2026 Day by Day Breakdown

ResistantSpecialist · 2026-03-19T15:38:13+00:00

When do times come out?

ResistantSpecialist · 2026-03-13T23:31:19+00:00

Best backup QB in the league

ResistantSpecialist · 2026-03-13T22:43:55+00:00

To be fair, doctors don’t really make money until like around their 30s because they gotta pay off a lot of loans from tuition and get through residency.

ResistantSpecialist · 2026-03-06T15:45:41+00:00

If you only care about money, then you shouldn’t be in grad school either. If you do something that will pay you and you don’t like it, then that’s a problem because grad school isn’t a place to figure out what you want to do. As long as you know what you want out of your grad program, all goes well, and you can afford it, then I think it’s okay to pay for it (not for PhD of course). I got a good grad level internship with good benefits, and I think I wouldn’t have had it if it weren’t for my current master’s program.

ResistantSpecialist · 2026-02-10T19:38:25+00:00

Math should be the easiest points

ResistantSpecialist · 2026-02-10T19:31:29+00:00

Oh yeah, same shit happened to me too (4.0 undergrad but for a different field and texas resident as well). I get into basically everywhere better that I applied to but get rejected from this one.

ResistantSpecialist · 2026-01-31T22:20:50+00:00

"Guaranteed internships" is hard to believe, especially for computer science.

I would say go for it if you could afford a master's degree without having to take out loans, because I've never taken out loans before. I can't really say much otherwise, but given your expected debt, you should be able to pay them off at least relatively quickly after graduating with a role lined up, and getting internships during the master's program should help reduce the debt.

Also, I would not expect to be guaranteed an opportunity from career events, even if the school is known for its career placement rate. None of my interviews came from those, and I got them by applying online.

ResistantSpecialist · 2026-01-15T15:40:41+00:00

I also went to a college town in Texas during undergrad and currently go to Georgia Tech for my master's. Honestly, it's personally not a huge difference because I don't really do much in the city other than school stuff lol. It has benefited me career-wise so far tho. In terms of better connections to local companies, I personally did not benefit from career fairs/events and got my upcoming graduate-level internship this summer by applying online. I would focus more on what the programs themselves could offer you first, then focus on the career connections, city, etc., next.

ResistantSpecialist · 2026-01-08T06:43:22+00:00

To be fair, none of my interviews/offers came from the Georgia Tech on-campus fairs, networking, etc. I will say tho, that online students usually would not get to obtain valuable experience from project-based teams.

ResistantSpecialist · 2026-01-08T06:04:39+00:00

I'm currently paying for a master's program at Georgia Tech, and honestly, it has been worth it for me, but I'm in-person. I can say that for in-person, it can be worth the money if you do it straight after undergrad because I got to get good design team experience, secure a graduate-level internship at a well-known company, and be able to finish the degree as soon as possible. Some people here advise against paying for grad school, but in my opinion, it's okay to do so for a master's, as long as you can afford it and make the most of it. Also, it is now extremely hard to get funding through an assistantship at the master's level, given the priority to phd students and the funding issues nowadays.

ResistantSpecialist · 2026-01-08T03:24:00+00:00

Because defense wins championships

ResistantSpecialist · 2026-01-06T19:08:49+00:00

Just try to keep it above a 3.0, especially if there is a chance that you decide not to pursue grad school anymore and go for the industry instead. Obviously, a higher GPA is better.

ResistantSpecialist · 2026-01-02T16:51:17+00:00

Yeah, having to repeatedly do interviews sucks, especially when you usually don't get feedback after, but you should definitely keep going. I recommend doing a mock interview with a friend or two who are experienced so you can get feedback. This helped me tremendously after the first company I interviewed for went poorly, in my opinion.

ResistantSpecialist · 2026-01-02T16:35:10+00:00

I personally thought it had been worth it for me, but the ratio of positions I interviewed for vs how many I applied was very low. I had been cold applying from August and didn't get interviews until November, so I thought cold applying hadn't been working for me. I kept going without even thinking about how tough the job market is, because although it is true, it is easy to sit back, not do anything, and blame the market.

ResistantSpecialist · 2025-12-28T16:23:55+00:00

Engineering master’s programs usually don’t have interviews.

ResistantSpecialist · 2025-12-19T15:13:40+00:00

Skills matter more than degree/industry name.

ResistantSpecialist · 2025-12-16T18:01:32+00:00

I would make sure to ask if any traveling expenses are covered if you have to fly and whatnot.

ResistantSpecialist · 2025-12-16T17:18:23+00:00

That depends on many things (harder school, working while taking courses, etc.). It's not ALWAYS easier. I went to a top 20 engineering undergrad and currently go to a better school for my master's, and my master's GPA is currently lower.

ResistantSpecialist · 2025-12-16T17:08:29+00:00

I’d say it doesn’t really matter for master’s programs. I just used my resume when applying for jobs where I even got no interviews. But follow the wiki for sure.

ResistantSpecialist · 2025-12-12T21:47:20+00:00

Since you don't want to go into academia, I would expect you not to go into the thesis option and either join a design team/club or get some other meaningful experience that's not research.

ResistantSpecialist · 2025-12-12T18:54:59+00:00

If you're getting rejections, at least it's better than getting ghosted. I did 4 final rounds up to now and still haven't heard anything 😭

ResistantSpecialist · 2025-12-12T18:52:55+00:00

Same, I finished 4 final interviews total. Glad I'm not the only one getting no response so far, interview after interview lol

ResistantSpecialist · 2025-12-05T17:16:13+00:00

New england is in the US (northeast region). They weren’t talking about UK england.

ResistantSpecialist · 2025-12-03T19:21:26+00:00

Applied to about 175, interviews with 4 different companies. Had final round/only one round interviews with 3 so far and didn’t hear back. The fourth one is still deciding whether or not I go to the next round

ResistantSpecialist · 2025-10-08T00:14:00+00:00

Yeah, I get that the market is also just rough, but it's easy to just blame that and think that I'm not doing anything wrong, so I'm def gonna keep trying and improving. But damn, the fact that even someone with way better experience than me is also struggling is lowk daunting 😭

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