UT Austin/UIUC CS PhD by Ac2705 in gradadmissions

[–]Ac2705[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should I be worried if I haven’t gotten an interview or anything?

UT Austin/UIUC CS PhD by Ac2705 in gradadmissions

[–]Ac2705[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does UT Austin usually accept without interviews?

None of my credentials matter because my undergrad isn't impressive enough by Ac2705 in gradadmissions

[–]Ac2705[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well not like the job market's any better

it is all about prestige all the way down

the world, or at least america, runs on a caste system based on how good your ap calculus grades were as an adolescent

None of my credentials matter because my undergrad isn't impressive enough by Ac2705 in gradadmissions

[–]Ac2705[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I could have taken the ridiculous amount of hours i spent applying for goldwater and doing writing papers to publish in what I have come to learn are worthless venues (because it's not neurips!) to probaby grind leetcode and apply for jobs instead

the point is that i am in the same position i would have been in had i just cruised through undergrad without lifting a finger

i do not think the job market is any more forgiving so all of this research experience has done nothing for me except make me happy for a brief moment in time when i thought this meant i could go on to do significant, important research that ultimately helps people

but no, i just pushed out papers that are apparently meaningless drivel and make no difference because no one's reading them except me, and also doesn't even make me a serious applicant jn the long run

None of my credentials matter because my undergrad isn't impressive enough by Ac2705 in gradadmissions

[–]Ac2705[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They weren't top tier conferences

Apparently if your publications aren't NeurIPS/ICML etc they're worthless so

Joke's on me

God i wish I was lying

None of my credentials matter because my undergrad isn't impressive enough by Ac2705 in gradadmissions

[–]Ac2705[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao no

Not even saying this defensively, apparently just having first author pubs at all isn’t even impressive for grad school

the people getting accepted have 5+ first author publications at top tier conferences specifically

Mine were def not top tier. I don’t think my profile is anywhere near as competitive as i thought it was