poopyhead Posted November 5, 2016 Posted November 5, 2016 Hi all, It's been five years since I finished my MS and I want to go back to school for my doctorate. When I heard about NYU's Center for Data Science, it quickly became my first choice. However, it seems like just the MS is extremely difficult to get into. So I'm wondering if I even have a chance ... Anyway, here's the info: Experience: 5 years as a data scientist. Past work involves data visualization, machine learning, applied statistics, data management/engineering, data cleaning, parameter optimization/operations research Publications: None (unless internal work stuff counts) Education: BS Mathematics, well-known top-tier private school, pretty shitty GPA of 3.2, MS Mathematics, virtually unknown school in the middle of nowhere, GPA 4.0, tuition and living expenses paid for by a data science research company I was interning for (not the same company I started working for after I graduated however) GRE: 164 V 170 Q 5 W Other programs I'm applying to in addition to the one at NYU (roughly in order of preference): CU Boulder, Computer Science Cornell, Information Science UMD, Information Systems UNC, Statistics and Operations Research Rutgers, Statistics WPI, Data Science Thanks!
abstract_art Posted November 5, 2016 Posted November 5, 2016 Nobody knows the chances of anyone getting accepted to NYU's Data Science PhD considering this is the first year they're accepting students.
DiscoTech Posted December 30, 2016 Posted December 30, 2016 For the love of God, no! Just no! NYU is a diploma mill. They just have a better marketing department than your average diploma. Sure, their established programs are good (law, medicine, business, film). But good God, everything else seems like a scam to separate you from your money. Don't be a guinea pig for this program's maiden year.
frogL Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 Your profile looks great to me. have you got any update on the application?
poopyhead Posted January 19, 2017 Author Posted January 19, 2017 On 11/5/2016 at 8:33 AM, marmle said: Nobody knows the chances of anyone getting accepted to NYU's Data Science PhD considering this is the first year they're accepting students. Oh, that explains it ... Thanks for the info. On 1/8/2017 at 8:17 AM, frogL said: Your profile looks great to me. have you got any update on the application? I submitted my application about a month ago. No word so far. I'm honestly not holding my breath or anything though. I like my current job, so if I don't get in anywhere, it's not that big of a deal (or at least that's what I'm telling myself ...). On 12/30/2016 at 2:29 PM, DiscoTech said: For the love of God, no! Just no! NYU is a diploma mill. They just have a better marketing department than your average diploma. Sure, their established programs are good (law, medicine, business, film). But good God, everything else seems like a scam to separate you from your money. Don't be a guinea pig for this program's maiden year. Isn't their applied math program #1 in the world? Besides, this is for a PhD and I wouldn't be able to attend without a stipend, so if an acceptance without funding = rejection as far as I'm concerned. That said, I do hear that some of their undergrad/masters programs can be like that, but I'm not applying to those.
DiscoTech Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 32 minutes ago, poopyhead said: Isn't their applied math program #1 in the world? Besides, this is for a PhD and I wouldn't be able to attend without a stipend, so if an acceptance without funding = rejection as far as I'm concerned. That said, I do hear that some of their undergrad/masters programs can be like that, but I'm not applying to those. If you're only going to attend if you receive a stipend, that's great. BTW, trusting US News to rank sub-specialities is a little bit of a gamble. They are also #29 in CS and #49 in statistics.
.letmeinplz// Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, DiscoTech said: If you're only going to attend if you receive a stipend, that's great. BTW, trusting US News to rank sub-specialities is a little bit of a gamble. They are also #29 in CS and #49 in statistics. Trusting metrics like papers per professor per top conference (like csrankings(dot)org) is probably better than USNews asking a bunch of people "where would you rank University of X?". DiscoTech 1
poopyhead Posted January 19, 2017 Author Posted January 19, 2017 25 minutes ago, DiscoTech said: If you're only going to attend if you receive a stipend, that's great. BTW, trusting US News to rank sub-specialities is a little bit of a gamble. They are also #29 in CS and #49 in statistics. Actually, yeah, I was surprised when I heard NYU had a data science program considering that their math department was known for not doing statistics.
DiscoTech Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 58 minutes ago, .letmeinplz// said: Trusting metrics like papers per professor per top conference (like csrankings(dot)org) is probably better than USNews asking a bunch of people "where would you rank University of X?". Or one could follow the money MATH CS poopyhead 1
frogL Posted January 26, 2017 Posted January 26, 2017 On 1/19/2017 at 0:42 PM, poopyhead said: Oh, that explains it ... Thanks for the info. I submitted my application about a month ago. No word so far. I'm honestly not holding my breath or anything though. I like my current job, so if I don't get in anywhere, it's not that big of a deal (or at least that's what I'm telling myself ...). Isn't their applied math program #1 in the world? Besides, this is for a PhD and I wouldn't be able to attend without a stipend, so if an acceptance without funding = rejection as far as I'm concerned. That said, I do hear that some of their undergrad/masters programs can be like that, but I'm not applying to those. I'm holding my breath now...I'm currently an undergrad with no full-time job...
poopyhead Posted February 6, 2017 Author Posted February 6, 2017 Has anyone heard back from NYU? Their website says that the admitted students event is tentatively scheduled for mid-February.
silveryglow Posted February 8, 2017 Posted February 8, 2017 I received invitation to attend visit week and interview on 23rd Feb today. poopyhead 1
poopyhead Posted February 8, 2017 Author Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, silveryglow said: I received invitation to attend visit week and interview on 23rd Feb today. Thanks for the info. This must be the mid-February invitational event mentioned on the website. Also, obligatory: Congrats and good luck! Edited February 8, 2017 by poopyhead
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