ahmadka
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Cash cow Masters should be allright. Also, ome universities offer MEng especially for those who intend to join the industry.
Can you give some examples for both the categories you've mentioned, just so I know ?
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Hmm, okay. Thing is I've never been interested in research as such. I've never written a paper in my life, and frankly I hated reading them too. I don't mean to offend research based folks - I guess my mind is just more industry oriented. So is there any way to get into universities such as Stanford, UC Berkeley, etc., without having research experience ?
I'm sure a lot of people going into such university's Masters programs only aim to do Masters for better prospects in the industry, rather than moving towards academic/research based careers ..
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Can someone from the CS field (or something related) can help me out with the question stated directly in the above post ?
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Yeah I guess I should have probably done some RAship or TAship ... I was young and stupid and didn't really care before
Anyways, thanks for your feedback .. Would now love if someone from the CS (or some related field) can also chime in ..
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Thanks for the encouragement there
No actually I didn't need to get RA, because Fulbright completely funds you .. They not only pay your entire tuition fees, but they also give you monthly stipends, and money for things like books, a laptop, and special equipment you need to buy for your work, travel expenses, etc ... So thankfully I didn't really need an RA anyways ..
Projects, yeah I can mention a few, although they were mostly semester based projects as I didn't do any research in my Masters .. I can of course mention my undergrad project which was related to Computer Vision ..
I guess I've never really thought of myself as being academically brilliant, like many other people are ... My younger sister is very very academically centered (like PhD folks), and is always jealous of me that I got selected by Fulbright
.. Secondly, I've always thought of schools such as Stanford, Berkeley, CMU, etc,. as being in a much higher league than Georgia Tech .. So even the thought of applying in such schools seems silly to me, as I think I'll never get in ... I kind of tell myself that people who get into such schools are complete all-rounders, and though I may have had some success academically, I don't have any extra curricular stuff to show .. Hence the purpose of this thread, because I want to somehow convince myself that it's possible even for folks who aren't all-rounders ..By the way, my undergrad degree is in Computer Engineering, with a CGPA of 3.58, and my Georgia Tech Master ECE degree had a CGPA of 3.77 .. And since my graduation from Tech in May 2011, I've been working in the IT industry as a software engineer ..
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Yeah I just wanted to see the empty forms ...
I just wanted to see them to confirm what their prompts are for the PS/SoP, because they kind of vary between universities .. If I have the exact prompts in advance, I can start working on the essays in advance too .. As much as 5 months may sound, given my job and family errands, it might still not be enough for me
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So I guess there's no way to see the actual application forms from previous years ? I would have thought such information is probably like a public record or something
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Are you sure about the extra curricular activities ? Because that's the one thing that really worries me ... I mean I'm not a sporty guy at all, and don't participate much in social events at all (that's just the way I am) ...
Academically though I'll try to meet their requirements .. One advantage I have is that I've already done one Masters from a Top 10 US University: Georgia Tech .. Did my Masters in ECE from there about 3-4 years ago ...
I'm also a Fulbright Scholar .. That's how I got into Georgia Tech .. Fully paid 5 year PhD program, although I quit after just doing my Masters ..
And although I'm currently preparing for the new revised GRE, I scored 780/800 in Maths in the old GRE, which roughly translates to 167 ~ 170 in the new GRE ...
So assuming I get a similar GRE score again, and write a great SoP (like the one I wrote which got my selected for Fulbright scholarship), can I possibly get into Berkeley, CMU or maybe even Stanford for CS Masters ?
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Would love some feedback on this people ..
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Hi guys .. So I'm thinking of going for a Masters in Computer Science from a top US university, but I need advice on the kind of things they'll look for in me ..
Like is there is any specific job experience they'll look for, or will they only look for strong academics, etc. ? What about extra curricular activities, and social memberships, etc, and stuff like letter of recommendations ? Which things there have the highest priority in making decisions at their end ?
Because sometimes some very brilliant people are NOT selected, and sometimes an average guy gets selected because there's something about him that just sort of worked.
I'm just trying to assess how good/bad I am, and how high to aim as far as university targeting goes.
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Thanks for the advice guys. Yeah I agree, ideally speaking, one should try to write separate SOPs whenever possible to maximize admission chances. But with a full-time job, it kind of gets hard to even revise on GRE
Anyways, I need some more advice specific to me ..
So I'm thinking of applying to some of the relatively top class Computer Science universities, such as Berkeley, CMU, maybe also Stanford, etc .. (I'll probably get rejected in all, but I think I want to try at least)
So for aiming for an admission in such schools, what should I try to put in my SoP .. ?
Also, does anyone know exactly what are the SoP requirements for each of the above mentioned universities ? That is, what is their prompt statement ? I can't really determine that right now as applications for Fall 2015 admissions still haven't opened ..
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Hi guys .. I want to apply later this year for Masters in CS field from a known US university .. I wanted to see the previous years' application forms for different universities (Cal, CMU, Stanford, etc.), but then found out that universities have closed those online forms on their sites as the deadlines have been crossed.
So is there any way to see the past application forms given the above, so that I can prepare myself for the form in advance ?
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Hi guys, I'm new here .. Been lurking around for a while, but have now finally registered
I have a straightforward question. Is it okay to use the same Personal Statement / Statement of Purpose for applications to multiple universities ?
I don't think there should be a problem, but still want to confirm if this is the normal practice or not. I mean the admission people can't possibly expect us to write different essays, right ?
Also, a related question. What is the difference between 'Personal Statement' and 'Statement of Purpose', if anything at all ?
University Selection :: Best Universities to get into Microsoft ?
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Hi guys ... So I have this question related to choosing universities. I could've sworn there was a section here specifically for university selection. Where did it go ??
Anyways, I have a (somewhat clichéd) goal of entering Microsoft as a software engineer. So I want to try and choose some universities for MS in Computer Science which will maximize my chances for entering Microsoft.
I heard (I think from a Microsoft employee once) that there are certain universities which are affiliated with Microsoft, and students from those universities can directly enter Microsoft without any formal interviews !? Is this true ? Anyone know which universities are those ? I think University of Toronto was one which I was told, but I'm not certain.
Note that I have an Undergrad degree in Comp Engg, and a Masters in Comp Engg from Georgia Tech (via Fulbright). However I now want to do CS as well to maximize my chances.