Hi everyone, I am applying in the fall for admission to CS masters programs and I am hoping to stay in NYC for school and work, so Columbia, NYU (both its Manhattan and Brooklyn campuses), and Stevens Institute of Technology are my top choices. My undergrad major is in molecular bio/genomics from a well-regarded school (top 40) (3.67 GPA, 162 quant, 161 verbal, 5.5 AWA). I plan on taking the GRE a second time to improve my math score since I was lazy the first time I took the test. Additionally, I already have somewhat of a math/CS background from undergrad that included 5 CS classes and math up to Calculus III. I intend on enrolling part-time as a non-degree student in the fall at Columbia, NYU, or a CUNY to take a linear algebra course and perhaps an additional CS course while I apply and work.
Would I be ok applying to these three programs?