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Undergraduate computer science concentration covering computational thinking, abstraction, algorithms and data structures.
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Mathematics through linear algebra and probability is part of the concentration preparation.
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Investigating macroeconomic policy and presenting findings to judges.
Eligibility: BPA Members
Builds directly relevant business, computer science, finance experience for Computer Science.
Admissions impact: Tier 2 — regional or competitive selection. Adds credible depth to an application and shows sustained subject commitment beyond the classroom.
Operating a real enterprise from capitalization to product liquidation.
Eligibility: High School Students
Builds directly relevant business, computer science, finance experience for Computer Science.
Admissions impact: Tier 2 — regional or competitive selection. Adds credible depth to an application and shows sustained subject commitment beyond the classroom.
On-campus & online courses covering business analytics and leadership.
Eligibility: High Schoolers
Builds directly relevant business, computer science, finance experience for Computer Science.
Admissions impact: Tier 3 — foundation level. Best used early to build skills and demonstrate genuine interest; pair it with a higher-tier activity later.
2 week internship in Geneva learning
Eligibility: Ages 16-18
Builds directly relevant computer science, engineering experience for Computer Science.
Admissions impact: Tier 1 — national or international selection. Admissions officers read this as strong, externally validated evidence of subject excellence, and it is the most differentiating part of a competitive application.
CMU-hosted hacking contest in cryptography, reverse engineering, and web sec.
Eligibility: Middle/High School
Builds directly relevant computer science, engineering experience for Computer Science.
Admissions impact: Tier 1 — national or international selection. Admissions officers read this as strong, externally validated evidence of subject excellence, and it is the most differentiating part of a competitive application.
Fully autonomous multi-robot matches utilizing GPS and object detection.
Eligibility: High School / College
Builds directly relevant computer science, engineering experience for Computer Science.
Admissions impact: Tier 1 — national or international selection. Admissions officers read this as strong, externally validated evidence of subject excellence, and it is the most differentiating part of a competitive application.
Robotic search-and-rescue obstacle clearing using sensors and computer vision.
Eligibility: Ages 14-19
Builds directly relevant computer science, engineering experience for Computer Science.
Admissions impact: Tier 1 — national or international selection. Admissions officers read this as strong, externally validated evidence of subject excellence, and it is the most differentiating part of a competitive application.
Commercial pitch competition building aerospace and aviation innovations.
Eligibility: Ages 13-18 Teams
Builds directly relevant business, engineering experience for Computer Science.
Admissions impact: Tier 1 — national or international selection. Admissions officers read this as strong, externally validated evidence of subject excellence, and it is the most differentiating part of a competitive application.
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