1. Faculty of the school: When choosing a major, the first thing to consider is the faculty of the school. It is suggested to choose schools with strong teachers, high teaching quality and rich professional knowledge.

2. Specialty setting: In-service graduate students applying for computer software development should choose universities with good educational and teaching resources and strong scientific research strength, and 2 1 1 and 985 engineering universities can be given priority.

3. Learning mode: Choose a learning mode that suits you, and whether you can take care of both work and study. It is suggested to choose flexible academic system, which can give consideration to both work and study, and also consider economic issues such as tuition and accommodation.

4. Employment prospects: When choosing a school, we should not only pay attention to the employment situation after graduation, but also know whether the school has a good cooperative relationship with Industry-University-Research and can provide excellent internship opportunities and career guidance for students.

To sum up, if you want to apply for graduate students majoring in computer software development, you can give priority to some famous schools, such as Tsinghua, Peking University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology. And you can also choose a relatively suitable institution according to your actual situation.