I Have A 3.6 And I Want To Go To Purdue. Help

I'm aspiring to go to Purdue, what should I do to reach my dream school?

For years, my cousin had this dream of attending the University of Buffalo. Finally it came to apply and he did.And he got in.Yet, when it came down to decide, he opted to go to Cortland instead.It aligned better with his interests.Your wants are quite likely to change. And when they do, you may not want to go to Purdue anymore.Though, if you really want to improve yourself and stick out to universities (which is a great thing; especially the first part), I recommend you do the following:Explore and Engage - high school is when you’ll have an amazing surplus of free time. Don’t waste it surfing Facebook and Instagram. Use this time to find your passions and develop skills. Colleges want applicants that are passionate, open to experience and sociable.So find something you’re passionate about (anything - painting, writing, videography, photography, psychology, literature, physics, robotics…) and devote your free time to pursuing that interest.Join clubs related to it.Watch videos on it.Read books on it.Talk about it with your friends.Joining clubs will directly impact your applications because colleges will ask you about them on your application. They want to see that their applicants are involved, because they’re likely to do the same thing when they come to college.And they want their students to be engaged with the rest of the community.So explore and engage and let this show on your application.This will help you as a person and it will heighten your chances of getting into a good school.Develop Your Writing Skills - you’re going to need to write a killer essay when it comes time to apply. Prepare for it now by developing your writing skills.Study - helps you get the grades you need to get in. Also builds the habits that’ll help you succeed in college.Relax - you’re allowed to have some fun. Remember to give yourself a break.It’ll keep you happier and prevent you from burning out and succumbing to failure.Too many people make the mistake of taking on too much and striving for perfection, only to crash later on.Prevent that crash by taking time to unwind.A part of being productive is knowing when not to be.Also, a 3.6 GPA is awesome!Enjoy the rest of high school!

Should I attend Purdue or Stanford? I live close to Purdue, but I want to live and work in California.

As someone who went to Purdue for undergrad and Stanford for graduate school, let me give you the following advice:Get out while you can.I was like you once, and quite hesitant, but going to Stanford was the best decision I ever made. Purdue is a wonderful school, but the doors of opportunity that you will get at Stanford can't be matched anywhere else. Nowhere else is there the same mix of tech, entrepreneurship and raw intellect as The Farm. Not to mention that, if you like a nice campus, Stanford blows Purdue right out of the water. Seriously, go tour the two and compare.Now the flip side: Stanford is quite expensive. Purdue is fairly cheap. You will save a lot of money if you at the least get your bachelor's degree at Purdue, then move on to Stanford (although you won't regret going to undergrad at Stanford either, I promise). You may be better-off saving some of that money, although scholarships are plentiful for enterprising young adults.To conclude this spiel, I would say that Stanford is the better choice. Believe me, after your first quarter or two, you won't miss the Midwest.

Which is better for a computer science degree, Purdue or the University of Wisconsin - Madison?

It really depends on what you want to specialize. Computer Science (CS) has multiple fields and honestly based on what I have read about UW Madison and from my knowledge about the CS department at Purdue, both are very strong in my opinion.In terms of reputation, each school has their specialities in CS that more stronger than the other. I can say Purdue is highly ranked in CS but it can be the same for UW Madison.Keep in mind that I graduated as an EE, this is based on my interactions with CS on campus.In my CS159 which was a programming course for engineers, we were told that Purdue established the first Computer Science in the United States at October 1962. Apart from that historical note, I know that it is well funded program and many of the graduates do go work for well-known companies such as Microsoft and Google. The faculty does have professors who are good and bad at teaching like any other university so there is no point trying to compare UW Madison and Purdue with this reason.As I mentioned about the companies, many software companies do send Purdue Alumni multiple times to Purdue such as Industrial Roundtable which is the school's biggest career fair of the year and the CS department does host a couple of career fairs. So, finding an internship or a job is no problem for Purdue students.Purdue has a pilot program called the Purdue University Pathmaker Program Although focused mainly in computer security, this is a residential program offered to Purdue Students to work for several companies while enrolled. Companies such as Intel, Hewlett-Packard and Cisco are part of it and you work at Purdue Research Park or at the offices in West Lafayette.The Lawson CS Building at Purdue is a recently new building and I have been inside. It was quite large and had many classrooms where anyone can come in to study if they wanted. The common area is very pleasant and quiet for people to work or on their computers. There is large screen made of multiple TVs where it displays the time, temperature and sites. I am pretty sure they may have other features but this says a lot about how serious Purdue takes in its academics.I cannot say what UW Madison offers but I am sure they offer similar opportunities. I would say go for Purdue as proud Boilermaker but chose the one that fits your goals and you cannot go wrong with either school. I hope this helps.