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Regarding CS@CU MS (not the bridge program i think), a friend shared his email from CU (dated 12 May): Hello, Thank you for your application to the CS@CU MS program! This email is to let you know that the faculty on the MS Admissions Committee are still reviewing applications. At this time your application remains at the review stage however we hope to have more information in the coming week. We understand that this is a very important time in your life and we greatly appreciate your continued patience as the committee works to give each application careful consideration and attention. If the committee has any questions or concerns we will reach out to you directly and/or to your reference providers which we have been doing these past few months as necessary. We do not need to personally speak to every applicant we offer admission to but sometimes the admissions committee will determine that it is extremely helpful.

Appreciate the practical advice and sharing of experience. I was due to read math courses at berkeley/nyu as a non-degree seeking student (start jan 2020), but had to shelve this course of action due to covid-19. (I'm an international applicant) Would anyone have chanced upon a real analysis course that allows remote exams* and gives a grade? *maybe in a setting similar to the GRE exams haha

Appreciate you taking the time to write this . Reading this, I suppose I should aim for a M.S. in Statistics rather than a PhD at the moment. I don't think I would be able to get hold of a professor in statistics given that I didn't major/minor in stats. Do you think that publishing in a related field like machine learning/AI be (more/less/equally helpful/ uncertain) compared to taking math classes as a non-degree student w.r.t. a MS/PhD application?

Hello. Hope everyone's coping during this difficult covid19 period. I come from a non-traditional background and would like to pursue Statistics, perhaps via a rigorous M.S. Statistics program as a first step. Would apply to a PhD program if my profile were competitive and if I had a fairly solid idea of the areas that interest me. The following are questions I have on my mind. Would be grateful if you could share your thoughts/experiences regarding these: - Will a good score on the GRE math subject test help? - Will publishing at a machine learning venue help? - Am I targeting the right universities? Undergrad Institution: A non-US, top 25 in THES & QS rankings Major: Computer Science Minor: Mathematical Finance GPA: 3.80/4.00 Student type: International Relevant Courses: Probability (year 1 course), Statistics (year 1 course), Multivariate Calculus, Linear Algebra, Discrete math, Data Structures and Algorithms, Quantitative Finance. (Grades are A's and the occasional B.) (Have not taken real analysis) General GRE: Verbal 163 93%; Quant 169 95%; Ana 5 92% GRE Mathematics Subject Test: should i take this? Experience: Currently a machine learning research engineer with 3 years of experience. Trying hard but still struggling to publish at reputable venues. Aspiration: Enter a PhD program, or seek a job whose functions are related to statistics preferably in tech (a familiar industry) as a Plan B out of academia. Universities in my watchlist and thoughts about them (open to hearing your opinion): California: -UC Berkeley (Did not apply. My profile isn't competitive for PhD. M.A. Stats program seems more for preparing students for industry.) -UCLA (waiting for reply) -UC Davis (No thesis option for M.S.) -USC (admitted for M.S.) Canada: University of Toronto (Should I apply?) University of Waterloo (Should I apply?) New York: Columbia (M.A. Stats. Should I apply?) NYU (M. Applied Stats. Don't think I should apply.) Cornell (No terminal masters) Stay safe during this period and remember that you aren't alone in this difficult time. Thanks for reading!

Thanks so much for the advice.

Hello all. It's my first time posting here and I apologize if it's not the right forum for such a post. Would anyone here happen to know of the pros & cons of USC's M.S. in Statistics? I mean no offense, but if I may be blunt, some friends have shared that some USC's master programmes are "cash cows". I couldn't find much candid commentary on USC's M.S. in Statistics online and am hoping that stats grad students may be able to weigh in. Subjective opinions are okay Thanks for reading. USC = University of Southern California (in case the acronym USC is overloaded)