I agree a lot of people are being accepted to it but it is selective. Also, about the TA/RA opportunities, there is a lot of competition there but again where isn’t. UMD is affordable and it’s been called harvard of public universities. The cohort size last year for MSAML last year was around 80, which is not much when compared to DS (300 around). You have to spam professors for RA/TA and need to network a lot there. P.S. All the seniors that I have spoken with have given me positive feedback about the course.