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You have a better chance than I did and I got into a pretty strong program. Just keep doing what you're doing, do well on the GRE, and talk to some professors so you can ask them for a LOR later on.

Not really. They usually go to Stanford, Berkeley, San Jose, or Cal Poly.

Thanks for the reply. I've spent the last two years taking all the extra Math/CS courses and I will only have 1 or 2 left which I will finish in my first quarter/semester at either school. I'll finish either program in exactly 2 years. I'm sure SFSU has decent recruiting just based on it's location. Cal Poly gets recruiting from the bigger companies like Apple, Microsoft, etc.

No, my bachelors is in a non-technical major from a UC

I got into both of these programs and I'm torn between which one to choose. Please help! Cal Poly: Pros: Great name for CS Hands on program Easy to get internships and job offers after graduating San Luis Obispo is a great city to live in Cons: Classes are highly impacted/Will be hard to graduate on time Not as well known for their grad program Don't offer many classes for their grad program Will have to pay for rent/food/living expenses San Francisco State: Pros: I will save money by living at home Easy to get classes/Will graduate on time Will be near all the tech companies and startups in SF/Silicon Valley Cons: Not well known for their CS program Hour commute each way

San Jose

How are all your schools on Spring Break already? It's not even Spring! None of my schools go on break until a few weeks.

Anyone else get a request from a school they are applying to to send a final transcript after their grades of the current semester have posted? I thought they only asked for this once you're accepted. Why are they asking for it now?!?

I feel like they would just give me the generic "its part of the application process for everybody" like they do with every question. Just thought someone else might be in the same boat.

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In the student center of the college I'm applying to the To-Do list used to be to submit the transcripts of all the schools I've attended. Today I noticed those were all removed and what showed up was a request for the final transcript from my current university when the current term ends. I'm wondering if this means anything. I won't receive my grades for this quarter until early April. Does that mean they won't make a decision until the current quarter is over? This is from my top choice so I'm trying to not get my hopes up.

I would stay away from mentioning your poor gpa on your SOP. Keep it positive. They would much rather hear about why you want to go to grad school and what you plan on doing afterwards. You might already know this but focus more on your Quant score on the GRE. Most schools could care less about the verbal as long as it isn't horrible. It depends on the school whether or not they have a hard cut off at 3.0. I would apply anyways. Good luck.

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