Majored in engineering, thinking of going into comp sci

[Miran93]

I majored in chemical engineering in college (MIT '13 GPA 4.6/5.0, GRE 170/170 quant 169/170 verbal 5/6 writing) but I've always been interested in computer science.  I took some courses in high school (Java, C++), was in a programming competition in college, and learned MATLAB programming from my chemE coursework.  After graduation, I started more seriously considering computer science rather than chemE, and in October, I started working at a software company as a "technical services analyst" (work includes VB and M programming, database administration, and bug identification/resolution).  I was wondering - what steps could I take to prepare to apply (online coursework, etc.) and what level schools should I be looking at?

Thanks,

Ken

[compiler_guy]

With relevant work experience and good LOR's, you should consider ALL schools(even Stanford). Good luck!

[ace589]

Pay attention to program prerequisites. Most will require data structures and algorithms. Some will also require operating systems or machine programming.

Also pay attention to the curriculum. Some schools will be centered around areas or thoughts for which you will have little interest.

Note that any engineering degree at the graduate level is highly computational. Nowadays numerical and statistical computing are the primary focus of research for PhDs in engineering.