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jgilme1

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  1. I would just like to say that I was accepted to CMU's MS but not Stanford's. I do think they look for different things in the applicants, but Stanford is very selective and its tuition rate is not terrible. The degree is not research oriented but thats ok because you take more classes and prepare yourself for a big-time industry job in the valley. Go for it.
  2. I think if I am notified of acceptance I will have to run like a marathon or something just to calm down. It will be the most enjoyable run of my life!!!!
  3. Thanks for the notification. I have an application in the pool for the PhD/MS. Theres no way I'll get into the PhD, but I'm hoping for Master's admission. Judging from last year's "Results Survey" I expect notifications will start being sent in a week. P.S. How do you like the program there?!
  4. Waiting is so hard! I know I might regret saying this, but I'd rather get a rejection soon than wait longer, just to narrow down the list. It's just a weird feeling having no idea where I will be next fall.
  5. Thanks for your answers. Oh Yeah, I pretty much described my whole profile, there's not a whole lot else important about my academic history. In a way I'm glad that UCB is out of my league, it means there are some really smart cats out there blazing new trails in computer science. I'll probably try either getting a PhD at a top 30 school or a Masters at a top 20 and see if I can't move up after that. In the end we're all part of the world wide computer science community, and that is a beautiful thing.
  6. Please review my profile and tell me if it is worth my time and money (do I have a chance?) to apply for PhD at UC Berkeley. I received my bachelor's in Computer Science from a low-ranked state university. Their program is modestly ranked on the NRC scale (S-Rank High - Low = 13- 49). USNews ranks the program at 99. I believe that this is the least appealing aspect of my profile. Does anyone know how much attention admission committees pay to this aspect of an application? I would guess that it is quite important, judging by the fact that virtually all of the current graduate students at UCB attended prestigious undergraduate universities. General Stats : GPA: 3.95 GRE : Q:790 V:650 AW:4.5 No Subject GRE 1 Published Paper in a mid-level International Conference 1 Industrial Internship (ExxonMobil) Wrote Undergraduate Honors Thesis Extra Information: -Area of Interest: Natural Language Processing -Currently studying Russian in Saint Petersburg, Russia for year after receiving Bachelor's degree -Changed my major from geography to computer science in my sophomore year so I didn't have much time to build an impressive resume -2 Letters of Recommendation will be good-excellent and will concern my research potential. 1 professor received his PhD in Mathematics at UCB (Will this have any benefit or is that a stupid idea?) . The other letter will also be good-excellent but will not have as much information on research, only some honors credit project that I did for the professor. Is anyone else in a similar position coming from an unknown undergraduate university? Do I have a chance at UC Berkeley or should I save my 80 dollars? P.S. I am of course applying to other schools where I know I will be admitted
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