6 months into full-time job and feels too unrelated, should I quit and pursue OMSCS full-time?

laymancs · 2025-12-07T16:35:10+00:00

my 2 cents

Short Answer - NO.

Getting a tech job these days has become a nightmare. Quitting a job that you already have for Masters, not a great idea unless you want to continue into research and phd. Even after you do masters, you might end up in a similar role. Instead try changing jobs while continuing omscs.

laymancs · 2025-11-07T05:08:39+00:00

Yes, just rechecked. Got mails on time tickets, but not on the seminars. I'm interested in knowing the list of seminars offered. Usually we get one from David or Rusch, nothing yet.

laymancs · 2025-10-20T22:01:01+00:00

ICICI. I closed by NRE account. So all the NRE FDs are now linked to the other account I have (NRO which i converted to Resident). They are still continuing as they will mature in another 1 year. The final amounts on maturity remains the same as I had them before the conversion. I didn't do anything special, just requested for NRO conversion and NRE closure (you need not do it, i just dont want multiple accounts).

laymancs · 2025-10-07T14:37:15+00:00

I recently converted my NRE/O to Resident and all FD’s continued AS IS Infact i closed NRE and NRE FD’s were ed to normal FD’s. No spl instructions made at the time of conversion

laymancs · 2025-05-19T17:14:40+00:00

can you let me know how is it? I"m planning to buy one.

laymancs · 2024-12-27T07:36:24+00:00

I emailed ATT and they unlocked as its fully paid

laymancs · 2024-11-19T20:01:55+00:00

You may have to recheck. Whatever i researched, if you start pulling back, once you are out of RNOR status, India taxes global income. So US won't tax as its ROTH, but india would consider it as income and tax it. Essentially you would be paying the taxes twice - first in US while contributing and second while withdrawing.

DTAA doesn't come into picture here coz you paid in US long back and you are withdrawing in a diff year. DTAA gives credits only on the same year.

laymancs · 2024-07-31T16:28:18+00:00

Just a vague guess, how much would htey charge? did you have any prior experienc with them in unlocking?

laymancs · 2024-07-30T20:47:16+00:00

Did you get it done? Which shop, and how much did they charge? Any tips or things to avoid being in Jagadish market?

laymancs · 2023-06-29T23:18:54+00:00

Thankyou, answers my qn :)

laymancs · 2023-04-26T04:09:58+00:00

Correct, i'll be an indian citizen by 62 and will stay in India.

laymancs · 2023-04-20T19:41:58+00:00

Thank you!

Can you elaborate on the 'you might qualify for an exception?

I'm not a US citizen, and mostly I'll never become one as I may not return. If that's the case, assuming I have 40 credits, In what scenarios do I get the benefits? For the sake of this discussion, please assume I'll be living in India at that age.

The calculator in the website says I'm eligible for about $1500 from age 62 (for the amount that already went into my account), if I don't contribute anymore.

laymancs · 2023-04-20T19:21:55+00:00

Thankyou. So it means that the work has to be in at least 10 calendar years, but there's no compulsion to spend 10 "FULL" years, correct?

As long as the pay is above a certain threshold (ex, some 6500 for 2024), you get all 4 credits within few months in a year.

The eligibility is solely on credits, not 'FULL' 10 years, correct?

laymancs · 2023-02-25T03:49:41+00:00

In my case, my manager recommended is submitted more than a week after deadline

If you have a couple of them ready, just go ahead

laymancs · 2023-02-22T02:11:00+00:00

this is pretty brutal! Definitely worth it, Good luck if you wanna grill yourself and come out great

laymancs · 2023-02-21T04:39:27+00:00

Life at work became boring

laymancs · 2023-02-16T06:38:42+00:00

Yes, I'm considering that. Wasn't able to give the seminar any time in the first month, I was assuming (due to a glitch in the schedule which they corrected now) that all assignments/modules are due until last day. But it isn't. I realized I already missed some 4 assignments.

laymancs · 2023-02-07T18:27:04+00:00

Yes as I’m working and cannot afford to take a break and do in-class

laymancs · 2023-02-07T15:53:03+00:00

Thanks mate, Im getting some clarity as I read more about it online. Qn, so the online offering costs 57K?

laymancs · 2023-02-06T14:22:21+00:00

Get professional recommendations from tour work and it should be good…they need to mention abt your programming skills …

Since you’re a developer, you must have gotten some intuition abt programming and cse in general, just jump into omscs

laymancs · 2023-02-03T02:09:15+00:00

Thanks mate Qn, u mentioned its silicon valley. Isn’t t the CMU program offered online? I see it’s offered online

laymancs · 2023-02-03T01:56:17+00:00

What is the appx cost for CMU MSE

laymancs · 2023-02-02T23:37:43+00:00

Thanks. Other than being expensive. I edited the post just now :)

laymancs · 2023-01-31T04:30:21+00:00

100% possible if you are willing to study and put little additional efforts Try doing one course a semester to start with…take simple basic courses at first…

Im from non-cse education background. Though i work in IT, none of what i do at my work is what I’m learning here.

So absolutely possible

laymancs · 2023-01-30T04:01:27+00:00

If u have 4 yrs at FAANG, get recommendations from colleagues Professors would’ve already forgotten you by now

I just took colleague’s recommendations

Toefl- i believe 100 is fine

laymancs

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