I would take Meta - you work hard but are rewarded with quick promos and high pay(on average). Your other offer is AWS so it's not like you have the opportunity to trade pay for WLB anyway.
How about the layoffs? AWS has honored its return intern offers (worst, they extended by 6 months) but Meta seemed to have brutally rescinded offers in the past. I am worried about how they would honor my offer even if I end up getting one
Everything you need to know for data science is available online or in books. If you are paying a lot of money for a masters program, pay for something that will for sure lead to a job that is in your field of interest not trying to prove you have âdata experienceâ with a degree in CS. Oftentimes, at graduate level the name of the degree matters much more than the rigor.
A Data Science masters degree will be looked at basically the same as a computer science masters if itâs offered from the computer science department. You shouldnât worry to much about it because usually the job listings will say âor equivalentâ at the end, so something like a Data science degree would still be great.
Thanks for your inputs! MSDS at UW is rather interdisciplinary. A mix of CS + HCDE + Stats. In a virtual setting, do you think location would still matter as much as it used to in a pre covid world?
USC if you can afford. Else, NCSU it is. However, a lot would still depend on your potential since there is only so much a college tag can get you. You will have to grind leetcode equally at both places.
Your goal is industry. Both programs are well renowned. So, curriculum is not really an issue. Also, the peer group and network at both the universities is well established. So, what you will need to think of is two things:
That makes total sense. I do not have a CS degree in undergrad either. Do you think it would be sensible to go for DS at grad school even when I have an option to choose CS? Will the choice of my degree affect me in long run?
Hang in there, buddy. I'm sure there are more admits yet to come. And for the one who have got in, I know a bunch of people who have not officially reported their GRE score (I assume that's what you meant, and not just uploading the test score report). With a profile like yours, TAMU is a sure shot admit. Even if you don't get in, which would be a worst case scenario, you will still make it to a top school and shine on!
So that means CS would leave me more options right? Also, I've confirmed with the graduate department at UW that I can substitute courses and pick one elective. If I choose courses like NLP / ML heavy ones, should that be enough?
I checked the curriculum and it's mostly based on statistical and ML modelling. No advanced topics like NLP or Computer Vision. Would that put me in a disadvantage?
Hey, Rather than applying to colleges at the last moment, I'd suggest you to wait for decisions and apply to the next cycle if things don't turn out to be in your favour. This cycle is clearly a blood bath and waiting for a year may not hurt.
I see. I don't think you have a choice other than not applying to the program. IDK if NPTEL would help. You can take a proctored exam for the course, but please check if that would be accepted
NYU is super duper selective, so I doubt if you have chances unless you have a 9+ cg and publications at top notch conferences. Columbia could be achievable given that you have experience from 3 relevant internships. Maybe try applying to UPenn Data science too?
I would take Meta - you work hard but are rewarded with quick promos and high pay(on average). Your other offer is AWS so it's not like you have the opportunity to trade pay for WLB anyway.
How about the layoffs? AWS has honored its return intern offers (worst, they extended by 6 months) but Meta seemed to have brutally rescinded offers in the past. I am worried about how they would honor my offer even if I end up getting one
Hey if you could let us know which universities you got admitted from, with this profile that would be helpful.
Hey, I got into ASU MS CS, UMass Amherst MS CS and University of Washington - Seattle, MS Data Science.
Everything you need to know for data science is available online or in books. If you are paying a lot of money for a masters program, pay for something that will for sure lead to a job that is in your field of interest not trying to prove you have âdata experienceâ with a degree in CS. Oftentimes, at graduate level the name of the degree matters much more than the rigor.
But most DS / MLE job descriptions ask for a degree in Computer Science/Mathematics/Statistics. That's what bothered me
A Data Science masters degree will be looked at basically the same as a computer science masters if itâs offered from the computer science department. You shouldnât worry to much about it because usually the job listings will say âor equivalentâ at the end, so something like a Data science degree would still be great.
Thanks for your inputs! MSDS at UW is rather interdisciplinary. A mix of CS + HCDE + Stats. In a virtual setting, do you think location would still matter as much as it used to in a pre covid world?
USC if you can afford. Else, NCSU it is. However, a lot would still depend on your potential since there is only so much a college tag can get you. You will have to grind leetcode equally at both places.
CU Boulder.
UW anytime.
Reason?
Your goal is industry. Both programs are well renowned. So, curriculum is not really an issue. Also, the peer group and network at both the universities is well established. So, what you will need to think of is two things:
That makes total sense. I do not have a CS degree in undergrad either. Do you think it would be sensible to go for DS at grad school even when I have an option to choose CS? Will the choice of my degree affect me in long run?
Has TAMU rolled out MCS admits yet?
Yes. A few admits were released. Hopefully there will be another wave of admits
Thanks. I was under the impression that only MSCS admits were out.
Around 60 MSCS+MCS admits were released I guess.
Is this for MS CS? My checklist is still available
Mind sharing your profile?
Hang in there, buddy. I'm sure there are more admits yet to come. And for the one who have got in, I know a bunch of people who have not officially reported their GRE score (I assume that's what you meant, and not just uploading the test score report). With a profile like yours, TAMU is a sure shot admit. Even if you don't get in, which would be a worst case scenario, you will still make it to a top school and shine on!
Congrats OP!
Not true, you can land jobs as MLE/applied scientist or even research engineer/SDE working on NLP/CV after graduation.
So that means CS would leave me more options right? Also, I've confirmed with the graduate department at UW that I can substitute courses and pick one elective. If I choose courses like NLP / ML heavy ones, should that be enough?
If you want to work as a data scientist then UWash is a no brainer. I mean they have a great program plus it's Seattle
I checked the curriculum and it's mostly based on statistical and ML modelling. No advanced topics like NLP or Computer Vision. Would that put me in a disadvantage?
It's 3 am here in India ! I'm still buzzing but I have some massive decisions to make
Congrats OP. But isn't it mandatory for international students to be enrolled Full Time?
I got in too. This is a dream đ
But is it not a good option considering only the job opportunities post the degree? I've seen the alumni working as Applied Scientists for FAANG.
Hey, Rather than applying to colleges at the last moment, I'd suggest you to wait for decisions and apply to the next cycle if things don't turn out to be in your favour. This cycle is clearly a blood bath and waiting for a year may not hurt.
Yes, thats the plan
Good luck :)
Is this UWash?
UVirginia too
I see. I don't think you have a choice other than not applying to the program. IDK if NPTEL would help. You can take a proctored exam for the course, but please check if that would be accepted
DM. Applying to CS but have a fair amount on experience in Data Science, I can help
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Does UIUC admit non cs students for non thesis masters? If so, could you help me with average class stats?
NYU is super duper selective, so I doubt if you have chances unless you have a 9+ cg and publications at top notch conferences. Columbia could be achievable given that you have experience from 3 relevant internships. Maybe try applying to UPenn Data science too?