A condo is a single, individually-owned housing unit in a multi-unit building. The condominium owner holds sole title to the unit, but owns land and common property (elevators, halls, roof, stairs, etc.) A cottage is a small simple house, typically one near a lake or beach.
The final three of the international 10 best schools for computer science on US News and World Report's that are located in the US are #7 California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California), #8 University of California, Los Angeles, and #9 Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In a recent comparison of academic performance in 57 countries, students in Finland came out on top overall. Finnish 15-year-olds did the best in science and came in second in math. Other top-performing countries were: Hong Kong, Canada, Taiwan, Estonia, Japan and Korea. Students in the District of Columbia had the lowest math scores in the U.S., putting them behind students in 29 countries, but ahead of 14 countries. 2  Students in Alabama, a low-performing state, do better in math and science than students in most foreign countries.