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@dementor Thanks! I have not made a decision yet, it's come down to UWashington and NYU at the moment for me. Deadline for accepting the offer of admission is May 13th, so if any WLs get offers it will be around that time I'd think.

Admitted student here, I dropped by CDS at NYU last week after the decisions went out and talked to a counselor from the program. I asked about the cohort this year and it looks much larger (I heard up to ~100) than last year. Because of this there are chatters that some on the waitlist will be admitted this year, although that may just be pure speculation. I have no idea what the WL size is or how it's ranked.

Hi there, I'm also pondering an offer from NYU in data science as well (you can see my other post). I don't know too much about USC's program, but NYU's program is about half electives, which means you can take them all in business analytics related classes if that's your goal. Plus NYU has a very good MBA program at Stern, so it would be a good fit for you. I don't know what your funding situation is like though, since NYU is a private school and expensive. Hope that helps!

No, not quite as important as Lebron's decision, but I do have to make one in the next 10 days or so. I have 2 offers for Masters in Data Science programs from the following universities: University of Washington at Seattle - Masters in Data Science Tuition: ~45k, 5k department scholarship for 2017-2018 Pros: Has better regarded comp sci and applied math program, smaller cohort (~50), cheaper, Seattle is a big tech area with lower cost of living, Cons: Relatively new program, no graduates yet to give employment statistics, Seattle is gloomy NYU - Masters in Data Science Tuition: ~62k, no funding yet Pros: More established and high profile program, NYU really looks out to make sure their students get jobs/internships, more DS faculty members to work with Cons: more expensive both in tuition and cost of living, have to move to NYC (far from california), larger cohort expected (up to ~100) I currently live in silicon valley, and plan to work probably in tech after graduation, although I am open minded. I want to conduct some meaningful research while I am at either school, and have contacted several professors. I can probably round up another 5k or so in external scholarship/grants before fall, but most of the cost I will have to foot via my saved $ unless I do RA/TA-ships. In fact I suspect my decision will come down to what individual professors can offer me in terms of research work/funding from either school. Thoughts?