Coco.P Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 On 3/15/2020 at 3:21 PM, ToastyCookie said: Hi! Yes, I applied regular round for Penn and received a decision this past Friday. I believe they'll be releasing some decisions every Friday. Many thanks for the information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovepenguins Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Any idea when is Columbia Releasing Decisions for DS?? I had interviewed on 25/02/2020 ? Anyone tried contacting the adcomms?? Have to respond to other programs by April 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjamlorde Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 @ilovepenguins I still havent got the interview. I got admit from the Statistics program, at Columbia but no news about the Data Science. The last interview according to gradcafe was in the first week of March. Everything's been in limbo since. (Fingers crossed) Sending positive energy for all! su1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest123 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 @ilovepenguinsfrom past results they seem to release pretty late, I saw a bunch of acceptances in early April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolbells Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) Columbia DS said they were going to start releasing decisions mid-March, but given the coronovirus outbreak, I expect results to be delayed Edited March 18, 2020 by carolbells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobytheggongnyang Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) Did anyone get waitlisted from Harvard DS or MIT MBAn? Or do you know when the applicants have to make decisions by? Edited March 18, 2020 by mobytheggongnyang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jondata Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I emailed an adviser I had spoken to at Columbia last week and she said they’re hoping to start sending out decisions this week. Like others have said that was before the coronavirus situation really got intense so it might be delayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest123 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Why does NYU DS accept and waitlist in waves? It's kind of strange to not send all the decisions at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolbells Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 I saw some people getting acceptances to the columbia ds program on the results page. Can anyone here verify that decisions are being released? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streamblazer Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Hi all, I was recently accepted to UC Berkeley's MA in Statistics and Columbia's Masters in Data Science. I was wondering which of the programs is generally more prestigious and would be a better choice to accept? I am interested in gaining more knowledge in statistics and data science. I'm not sure if I want to work as a data scientist or as an entrepreneur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolbells Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) @streamblazer Congrats! Mind if I ask when you got your interview request? In response to your question, I'm personally a bit skeptical of UC Berkeley's program given that it's only a year long. A quality program probably should be at least 3 semesters. However, alumni of UC Berkeley's program seem to go to good places, so it's not a poor program. I personally would choose Columbia out of the two options given though. Edited March 18, 2020 by carolbells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streamblazer Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 @carolbells I received my interview request on March 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david0217 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Any one has any suggestions between Columbia's DS program and NYU's DS program? Having a very hard time to make a decision now, and Columbia is asking us to make a decision by Mar. 25th.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analytician Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Got into Columbia MS DS earlier today and also got into NYU earlier this month. Having a really hard time deciding between the two. Any thoughts on pros/cons of the two programs relative to each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numpy Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Haven't receive any interview request / offer from above unis until today.. :( I guess it's a goodbye? Any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest123 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 @Analytician I applied to both, IMO NYU is better in terms of academic quality but it's more expensive, a semester longer, and doesn't seem to have an internship program. However, I read from others that the Columbia's program has a reputation of being kind of a cash cow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigo_squirrel_6 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Debating between NYU and USF... any advice y’all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest123 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Flip a coin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovepenguins Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 4 hours ago, david0217 said: Any one has any suggestions between Columbia's DS program and NYU's DS program? Having a very hard time to make a decision now, and Columbia is asking us to make a decision by Mar. 25th.... How much is to be paid by Mar 25??? When did you interview?? Had I been in your place I would go for NYU DS as it is a 2 year course (Columbia is 1.5 year) Nyu also offers specialization track and some amazing capstone with a lot of flexibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolbells Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 13 minutes ago, ilovepenguins said: How much is to be paid by Mar 25??? When did you interview?? Had I been in your place I would go for NYU DS as it is a 2 year course (Columbia is 1.5 year) Nyu also offers specialization track and some amazing capstone with a lot of flexibility. @david0217 I agree with ilovepenguins. Also, 7 days to make a decision?!? That's such a red flag to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolbells Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 @indigo_squirrel_6 Depends on what you want to prioritize. If you want to graduate quickly with low tuition but potentially sacrifice getting a thorough data science education in multiple subjects, choose USF. Otherwise I'd choose NYU. indigo_squirrel_6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david0217 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 28 minutes ago, ilovepenguins said: How much is to be paid by Mar 25??? When did you interview?? Had I been in your place I would go for NYU DS as it is a 2 year course (Columbia is 1.5 year) Nyu also offers specialization track and some amazing capstone with a lot of flexibility. The deposit for Columbia is $2,500. I interviewed March 3rd ish. I am still battling between Columbia and NYU since I heard that the last cohort of NYU DS does not have a very good placement for internships and jobs..... (although I maybe wrong and still need more data) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david0217 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 14 minutes ago, carolbells said: @david0217 I agree with ilovepenguins. Also, 7 days to make a decision?!? That's such a red flag to me. I have heard that they will have a second round of acceptance following the first round acceptance deadline ends on the 25th. I think that is why they are only giving us one week to respond... Really anxious now:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolbells Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) @david0217 My strategy would be to try to look NYU alums on Linkedin and see what they're up to now. That might help. When I did that I find that NYU alum seems to get more brand-name company jobs. I have also heard of @Guest123's note that Columbia seems to be a cash cow program. The fact that you have to put down such a large deposit and made a decision so quickly for Columbia raises red flags for me. NYU's only asking for a $250 deposit and gives you a month to decide. Edit: grammar Edited March 19, 2020 by carolbells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david0217 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, carolbells said: @david0217 My strategy would be to try to look NYU alums on Linkedin and see what they're up to now. That might help. When I did that I find that NYU alum seems to get more brand-name company jobs. I have also heard of @Guest123's note that Columbia seems to be a cash cow program. The fact that you have to put down such a large deposit and made a decision so quickly for Columbia raises red flags for me. NYU's only asking for a $250 deposit and gives you a month to decide. Edit: grammar @carolbells Thank you so much for your suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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