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@whiteshark243 To be clear, my B.A. and M.A. were from one Ivy (although I applied separately to both programs), and my PhD program was at a different Ivy.

@whiteshark243 Nope, absolutely no contact from NYU until I got my acceptance letter today! And I actually left my PhD program over a year ago but I wasn't studying CS or DS so it was essentially just a job in an unrelated field, although I did use a tiny bit of ML in some of my projects. I'd guess my acceptance has more to do with the data science bootcamp certificate and current work experience. I'm pursuing my MS because there's more to learn and NYU and Columbia give you access to some of the best professors/researchers in the field and I want to work on my theoretical/technical skills, which in some cases are easier to absorb in a classroom setting. My longer-term academic goal is actually to go for a dual-degree MS-MBA, but I need a few more years of work experience (both business and technical) before I'd even be considered competitive. Also, I refuse to pay lol someone else will pay for 100% of my degrees because I've done enough paying. Long-term career goal is to become director of analytics (or something similar to this role) where I can actually have an impact on a company's data-driven strategy. Sorry if this was really vague, I'm trying to stay somewhat anonymous (hence the throwaway)

@carolbells I applied on 1/15/20, about a week before the deadline! Honestly just threw some stuff together as quickly as possible since I didn't really decide to apply until like two weeks before the NYU deadline. But I'm glad it worked out! Now I'm trying to figure out scholarship/financial details since I refuse to pay for school ever again Edit: also, thank you!

Hello all! I applied to NYU and Columbia's MS in Data Science programs and was just accepted into NYU's program about 15 minutes ago. I'm planning on going part-time, and enrollment in general depends on scholarships & finances. Also FYI, I didn't study CS or DS for my undergrad or grad degrees. (Vague) Background: 3.6 GPA for B.A. @ Ivy League 3.9 GPA M.A. @ Ivy League ~1.5 years in PhD program @ Ivy League Data Science bootcamp ~ 1 year as a data scientist @ a company 165V, 163Q, 4W (I think??)