billrach

Your applications may have been to ambitious. Where did you apply?

Do you already have a bachelors in CS?

Buffalo is pretty isolated. I believe IBM, Microsoft, and Bloomberg still recruit there though. Boston U probably attracts better recruiters. The location is much better. But you should still be able to get a decent job at Buffalo, it would just be easier at Boston. So if costs are a big issue, go to Buffalo. If you can afford to spend a little more, go to Boston.

I'm also interested in knowing about NYU Courant's withdrawal policy. I too paid my deposit, but I recently got into another program that I would like to attend. Did you try asking NYU?

That's pretty interesting. Did you get letters of rec. from any of the online CS professors? Would you mind sharing which online university you took those classes through? It really depends on how much CS background you have. It seems that if you have Data Structures and Algo, you should be able to survive at Columbia/Cornell. But you'll probably still be behind most everyone else.

You were able to get into Columbia MSCS with only 1 CS course? I was looking at the application requirements, and they said that they required 4 CS courses as a minimum background.

You can still apply to brandeis and Syracuse.

How much CS did you take as an undergrad? It might be hard to keep up with Cornell MEng if you don't have a strong background. If you don't plan on being an engineer for life, I would say go with UPenn MCIT. Their degree is the perfect fit for you IMO. It's still technical enough to get an engineer job.

Hey I think I posted some of these schools on another one of your posts, but these are schools that are schools that are lenient towards non-CS people and also have decent financial aid. Schools that give 50 percent tuition waiver - Brandeis - Syracuse - Rochester Schools that give some financial aid - NYU Poly Though I'm not sure if this also applies for international students, you should check with these schools individually.

Hi, I was able to get into NYU Courant, Poly, Chicago and Syracuse. Still haven't heard from USC, I assume it's a reject. I have a 3.4 GPA from a pretty good undergraduate school. My major was business, I have a weak CS background. GRE: Verbal- 159 Quant - 166 Writing - 4/5

Try applying to programs that are lenient towards non-CS majors. I have a business degree with no CS courses and even I was able to get into a few places. Check out University of Chicago USC (scientist and engineers program) NYU NYU Poly Syracuse U of Rochester Brandeis Tufts

I'm not looking to do research. I'm mostly looking to land a job with this degree. I come from a finance background, so I'm trying to use this degree to transition to a developer role. I'm not too interested in data science, but I am interested in Machine learning, which Courant is very strong in.

Courant and Poly students share the same career fairs, so students from both have access to the same companies. But I wonder if the recruiters have a strong preference for Courant over Poly. I feel like most of them won't care/know the difference. BTW, are you coming in with a CS background?

I'm pretty sure they'll let you add that 3 course concentration to your program. I see no reason why they wouldn't want more money from you.

Hi everyone, I got into NYU and NYU Poly for MSCS. I got into Poly with a 6,000/year scholarship. Poly's tuition is 100 cheaper per credit, so all in all, Poly's degree with be 15,000 cheaper. My question is, is NYU Courant heads and shoulders above Poly? And am I dumb for considering Poly? Is it stupid to choose Poly over 15,000? I'm mostly concerned about job prospects as a software engineer, I have no interest in doing a phd.