suomiseth

Hey, I've got a crazy question for Stanford, particularly, but more broadly for MSCS applicants and admits WITHOUT an extensive tech backgroud..... I'm a business background applicant that wants to apply for the new joint degree program this coming Fall for MBA and MSCS at Stanford. I do not have a CS background. I have a business background, but learning to develop is one of the primary reasons that I am interested in going back to school. Stanford's admissions FAQ's says: Q: Do you have to be a Computer Science undergraduate major to apply? A: No, it is not required that a student have majored in CS but it is important that you have strong quantitative and analytical skills. But, does anyone know people that actually got accepted without a CS background? I scored 99th percentile on the GMAT and hopefully will do just as well with the GRE. I will be taking a few programming courses this years, including 2 NDO's from Stanford to try to prepare...... but that is really limited experience! Any similar profiles out there?

Hey, I've got a crazy question for Stanford MSCS applicants and admits..... I'm a business background applicant that wants to apply for the new joint degree program this coming Fall for MBA and MSCS. I do not have a CS background. I have a business background, but learning to develop is one of the primary reasons that I am interested in going back to school. Stanford's admissions FAQ's says: Q: Do you have to be a Computer Science undergraduate major to apply? A: No, it is not required that a student have majored in CS but it is important that you have strong quantitative and analytical skills. But, does anyone know people that actually got accepted without a CS background? I scored 99th percentile on the GMAT and hopefully will do just as well with the GRE. I will be taking a few programming courses this years, including 2 NDO's from Stanford to try to prepare...... but that is really limited experience! Any similar profiles out there?