[Stanford Computer Science Master]

18 hours ago, flowingdata said:

Based on the data from past years, it's normal for Stanford to not release results until the March 26-ish. It has made it clear that we will be notified by the end of March -- guess just need a bit more patience here.

ps. There're already folks posting their results.

Alright, I heard from them yesterday evening -- was accepted. Good luck to your application!

[Stanford Computer Science Master]

3 hours ago, ladybird123 said:

Hey,

has anybody of you already heard from Stanford? Master in Computer Science?

I have already heard from all of the others schools and cannot make my final decision until I hear from Stanford.

Why does it take so long??

Based on the data from past years, it's normal for Stanford to not release results until the March 26-ish. It has made it clear that we will be notified by the end of March -- guess just need a bit more patience here.

ps. There're already folks posting their results.

[Berkeley M. Eng]

14 minutes ago, Mannyv said:

What time did you receive your decision?

This Tuesday afternoon.

[Berkeley M. Eng]

23 minutes ago, thoughtsabrewing said:

Did you all receive your decisions via email, or has anyone's portal been updated? My portal still says submitted...

I received the decision via email, even though my portal still says submitted.

[Official transcripts for Stanford]

My situation applying to Stanford CS master in 2017 is same as darksteam's. There's no need to mail official transcripts until they tell you to do so (i.e. you're given an offer and you accept it). Even if you've mailed them, they won't be matched to your application. From what I know, this transcript rule is different from department to department.

[Berkeley M. Eng]

1 minute ago, chum said:

Hi to all the guys waiting on EECS's M.Eng decisions! I have been waiting anxiously alongside you as well. I created this account to let you guys know that they just emailed me an hour ago and I've been accepted! The admissions decisions should be coming soon for you guys too, so good luck!

I also received the acceptance email ~1 hour ago!  What a long wait.

[Berkeley M. Eng]

2 minutes ago, goldenbear13 said:

I think you will definitely hear back this week. I was admitted into the MEng program and they have admit webinars starting this Friday, and more admit things after that. Also, in the student profiles, I do not see any registered students to EECS yet (mainly BioE, CE, and ME). Hope this helps/gives you hope!

Hi goldenbear13,

Do you mind sharing which MEng program did you apply to and when did you receive the offer please?

[Berkeley M. Eng]

9 minutes ago, eecsmeng said:

So I emailed the department, asking whether the decisions for ECSS has been rolled out. And the person replied:

"They should be announced this week. You will be getting a departmental e-mail."

There's still hope, I guess?

Thanks for sharing the info. I personally think this means that decisions (admits along with rejections) will come out this week.

[Berkeley M. Eng]

I am also waiting on the EECS M.Eng. result. Not sure if not hearing anything by now implies a rejection.

[Should I explain why I went to a lesser-ranked undergraduate program?]

25 minutes ago, dagnabbit said:

Others may disagree, but I would say definitely don't mention it. Your stats and research/industry experience speak to your ability to succeed in grad school far more than the prestige of your undergrad institution, and plenty of people who kicked ass at no-name schools get accepted to top programs. If anything, the fact that you worked hard and transferred to a better school should reflect positively on you. Is Stanford the only program you're applying to?

Hi dagnabbit, thanks for your advice. Do you think mentioning it would risk reflecting something negatively about me, or simply because it's not worth wasting readers' time since it wouldn't help with my qualifications anyway? Stanford is not the only program - but I'm applying to a total of only 3 or 4 graduate programs this year, which are the ones I see a clear fit and I really want to go to).

[Should I explain why I went to a lesser-ranked undergraduate program?]

So after finishing high school in China, I immigrated to the U.S., and first matriculated at a "lesser-ranked" public university (~27th among all public schools), before I transferred to a top public university where I got my bachelor degree. And now I am applying to a CS master at Stanford (mainly a industry oriented program). I know that admission committee puts some weight on the prestige of undergraduate programs (source: how elite schools admit Ph.D., assuming some of the processes apply to masters also). What I'm wondering about is, in the "additional information" section on my application, should I explain why I went to a less prestigious school at first place? I chose to go there because of proximity and affordability (that was the only in-state university I got into back then, although I spent only a few months on applying to U.S. universities after I came here). I'm afraid not explaining it would leave committee an impression that I wasn't as academically strong as the other applicants who have good scores from elite schools.

The other parts of my application are relatively strong, stellar GPAs, good GRE & LORs, industry experience (not at the big companies, but a unicorn startup in Silicon Valley), some research experience, etc.

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

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[Does e-publications count as publications in grad application?]

Hi, 

For most applications (CS masters) I'm looking at there is a section to list "Publications / Presentations". I'm wondering if papers/reports/slides published on e-platform, such as ResearchGate and Open Science Framework, should/could be listed in this section?

[Info Session for Stanford's MS programs?]

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[Can I start an application now for admission 2017 period when application system doesn't open for 2017?]

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[Are schools application system open for Fall 2017 admission yet?]

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