stores.

@MelonCookie2 years ago [edited]

You can add this to applications and this can show your experience and passion about CS (sorry, ran out of room on the first comment)

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