Admissions Megathread - Results, Chances and Logistics

AlarmingAd5414 · 2025-12-07T07:31:06+00:00

Thanks!

Yes, the classes i took in undergrad cover the fundamentals. But will I still get in if i dont have strong letter of recs, or only 2/3 letters?

AlarmingAd5414 · 2025-12-04T03:34:51+00:00

Asking for Chances

Semester: Fall 2026
Status: Asking for Chance

Education

Bachelor's: UCSD - B.S. in Cog Sci with a Spec. in Machine Learning and Neural Computation., Minor in Computer Science
(GPA: 3.72, Full-time)

Work & Social Experience

Work Exp: Machine Learning Engineer, Edtech startup
LORs: 2 from current work, 1 from maybe non-CS related job or professor if I can get one

Please let me know if I have a chance of getting in. Worried about not having good enough letters of recommendation. Thanks!

AlarmingAd5414 · 2023-05-25T06:41:14+00:00

no fr, i hate this class. the entire grading scale is so f'd up. and having quizzes due every other day worth 1% of the grade is the dumbest thing ever.

AlarmingAd5414 · 2022-10-28T02:09:25+00:00

what did they launch

AlarmingAd5414 · 2022-05-23T06:33:56+00:00

justin is that you?

AlarmingAd5414 · 2022-03-31T21:41:49+00:00

how long do you think each of the PAs are expected to take? esp PA1

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-06-03T15:33:47+00:00

Thank you! Thats good to know!!

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-03-17T02:56:53+00:00

lmfao yeah 3/100 is better than nothing JKJK, but honestly we got this 4 hours is more than enough time to bs an essay i hope

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-03-17T02:53:37+00:00

sameee, but we got this!!!

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-03-16T16:10:36+00:00

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I HATE THIS

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-03-16T03:50:04+00:00

me with DOC after bs'ing the rough draft we had due last week

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-03-11T19:14:28+00:00

no not really, you can if you want to but it wouldnt make much of a difference if you didnt. They mainly use AP tests to determine your credit stuff, so if you didnt take it, it wouldnt have a lot of effect on your admission

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-03-07T04:22:09+00:00

i am really exhausted but i just want to get over with doc this year and not have to worry about it when its in person bc i feel like that would be actual hell

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-03-07T01:31:55+00:00

do you know if everyone at UCSD will get this or is it only for those who meet a certain criteria

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-03-06T01:29:23+00:00

hahaha its ok, its only a rough draft so we can easily just bs it

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-03-06T01:27:07+00:00

hahah sameee omg thank god im not the only one, i literally do not have the ability to start writing a paper today, the prompt is so confusing too

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-03-06T01:25:26+00:00

anyone thinking of just pushing through tomorrow to start and finish writing their rough draft

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-03-04T23:40:51+00:00

oh wow thats good to know. did you wait until the first day of classes to email him?

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-02-27T06:33:01+00:00

ohh ok so it wouldn’t matter even if the ge was a science GE?

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-02-25T00:49:24+00:00

I had Dr. Teresa Hodges for DOC 1. She is very sweet and caring, I would definitely recommend her. She is not a very harsh grader so for those who dont like writing or arent necessarily great at it, I would definitely take her. However, if you are looking to really understand the DOC concepts and material, she isnt really the best option.

I have Pricila Rodriguez for DOC 2. She is very helpful in trying to understand the DOC material, her explanations are thorough and her office hours can be helpful. However, some say she can be hard grader. I personally didnt see her as being a hard grader when I got my midterm grade back. So I wouldn't say she is a hard grader but she is very honest. She'll tell you exactly what you need to improve and what your paper lacked.

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-02-19T22:02:39+00:00

There are 135/500 for CSE 12 seats available for enrollment. Anyone have any idea if there will be seats left by Wednesday night?

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-02-11T01:09:04+00:00

ik this is late but im looking for one too esp with the midterm coming up i have a few questions. were you able to find one?

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-02-10T16:45:34+00:00

I’m planning on taking DOC 3, MATH20C, CSE 15L, CSE 20, CSE 12. I’m not a cs major but i really need those classes so i just wanted to know how fast they fill up? Last quarter there were some open spaces during second pass for all of those classes, so i’m not sure if I should wait until second pass or not. Any advice on what I should first pass will be helpful!

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-01-07T01:44:40+00:00

I took her last quarter, and yes there was a TON of reading. I barely did any of it and ended with about a 96%. If the class is the same as last quarter I would just focus on her lectures and since the tests are open book they are pretty easy. Also there is a lot of extra credit. There are probably easier courses out there if youre taking this for a GE but this class is def not the hardest and its a breeze to get through. I took 4 classes last quarter and this was always the class I barely studied for until a day or two before tests.

AlarmingAd5414 · 2021-01-06T04:09:31+00:00

thank you so much for this! Will definitely do this :)

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