Anyone get admitted/know someone who got admitted with a profile like this?

[donatelo]

Hi,

I've been waiting patiently on the sidelines to apply for grad school, and admittedly have a rather unorthodox profile for someone who is interested in a Masters in Computer Science at a top-ranked US university.

- 3 years non-honors Business degree majoring in Finance from Asia (is the 3 year non-honors degree an issue? anyone have any insight?)

- Strong academic profile (3.7 GPA, number of other academic accolades)

- Worked in Banking and now Private Equity for ~2 years, planning to apply when I hit the 3 or 4 year mark

I have no prior background in Computing, except for courses which I took in Middle and High School which I did well in. I am planning to start a number of IT ventures on the side however.

2 main questions: 1) is the degree an issue? and 2) anyone know of someone with a similar profile who has been admitted into a MS CS program?

Thanks.

Edited June 28, 2010 by donatelo