I agree. It is very difficult to figure out where and who to show your code too.
When I applied to undergrad 5 (or was it 6?) years ago I applied to CMU. I submitted with my application an "abstract" about some software I wrote. The software was really good. In fact it got me a job my first year in college (at a security consulting company). But, I don't think it got to the right people at CMU. They probably looked at a low score I got on a test and passed.
Maybe I should have tried MIT instead of CMU. I didn't know anything about colleges so I only applied to three Case Western, CMU, and Northwestern and they were all near where I lived. Only when I was in college did I learn about other good schools out there.
When I applied to undergrad 5 (or was it 6?) years ago I applied to CMU. I submitted with my application an "abstract" about some software I wrote. The software was really good. In fact it got me a job my first year in college (at a security consulting company). But, I don't think it got to the right people at CMU. They probably looked at a low score I got on a test and passed.
Maybe I should have tried MIT instead of CMU. I didn't know anything about colleges so I only applied to three Case Western, CMU, and Northwestern and they were all near where I lived. Only when I was in college did I learn about other good schools out there.