[mcarrano]

Be sure to check with your CS department that you can work on your own idea.

I know at my university, if I wanted to work on my own project, I had to submit a proposal several months in advance. In addition to that, I needed to have an outside stakeholder who wanted to "sponsor" the project.

1. The idea needs to be technically challenging.

2. The idea must be small enough in size to complete in the allotted time frame.

3. An outside stakeholder must "sponsor" the project to mimic the real world of working with others such as a project manager.

[slindstr]

Also be sure to find out who will actually own your project once it's done! It'd be a shame to build something you'd like to continue working on after graduation only to have it be owned by your school instead of you.

[hauget]

+1