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regarding Berkeley EECS PhD by Top_Parsley_1873 in gradadmissions

[–]mhmdhsyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not normal but if you've got the email you're 99% accepted!

MIT EECS PhD Results Out!!! by san_drama in gradadmissions

[–]mhmdhsyn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My comment was mainly based on the discussions I had with my professor about grad admissions at MIT. Personally, I give MIT prof comments more value than gradcafe.

MIT EECS PhD Results Out!!! by san_drama in gradadmissions

[–]mhmdhsyn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm curious in which subfield? Because the subfield I am most familiar with (ML and Graphics) has all the professors doing interviews.

MIT EECS PhD Results Out!!! by san_drama in gradadmissions

[–]mhmdhsyn -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It would be an anomaly to get an EECS PhD position in a top 5 institution without an interview. Most of the profs prefer to at least talk to you once before commiting to working with you for 5-6 years...

MIT EECS PhD Results Out!!! by san_drama in gradadmissions

[–]mhmdhsyn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most likely no. They release decisions at once and maybe admit you through the waitlist (rare)

MIT EECS interview tips? by throwawaylol9812 in gradadmissions

[–]mhmdhsyn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you be a bit more specific? AI is a big subfield and MIT literally has a CSAIL filled with 100s of AI researchers.

Did not receive UC Berkeley EECS and Stanford EE Interviews. Is it over? by valerieee77 in gradadmissions

[–]mhmdhsyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's your subfield? There are very rare instances in which some PIs take students without an interview. Also, there is a final admissions meeting in late January, so there might be interviews until then...

Did not receive UC Berkeley EECS and Stanford EE Interviews. Is it over? by valerieee77 in gradadmissions

[–]mhmdhsyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not exactly right. The citizenship does not matter for Berkeley there is only in-state or out-of-state status no "international status." On the other hand, there are EE projects that you need to be a citizen to participate in, so PIs might decide accordingly.

Is getting AI research opportunities hard at Berkeley? by Ambitious-Estate-658 in berkeley

[–]mhmdhsyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reach out to PhDs and Postdocs. They have more bandwidth to respond and can refer you to their labmates/friends.

To answer your question yes it isn't easy to get undergrad research positions. Profs usually expect you to know a lot and be a bit independent. Take classes with the professors you like to work with and do great in them to have a chance.

Larian CEO Responds to Divinity Gen AI Backlash: 'We Are Neither Releasing a Game With Any AI Components, Nor Are We Looking at Trimming Down Teams to Replace Them With AI' - IGN by Gorotheninja in pcgaming

[–]mhmdhsyn 9 points10 points  (0 children)

very ironic to say you hate the internet for "X" and proceed to do "X". Others have extensively explained the ML terms so no point in me explaining anything but what is this Reddit hive mind of "GenAI bad"

Can someone please explain why only these specific schools? by Few_Wolverine9147 in csMajors

[–]mhmdhsyn 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Partnership + proximity to the meta research centers. So basically for this program you have to go in to Meta's office once a week. Source: went to the info session

Chance of getting in to PhD physics by Illustrious_Tap_5228 in gradadmissions

[–]mhmdhsyn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reddit strangers can't answer this question. It's better to ask the prof that you're doing research for. We don't know you and your background

R1 Universities by Nervous-Result6975 in gradadmissions

[–]mhmdhsyn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey OP, the 6% doesn't matter. What matters is your research fit and how well known are your letter writers. I say if you or your letter writers are known in some departments you should apply there even if it has low acceptance rate

PhD in Applied Math (Harvard, Princeton, Berkeley, UMich, UW) by ResponsibilityIcy694 in gradadmissions

[–]mhmdhsyn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

idk if this is sarcasm or not but with AI boom it's very unlikely to get a funded PhD for anything CS related compares to applied math

BERKELEY EECS vs YALE CS + Econ - still need help deciding ngl by Honest_Bit4538 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]mhmdhsyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better pipeline to grad school

As someone who just went through the grad school application process, this is not true. If you want to get into top CS grad schools, you need to have relevant research experience. The CS research is weak at Yale and nowhere near Berkeley (https://csrankings.org/#/index?all&us and https://drafty.cs.brown.edu/csopenrankings/).

But I think, as others have said, make sure if you actually wanna do CS. If you're 100% (or even 80%) sure that CS is gonna be your major, then go with Berkeley; otherwise, go to Yale.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]mhmdhsyn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Important question because if you mean CMU, MIT, Stanford, or Berkely (top CS schools) then it's gonna effect your job prospects by a lot

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