I’d say you have two options: 1. Look into universities in Continental Europe. Most are free or have low tuition and will still give you a solid education. I recommend somewhere in Germany, Austria, Sweden or the Netherlands. Depending on the city, $100,000 will cover your expenses for 5-10 years. 2. Spend the next year prepping for the SAT. Hire a private tutor, sign up for courses, etc. Then get a high score and re…
Woah can $100k really take you 5-10 years? What are cities you're thinking of?
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Most smaller university cities in Germany and Austria are very inexpensive. Leipzig, Heidelberg, Kassel, Münster for example. Even Vienna or Berlin are not too bad if you are okay living further out and with roommates.
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#22Several schools like Colgate, Vassar, and BU are dropping their ACT/SAT requirements due to coronavirus, so you might not be completely out of options.
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#23Ask Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Larry Ellison ... Interesting that a guy with your background would even need to think about going to a college ...
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#24Why do you want to go to college? Have you thought about the possibility of studying in Europe instead?
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#25Go to a community college. If you live in a big city, some of the professors are senior manager or executive from some of the largest firms in the area. Not only that, the professors there really care about the students.
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#26East Coast private Schools, also heavily favor SAT Scores over ACT. ACT is preferred in the Midwest and South.
Definitely check out some big state schools like University of Maryland, U of Wisconsin, U of Michigan. These schools have large research grants and funding, and they have access to some of the best large scientific computing platforms (HPC and Mainframes).
They may not have the entrepreneurial prestige, but they all have decent business schools in addition to great compsci programs, so you could dual major or minor.
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#271. Why do you even want to go to college? It'll bore you out of your mind given your credentials.
2. Go to a state college, it's infinitely cheaper for nearly the same thing.
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#29The question is why is getting into a US college so important for you? Is it academically interesting for you, or is it getting the rights to add some letters at end of your name?
Once you have answered it, it may turn out that it is not so important after all. My advise is to look deeper.
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#30It seems like you are an international student, within the British Education system. Is that correct?
If so, check out /r/intltousa