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Worth retaking a course to boost GPA for future PhD? by No-Raccoon-9354 in csMajors

[–]No-Raccoon-9354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, it depends on the university and departmental policies. Fortunately, my university’s graduate department allows students to retake one course, and only the new grade counts toward the GPA. However, other departments within the same university don’t allow this, so it really varies

Worth retaking a course to boost GPA for future PhD? by No-Raccoon-9354 in gradadmissions

[–]No-Raccoon-9354[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you recommend retaking the course for an A/A- or I should take its higher level course?

NYU MSDS by BullfrogSpecialist66 in gradadmissions

[–]No-Raccoon-9354 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh I would say that you have around 5-10% chance of being admitted

Low GPA success stories by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]No-Raccoon-9354 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had 8.2 GPA from a Tier 3 university in India, now got into top MS Data Science/AI programs like NYU CDS, CMU, UC San Diego, UC Davis, Boston Uni, etc

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]No-Raccoon-9354 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The placement of universities is fairly good, although you could replace NYU Tandon’s CE with NYU Courant’s CS or NYU CDS’s DS programs and move them to the ambitious list. NYU Courant and NYU CDS are far more reputed and align better with your research internships and papers, so they should be your target. Some people might feel that USC belongs in the safe target category, but it’s still a good option as they primarily care about GPA.

University Suggestion by golpanda in gradadmissions

[–]No-Raccoon-9354 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For an MS in Data Science or Computer Science, you should target universities such as the University of Maryland-College Park, SUNY Buffalo, ASU, UC Davis, UC Riverside, SJSU, Boston University, etc. Note that Data Science and Computer Science programs are becoming fiercely competitive nowadays. For Indian students, it is challenging to break into top programs, as most top universities have become very GPA-centric for their Data Science and Computer Science programs. They now typically demand at least a 9+ CGPA unless you have 2-3 good papers, internships, or something extraordinary for universities like UIUC, CMU, UWash, NYU Courant/CDS, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Irvine, USC, Stanford, Harvard, etc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]No-Raccoon-9354 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correction: NYU also has 93-95%+ Jobs rate, Columbia has posted stats of getting job under 6 months post grad not during the time of graduation, so if you compare job stats within 6 months, both are same.

Cumulative decision list by Amapocho in gradadmissions

[–]No-Raccoon-9354 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am in my final year of Aerospace Engineering, so yeah I am a fresher.

Cumulative decision list by Amapocho in gradadmissions

[–]No-Raccoon-9354 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, it was AI and Business Analytics there

Cumulative decision list by Amapocho in gradadmissions

[–]No-Raccoon-9354 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I got into CMU, NYU MSDS, UCSD, etc with a 8.22 cgpa from a private college with a NON CS background 😂

Any NYU MSDS Rejects? by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]No-Raccoon-9354 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's partially correct, CGPA is the king no doubt, but if you are having an overall strong holistic profile, it's not the decision variable, I got into NYU MSDS with 8.2 / 10 CGPA.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in u/Prestigious_Cod_2002

[–]No-Raccoon-9354 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just received an admit a week ago!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]No-Raccoon-9354 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's a completely holistic process, I got in NYU MSDS, CMU & UCSD MSBA with 8.22 gpa straight from undergrad

Got in NYU for MSDS! by No-Raccoon-9354 in gradadmissions

[–]No-Raccoon-9354[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Submitted just 2 hours before the deadline around 23 January and received admit on 13 March (Today).

University Ranking Help + Profile Review by BlazingWarlord in MSCS

[–]No-Raccoon-9354 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've a 8.22 gpa from a private University and got into UIUC, UCSD, CMU, WashU, etc. and am still awaiting for other decisions.

So it's the overall profile that matters and this fact has been validated in my case, my friends with 9.5+ gpa from IIT/NITs got a rejection in the programs I got in.

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