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Did that school even sign the resolution? Even so, I doubt there are any consequences of breaking it for them. Consequently, you would have no (other than burning any bridges with that university) have any consequences for accepting and then changing your mind later (following the resolution). "In those instances in which a student accepts an offer before April 15 and subsequently desires to withdraw that acceptance, the student may submit in writing a resignation of the appointment at any time through April 15" I would be honest with them, say you are following the CGS resolution (which states the above) and give them an answer before the deadline. It is pretty sassy to financial early deadline for acceptance, but they probably want to make sure to fill their spots with good candidates before they move on to other programs.

They typically end with "we will let you know at X time" as they probably have other interviews to conduct. They can't possible say you have the slot when the next person they interview could be a better fit. After they interview everyone they plan to interview, they will meet and decide who they let in.

Yeah whatever happened to the southern one being led by a cult? Didn't hear anything after the protests happened.

I withdrew from 2 courses (and retook them in the summer after) and I got into a MSCS program fine. There are tons of reasons to get a W, and as long as it isn't a WF there shouldn't be any effects.

Probably not even an option for them because the first FAQ answer is Preferred qualifications for admitted OMS CS students are an undergraduate degree in computer science or related field (typically mathematics, computer engineering or electrical engineering) from an accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Applicants who do not meet these criteria will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis; significant professional or other work experience with supporting recommendations may qualify as an adequate substitute for the appropriate academic credentials, however work experience will not take the place of an undergraduate degree. Georgia Tech will not admit applicants into the OMS CS degree program without the minimum qualifications for success. They will need to spend some time in industry to probably make up for a 2.5. @faye_x What is your last 60 GPA? some schools take that instead of cGPA into consideration for graduate school.

even CDC stuff isn't considered national sec?

"President Trump on Monday ordered an across-the-board employment freeze for the federal government, halting hiring for all new and existing positions except those in national security, public safety and the military." So probably a freeze on every (non-contractor) position unless you are aiming at an agency for one of those 3 things (though isn't Sandia/Oak Ridge/etc considered national security?).

People turn down offers all the time. Maybe the fit with a different university was better, maybe funding, maybe they want to live in a major city, maybe they want to follow in Gordon Freeman's footsteps at MIT, etc.

That is pretty unprofessional of those schools. You would think the 100+ USD people spend on an application would at least earn them a decision letter or even an email reply.

If you have substantial other evidence that you would do well in a graduate program, the GRE isn't going to break you unless you score really low. I have an invite to an interview weekend at a pretty great (rank/rep/etc) university and I've seen people here refer to my GRE and GPA ranges as 'mediocre' and even 'bad', yet here I am preparing for the last obstacle for getting into a top-tier university. Just spend an hour doing flashcards on a GRE app on your phone, do math problems during lunch, and do whatever else people recommend (Magoosh has a good study guideline for certain amounts of time you have to study, 6 months, 1 month, 1 week, etc) and you should be fine. Your experience will weigh much more than the GRE in the eyes of the committees.

It isn't over until the dgs sings (emails you a notice to check your decision). Sometimes if you don't get an interview you won't get in, other times you do. It depends on a lot of different things and the only way you know for sure is when they tell you yes or no. Just relax (aka on gradcafe as "be really anxious") and you will know soon enough.

Yeah I occasionally have trouble getting replies from professors I've personally worked with, professors get busy and will put off things until the appropriate time.

Agreed, time for some banhammers to be swung (or at least some prunning). Hard to see results when everyone is asking what they see on the housing portal.

Palantir and VMWare pay 7k-7.5k a month for their SE interns, pretty good way to deal with low pay the rest of the year when you just have a stipend/RA

CS here (HCI/AI/etc) I talked with my current adviser about this because there was an industry research internship over the summer but I was told if I was accepted to a PhD program I could start in the summer doing research. My adviser said go with the industry research unless that RAing is at Stanford/MIT/etc because it 'looks' better on your CV and helps you get future internships and better access to data.

Yeah... Might want to sit on emails instead of sending them when you are angry and frustrated, they might remember your name if you reapply. If they are in a country that is part of FVEY or the expansions it might.

Trusting metrics like papers per professor per top conference (like csrankings(dot)org) is probably better than USNews asking a bunch of people "where would you rank University of X?".

Hint: Boston has a choo-choo train that connects it with more affordable housing. Living in any major city center is going to be expensive.

Even with a perfect profile and fit there is the potential of not getting into a program, it is always more wise to apply to several programs. Most PhD deadlines are up by now so you might have to wait for the next round of applications.

You are putting much more weight on the GRE than the admission committees do

I get the same stuff + "oh you'll have lots of choices to decide where to go", but I feel like that is underestimating the competitiveness of getting in. Even when a PhD student, who has recently been through all of this, in my current lab gives me optimism it doesn't soothe my anxiety because she probably had a much better profile than me.

Whenever you want, I plan to do it when I also know where I am going so I can let them know.

Try to find out if the apartment has their own bug guy (every single one I've lived in did) that takes care of the property's critter prevention. That said, living in the desert you should expect critters (I remember when I was little and my mom had to deal with a scorpion on her dress she took out to wear) and just know you will have to invest in diatomaceous earth.

April 15th usually.

Probably good then if you intend on being a professor at a university, because you will get angry students and you will need to deal with them. I'm also still confused on what the issue is, give the student the grade they earned. It shouldn't matter if the original grade said 6 or 8 or 2 on the assignment, things scale and curve (up and down) all the time.