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1 hour ago, carolbells said:
Also, does anyone have an idea when more decisions for Columbia MS DS will come out? Still waiting for mine...
Same here. I emailed them today, and they said they are sending out additional decisions (including waitlists) over the next couple of weeks...
I read that applicants who were waitlisted had interviews first. But I never received any interview invites nor a rejection email, which doesn't make sense to me.. I'm pretty much assuming a rejection at this point ?
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24 minutes ago, jackw said:
I received an email from them!
I see, but hey, at least it's not a rejection! Can I ask if you had the interview first before you were waitlisted?
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3 hours ago, jackw said:
Anyone on the waitlist for Columbia Data Science?
Hey @jackw how did you know you have been waitlisted?
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1 hour ago, mpdata said:
@Em31415 I emailed the admissions office and they got back to me a few days ago saying that they had released their initial decisions a couple weeks ago and would send out the rest of their decisions in the next “couple weeks.” Most schools need a response by april 15th but ok take your sweet time columbia. ? Don’t want to make a decision without knowing all my options but at this point I may just let go of that and commit.
Same here, I emailed the admission office and their response was really vague. And it sounded like not all applicants are getting interview invites. Honestly, if I were you and given that responses need to be made by the 15th, I would just go with NYU. It's one of the first few earliest schools that offer a data science master program, which speaks to its credibility. And if time is not a big problem for you, 2 years at NYU would definitely give a better learning experience than Columbia.
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On 4/1/2020 at 5:07 PM, bayessays said:
$50k/year is basically the tuition at any US private school - Columbia is only significantly cheaper because it's 3 semesters instead of 4. Master's programs are where schools make a lot of their money. Essentially, they have to pay PhD students, and there are lots of sources of financial aid to make it affordable for undergraduates, but master's students are left out of most aid. If you plan on returning to Canada, I'd be pretty concerned about the ability to pay back over $100k USD in loans (plus living expenses). I doubt the school has much scholarship money but it never hurts to ask, especially if you have another offer like Rochester that might be more affordable? $150kUSD in loans would result in a monthly payment of like $1800USD/$2500CAD/month. Is there any possibility to attend a much more affordable Canadian program for your master's?
Thanks for your input! I guess what you said makes sense. I have some savings and I am lucky to have a family that is willing to support me financially so I don't have to take a loan. I was just surprised when I saw those numbers.
And to your question of attending a Canadian program, since I already have a master's degree in engineering from a top school here, I figured it would only make sense to go to an even better institute in the US if I were to go back to school again. Plus I wanna stay there for work after I graduate, so not really considering any Canadian programs.
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Hey guys, I have been admitted to Duke MIDS and the Data Science program at the University of Rochester. And I'm still waiting for some news from Columbia and UPenn. If I don't hear back from anyone of them, I will likely go with Duke's MIDS because program looks really promising despite its relatively recent establishment.
One thing that bothers me however, is how much more expensive the tuition at Duke is in comparison to other schools. I mean Columbia is notoriously known for being a cash cow and charging over 60k for the program, but Duke's 100k tuition (scholarship included) is just on a different level ?. I'm from Canada so I'm not entirely familiar with the cost structure here in the States. Is there a reason that justifies this difference?
And does anyone know if it's possible and how to ask for more scholarship money?
Thanks in advance!
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18 hours ago, mpdata said:
Anyone here apply to or (more importantly) hear anything from Duke MIDS, Brown MSDS, or U of Rochester MSDS?
I applied to all three but heard back from any one of them yet.
I asked Rochester for an update, and I was told that they will be releasing decisions by 15th~16th of this month. And they are expecting a cohort size of 40 for the fall term.
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I made a last-minute decision at the beginning of January to do a data science master and just submitted my applications on the past weekend.
applied:
Columbia
U of Penn
Brown
U of Rochester
Duke
I assume its gonna take couple weeks before I hear back from any one of them.
Fall 2020 Data Science/Analytics Master Applicant Thread
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that's my guess too ? really frustrates me...