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Also waiting for a reply.

I haven't heard back from anywhere yet. Not even interviews. No news = bad news?

Actually at the time I didn't really know what I was doing and it didn't work out that well. When I was applying two years ago I had little experience in research. Hence, I am doing my Master's now to gain more experience. Thanks, I will definitely look into these. I am actually not that familiar with ECE side of CV and will definitely look into the programs you mentioned. What range of schools (in terms of ranking for example) do you think I have a decent shot at? Once I have a good idea of what my background qualifies me for, then I can start better researching PI's that align with my research interests.

Hello all, I am considering applying for PhD in CS this year and I was hoping to get an idea on which schools I should apply to if I want a realistic chance of getting into in (fit and safety schools). I know there are a lot of factors into PhD admission decisions. I just want to get a general sense in terms of what range and tiers of schools I have a realistic chance of getting accepted to so I can diversify my applications. I just finished my first year of Master's degree. And here are my current stats: M.S. GPA: ~3.6 (at a top 10 CS program) B.S. GPA: ~3.7 (at a top 20 college, though in ECE) GRE: Q 166 V 154 W 3.5 (could be better, but I really don't want to take the time to study for it again and retake it if I don't have to) Publications: I co-authored 2 robotics papers (where I am the second and third author) at major conferences. Though they are not directly related to computer vision, but still under the greater umbrella of AI) Experience: I spent two summers during undergrad working with Prof at my school. I am current doing an internship at Lincoln Laboratory. Recommendations: I can probably get three decent recs from people I have done research with. Though, I don't think they are very well known. Thanks for any input!

So I have one offer for Master's that I have to reply by the 15th. Currently, I am still waiting on a few schools' decision on my Ph.D. applications as well as decisions on jobs. So how does this work?

Yeah, only have until tomorrow to submit it.

So I still havne't heard back from them for masters. Anyone on the same boat?

I got rejected from Stanford PhD some time ago. I checked my application just now to make sure that I checked the box for masters. PhD Applicant consider for Masters? Yes HCP? No OK to refer to another department? Yes I haven't heard back from them yet. Anyone with similar experience? How do you check the decision status? EDIT: I read over my PhD rejection letter again. It didn't mention anything about masters. Does that mean that I was rejected from both a month ago?

I applied for Stanford Ph.D. and had been rejected. I remember checking the box for MSCS. I am not sure how this is going to work since my SoP is tailored toward PhD and not for terminal masters. As a side question, anyone remember which of the top 20 also had MSCS attached to the PhD application?

I am not sure how we got off on this tangent because everyone here has at least some experience in research, some more than others. My worked in a robotics lab over the summer and now continue doing it. Unfortunately, I didn't anticipate applying for graduate school when I first started college like most competitive applicants did. I want to make up for my lack of research experience by doing some post-undergrad research. Regardless of reasons I don't think it's that bad to look for ways to get research opportunities after college. So I am a bit confused why there's a sudden stream of disapproval and discouragement against getting a PhD or applying for top programs. Back to the topic at hand, I like the idea of working for a company that focuses on research. Correct me if I am wrong, but I feel like they are more incline to hire proven researchers since they are, after all, for profit companies. Which makes it even more challenging to get into that graduate schools. What are some other private entities that hire post-undergrads?

Hello everyone, I am a senior ECE major from a reputable college hoping to do graduate school. Like most people on this forum, I applied to quite a few PhD programs this cycle in machine learning and robotics. And from the results so far, it's unlikely that I will get into any of them (I am only interested in the top 20). I didn't decide to do graduate school until the beginning of my senior year. This leaves me with only a year of research experience and no publication by the time I graduate. With my average GPA and GRE and only one strong LOR, I don't think I am very competitive for top programs. So I am a bit stuck. I am currently applying for regular software jobs as backups. But after a bit of thinking, once I go this route, there's no easy way back to the research arena. So I am wondering if there's any research related jobs out there that I could take full time to gain more research experience (especially in machine learning) before I apply again for graduate programs in the future? I have also considered applying for professional masters. But this would mean going into debt which I try hard to avoid since my ultimate goal is still a PhD (aka will be poor but okay if I am not in debt). Any suggestions is welcome. P. S. I know going for less competitive programs is also an option, but I rather not do that for a variety of reasons.

Hello everyone, I am currently a college sophomore thinking about going to graduate school (likely phd) after I finish my undergrad. I was wondering how likely is it for me to get into top graduate programs in EE or CS if I finish my undergrad in physics with CS minor or double major? I am currently on the ECE track. I am transferring this semester due to my dislike of my current school. My courses are pretty evenly distributed between ECE, physics, math, and CS. I want to apply to liberal arts colleges as physics or cs major but I am not sure if this would set me off track too much. I enjoy learning physics and cs as well as ece, but I ultimately want to work for a high tech company or start my own, hence graduate school. However, I don't want this decision to hinder my goal of getting into a good graduate program. Any feedback is appreciated.