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.

From what I have read, they have pretty good job placement. I think overall academic reputation is not too high though.

What did you end up choosing? And how satisfied are you with your decision? I'm facing the same situation. I got into NYU, NYU Poly (with 6,000) and Uchicago.

You can take a test to waive the prerequisites. Make sure to check the dates for the exams, it's only offered a few times a year. Were you planning on doing one of those 3 course concentrations?

Can I ask you two (rocketman and gemini_kanon) what you think of the MSCS program at Uchicago? I got admitted, but I'm on the fence about this program. It's very expensive, and they have a limited course selection. Uchicago is a very prestigious school, but I'm not sure what they alumni network in the Tech sector is like. Also did you guys apply for summer or fall start?

Deadline for international students is Feb. Domestic is May.

You talking about U Chicago? If so, I have heard back already. But I assume they release decisions pretty late, seeing as how their application deadline is May

If you don't need a 'real degree', all those websites you mentioned are a good start. Coursera and Edx are great. I wouldn't spend thousands of dollars on a degree if you don't have the time for it, and if you don't really need it for your career at the moment. I would try some free online courses like Coursera and see if you like it first. If you like it, then you could try to do a degree part time. If you did do a degree, you could try to go part time and do 1 course a semester. Just wondering, did you do any CS courses after high school?

Yea I've seen that study. I think for NYC, NYU Poly is for sure the better choice. But I'm wondering if Chicago will be favored by tech companies in California, Seattle, Texas, because of their national prestige. The other consideration is that Chicago does have some good startups. And the midwest (like Wisconsin) does have a few good tech companies like Epic. And I guess Chicago would have an advantage there. We applied to many similar schools lol. I applied to all of your schools except Columbia.

I have admits to these 2 places. I have no computer science coursework, so I have a few prerequisites at both schools. All in all, both schools will take me about 2 years to graduate. First off, I want to say that I'm mostly concerned about job placements and internship opportunities. I have no intentions of continuing to a PhD. So I want to pick the school that will give me the most internship/job opportunities. Chicago is ranked 35 by US News, where as NYU - Poly is ranked 70. However I don't know if this is particularly useful because it's mostly based on PhD level research. My question is, does Chicago have a huge edge of NYU - Poly in terms of job prospects? Is an MSCS from Chicago more valuable/respected in industry than one from Poly? I have seen that a few people view Chicago's MSCS program as a little 'light'. I'm more interested in working in NYC than Chicago, so maybe Poly is better. But I'm also interested in California, Texas and Seattle. Does Chicago Computer Science have better national prestige than Poly? And one final note for consideration, NYU Poly will be about 30,000 cheaper. The tuition is the same for both programs, but my folks have a place in NYC. So I'll save on 2 years of living expenses by going to Poly. All in all, I'm leaning towards Poly. But I just want to make sure that I'm not making a huge mistake, because Chicago has a higher ranking. And also Chicago, overall as an institution, is very prestigious.

Was Chicago really ranked #9 in CS back in 2011? What did you end up choosing OP?