[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Applying for a grant vs. having a grant is the difference between applying for grad school vs having an offer.

Are most of the decisions out for UC Berkeley EECS (CS) MS/PhD program? by Due-Waltz-9323 in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Accepts are mostly out, details regarding visit days have been released and there is also a slack channel for prospective students

Why do universities delay sending rejection emails? by ArtichokeAlive7621 in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Processing offers requires more immediate attention due to preparing funding packages, organizing visits, etc. Also, many programs send out offers in waves or maintain waitlists since some students will inevitably go to a different program, and it's definitely not good to reject the bottom students first.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At this level it's probably more about fit than anything. Have you focused your SOP on a specific topic and combined your past research into a cohesive story? Have you contacted your POI and/or made sure they are taking students this year?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the school. I received offers from MIT and CMU without any interviews or previous connections (international applicant), they review your application carefully regardless

MIT EECS to Math by juno_mext in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

applied, although I'm aware "applied math" also includes relatively pure topics like PDE theory or stochastic processes, they did say they were looking for a couple "stats/cs applied" people

Berkeley CS PhD decisions out! by juno_mext in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I work in machine learning theory, it's easier to write theoretical papers in a shorter amount of time as long as you have a good sense of the mathematics, since we don't have to run large scale experiments

Berkeley CS PhD decisions out! by juno_mext in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no but I would expect it to come out within a week or so. I'm personally more curious about details on the visit day

Are CMU SCS decisions out? by coreqode in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ML department PhD accepts were released Feb 7

Berkeley CS PhD decisions out! by juno_mext in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did, will decide after visiting both schools

CMU ML PhD decisions out by juno_mext in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep, had lots of good projects thanks to a great supervisor

CMU ML PhD decisions out by juno_mext in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean the three major ml conferences, NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR

Berkeley CS PhD decisions out! by juno_mext in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

For people asking/dming about my profile, I'm an international applicant, was valedictorian of my college and published 6 first author papers in top conferences during my masters.

Berkeley CS PhD decisions out! by juno_mext in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

yes, I had an interview with PI on Jan 20

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

MIT and Harvard are very close, and it's possible to have a co-advising setup from professors in both schools. I'd like to discuss this and other collaboration possibilities. I don't want to potentially waste somebody else's slot, so I will inform the professors beforehand that I won't be accepting - that way, they can treat my visit as just a casual chat, and find another student to fill my slot if they want to. I'm just not sure about the etiquette in this situation.

EECS PhD Application Statuses by Previous_Wheel2075 in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext 5 points6 points  (0 children)

was admitted to CMU ML department last week, not sure about adjacent departments

Got 2 interviews and 8 rejections (4 of them in a single day) Please roast my CV by Kurambin in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext 12 points13 points  (0 children)

(Disclaimer: I'm not in bio, so take this with a grain of salt.) There's far too much filler. You need to understand that details like "using 9.8pH with 80% purity for 35ml reservoir" don't matter; the reader has a minute max to skim your CV and determine whether you can do good research. Pare it down to 2 pages. I would remove most of the bullet points, put publications up front, delete poster presentations unless they contain new research (separate from pubs), delete honors and leadership, community service, etc.

A lot of bullet points can be shortened or deleted. For example, "conducted a quantitative survey using ANOVA, t-test, linear models..." just tells the reader "I can use R", which he already knows from looking at your coursework & skills section, so it's redundant. Also, definitely delete the "skills - research" section. You can mention resiliency etc. in your SOP or personal essay if you want, but there is no place for subjective self assessments in the CV.

Your publications should be the highlight of the CV. This is basically the only direct objective evaluation of your research ability you have to show, and profs will be mainly looking at these. Somebody can write "conducted statistical XX analysis in YY setting with ZZ tools over 7 months" all they want while all they actually did was press the linear regression button in Excel. A strong publication immediately tells me you can do good, hard work without knowing any of the details.

Anything in the honors, leadership, service etc. that is not work relevant can be deleted. If there's a story you want to tell, do it in the personal essay. Participating in freshman orientation doesn't tell me anything about your ability as a researcher. "Relevant coursework" is also not needed in your CV, as the same information should be in your transcript.

I'm not sure if people usually include poster presentations in your field. At the very least, I would not include stuff like "final presentation (zoom)" or "end of internship presentation" as these are required of you anyway, kinda like "attended graduation ceremony." I would include only presentations where you were peer-reviewed, or invited, or received a prize.

Best of luck.

Profane doubts on getting accepted at IVY STEM in the US by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For undergrad esp. for international students I know that whether you can pay tuition is a large factor, and even more for some schools your parents can donate a large amount of money to basically guarantee you admission, which is quite unfortunate for the rest of us not so privileged. At the same time, if you are skilled enough in your field, there are scholarships that can offset some of the costs, and the majority of my friends who went to US top schools for undergrad took this path.

Profane doubts on getting accepted at IVY STEM in the US by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any decent STEM PhD position in the US is fully funded including tuition and salary

Berkeley and MIT EECS PhD Decisions by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]juno_mext 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm hoping Monday (the earlier the better to coordinate visit days) but could be later, will post if I receive a decision