truediarist
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初めまして、スタンフォード学院で勉強してる赤阪と申します。大学院からの返事は普段二月から三月の間、遅くて四月まで待たないといけない時もあります。どの学校に行くか決めるのはだいたい五月まで時間があるのであまり心配する必要は無いはずです。
I found out about Georgia Tech on March 18, I found out about Stanford's Ph.D decision on February 12, the MS decision on March 25.
Best of luck!
You can search the self-reported results from last year on this forums survey to get an idea of when the schools you applied to will send out interview requests and notifications. For Computer Science, admission committees typically meet around mid January or later and they send out notifications after that. Most CS people from last year got acceptances in February I think, with a few in January and some in March/April.
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In case anyone is interested, I've posted a recap of this last quarter:
http://www.rioleo.org/my-first-quarter-at-stanford.php
Cheers and happy holidays!
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An exceedingly late reply here:
It probably isn't too far from the truth, in that they vehemently assure you that there is absolutely no guarantee for funding. That often turns away a lot of good potential candidates to Stanford, too, which can be a boon for others. That being said, I think if you're stubborn and persuasive enough and you have the right skills, you can get funding. I'm funding my own way through grad school after spending a year working, which means I had just enough saved for about 2.5 quarters with rent, not quite enough to get through an entire year. I was looking to be a little more comfortable financially, so I managed to snag an RA-ship for this upcoming quarter, though not in the CS department. That required a lot of work and some amount of convincing, but it's not impossible.
I do agree though, the CS department isn't exactly easy to get into, and it's hard to know what a professor or the department is looking for every year.
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Some things I've condensed from queries so far:
I think the admissions committee is looking for experience, research experience (to a lesser degree) and passion for the topic that can be demonstrated somehow qualitatively (did you do a project that got some reception? a conference publication? where did you do your undergrad?)
I'm not aware of the average GRE and GPAs of students in the Stanford MSCS program, though I don't doubt it's pretty up there.
I did a few interesting research projects while at undergrad, and spent a year working in the field I wanted to pursue my MSCS (I was a UI Engineer). I guess it boils down to demonstrable passion (not just going there for the name) and demonstrable quality of work. I'd spend much less time fretting about grades and much more on what you think really is important to you about getting an Master's degree.
Here's a couple of good questions to ask:
a - If you knew it gave you a better idea of whether or not this is the school for you, would you visit it, even if it meant buying a $400 plane ticket? (That's what I did)
b - Would the fact that Stanford is a "big name school" be a big part of why you're applying? (Be honest - I actually seriously was vacillating between Georgia Tech and Stanford, both have really really good HCI programs)
c - Are you interested in getting a career out of Stanford or do you want to continue to do research, or do you want to get a Master's to find out?
d - Who are the most prominent professors in your field of interest? Have you read their papers? Their resumes?
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Note Stanford's MS program is considered a "terminal" degree program.
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Hi all,
I figured I'd try to come back here as GradCafe's forum was really helpful in my getting feedback and ideas for application (and it helped me also decide between the two schools I had gotten into). I'd rather not answer questions about "would I get in with this profile" because I think that's really up to an admissions counselor and it's really on a personal basis, but any other questions about Stanford's CS program I'd love to answer (from my limited knowledge so far). You can PM me if you'd like not to share personal information, or if you'd like to verify that I am indeed who I say I am.
Me: first year Master's in Human Computer Interaction
Undergrad at: Swarthmore College
Status: International
Living: off campus
Taking:
CS147: Human Computer Interaction with Scott Klemmer
CS224W: Social and Information Network Analysis with Jure Leskovec
CS448B: Data Visualization with Jeff Heer
Cheers!
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Stanford student here. First off, I wouldn't listen to naysayers. My approach is that people who say "no you can't" are people who want to take your place.
On to the topic - have you looked at Stanford's MS&E program? That may be a little more tailored to your needs and background. There's plenty of CS involved too.
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Will be full time working and also taking summer school to have a leg up on pre-reqs for my major.
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Full stop.
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If you have met or corresponded with your advisor at the program you are declining you should right them a personal e-mail (they are in your field, you may need their help some day). It is always good to maintian ties in your field. They don't expect everyone to come, but if you can keep up a correspondent, it's always helpful.
Great advice. Particularly in a narrow field of study it always is good to maintain contacts.
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Just accepted admission to MSCS this fall!
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Now I'm choosing between Stanford and Georgia Tech for HCI - I hate the fact that Stanford has the name and fame but not much more besides it!
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If it's any indication, I was put on the waitlist last year and was flatly denied this year. Not worth waiting for, definitely.
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MSCS here, feels good to finally accept an offer
Where else did you apply/get into, if I may ask?
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MSCS here, just visited this weekend!
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Am in the same boat as expolorer-c: Ph.D candidate turned MSCS. International currently working in the US, double major Engineering and Linguistics, 3.73 GPA, GRE not too stellar, but a fair amount of research and senior design projects. Hopefully my one year of work can pay some of Stanford's tuition!
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I wonder how funding might/not work as a MS? I'm not sure if GATech goes under the top 10 schools thread...?
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GAtech doesn't have a HCI Ph. D though, only a CS/Hci hybrid though...
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Is there anyone going there or does anyone know how good it is?
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Hi everyone,
Just curious if there are others getting into Georgia Tech. Got admitted into the MS for HCI today. I'm from Boston, so the south will be interesting.
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Stanford's MS program is terminal, so it doesn't necessarily lead you directly to a Ph.D, at least at Stanford. I would definitely, definitely, decide whether or not you want to do a Ph.D before going any further with the supposed confirmations.