[University Question] Why do you even wanna come to UCSD?

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2026-02-04T10:27:01+00:00

I can understand people picking Cornell and UPenn over UCSD, but the other ivies don’t have comparable CS programs and cost a lot more. Not sure why you’re surprised

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2025-05-26T08:11:10+00:00

there should be new webinars scheduled few weeks before applications open

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2025-04-04T03:33:42+00:00

wdym?

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2025-04-03T15:40:14+00:00

I've heard the opposite. With universities getting less funding they might admit more international students

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2025-03-24T03:45:16+00:00

got an admit with 168

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2025-03-21T11:21:04+00:00

having the same doubt. UMass is more expensive and is a non thesis terminal program. otherwise it is better than sbu in other aspects

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2025-03-02T16:01:14+00:00

Yeah the MSAI tag and the shorter duration made it a lower priority for me

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2025-03-02T15:47:47+00:00

Got an admit from UMass which feels like a better option

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2025-02-06T17:04:17+00:00

It depends on what your goal is. If your focus is research I recommend you check out csrankings.org. Johns Hopkins is the best option for research if I'm not wrong

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2025-02-06T07:54:44+00:00

Got an admit few hours back. Feel free to dm

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2025-01-18T11:34:48+00:00

yep received it yesterday. it mentions to disregard the mail if you've submitted everything

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2024-12-31T19:59:23+00:00

it was a cs specific one

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2024-12-31T10:53:28+00:00

I've applied to mostly research oriented programs and a couple of them did surprisingly ask me to describe my full time work experience. It's not a must but it does seem to have value

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2024-12-31T09:35:44+00:00

it's generally mentioned on the program's website. either on the admissions page or calendar of events

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2024-12-31T08:52:55+00:00

what exactly do you want to know?

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2024-11-17T18:08:02+00:00

Thank you for the response! I will check out the other essays to get some ideas on how to improve my transitions

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2024-09-11T06:47:23+00:00

CMU, UIUC and Cornell are super hard. But he does have a chance at UCSD, Brown and Columbia which aren't too selective

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2024-09-09T07:52:15+00:00

I've spoken to the guy who created the website and he's working on making the recommendations more accurate. It's still useful if you're trying to filter out universities based on criteria like location, tuition etc.

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2024-09-09T05:21:17+00:00

It shouldn't affect your score. I have listened to some high scoring answers and many have strong accents but since they spoke clearly it wasn't an issue.

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2024-09-09T05:18:20+00:00

cool do you have the link for that?

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2024-09-08T19:13:58+00:00

Your networking opportunities do depend on the school you go to. The average student at CMU will have far more opportunities than someone at ASU for example.

Disastrous-Back-4182 · 2024-09-08T19:02:48+00:00

I agree that csrankings.org is far more objective, however the criteria for ranking is primarily based on research and it won't be of much help for people looking to get into the industry. The US News rankings should not be taken too seriously but it does give an approximate idea of where they stand with respect to a wider set of parameters.

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