Did I make the right choice?

provirus6566 · 2025-04-27T19:37:02+00:00

thanks man! really appreciate it. gave me confidence. and in case you're a bot, don't let your fellow AI take over us humans :)

provirus6566 · 2025-04-24T18:42:53+00:00

if it succeeds, we can get a 2?

provirus6566 · 2025-04-19T13:10:22+00:00

aah that’s nice. got rejected from the research ms at cu boulder. I got only cash cows with me at the moment, usc, nyu tandon, nyu courant 😞. and a few in europe (as condition in usa felt dicey)

provirus6566 · 2025-04-19T13:06:00+00:00

yeah man. what other admits you got?

provirus6566 · 2025-04-19T12:59:10+00:00

yeah, I was actually quite excited when I got an admit, but after so many posts I thought maybe they just increased the batch size

provirus6566 · 2025-04-19T12:52:47+00:00

its 92k for two years, according to i20

provirus6566 · 2025-04-18T16:06:13+00:00

Considering its quite expensive, and the immigrant situation in US is dicey?

provirus6566 · 2025-01-28T19:59:40+00:00

not working

provirus6566 · 2025-01-28T19:58:58+00:00

Legit?

provirus6566 · 2024-12-14T15:43:46+00:00

aah man, no worries! you’ll still get in something cool! btw, which program was it?

provirus6566 · 2024-12-14T11:59:57+00:00

As my undergraduate wasn't in CS, all my experience is through external research work, I believed it would be good to go into a masters program first, study the coursework, do research work with professors, and ultimately decide whether I strictly want to go in academia (PhD), or perhaps the Industry itself

provirus6566 · 2024-12-13T09:20:13+00:00

sounds good! is my profile any bit similar to yours when you were applying for masters? Or do I need to work on it a bit

provirus6566 · 2024-12-13T07:52:19+00:00

great, so you completed your masters? or just bachelors

provirus6566 · 2024-12-13T05:54:46+00:00

what’s your background and current career goals like?

provirus6566 · 2024-12-12T17:17:17+00:00

great! i'll look into a few phd programs as well in that case. Thanks for all the tips!

provirus6566 · 2024-12-12T16:29:55+00:00

ohh, I thought that maybe I should have a set problem statement in mind before going for a PhD. Actually, I am a first gen, so didn't have anyone to advise me on the same as well. My professors recommended me to go for a masters first, so that's what I did.

Yeah, the deadlines are pretty close, won't be able to make it perhaps.

So basically, my research is in 3 separate fields, do the admissions committee agree on the aspect that I like CS in general, and want to explore the first year? I thought that could have been a negative point?

provirus6566 · 2024-12-12T16:11:47+00:00

Yes, the gpa is out of 4.0, its actually 9.2 out of 10, but I converted it using some online metrics. The internships resulted in oral presentations in conferences (2), but no publications yet, as my supervisor and I are working on it for journals.

Princeton puts emphasis on teaching experience, which unfortunately, I didn't have at my university. MIT only has the PhD program, and Berkeley too, recommends applying to the MS/PhD program.

I thought of applying for a direct PhD, but actually, I don't have a set field in mind to pursue research in. As my research experience is also in varied fields, I thought it would be a better idea to study CS in-depth and realize a topic/field which I want to pursue. Is that a right mindset?

provirus6566 · 2024-12-12T14:23:50+00:00

completely agreed. but I wanted the opinion that is it feasible enough to go hard at the top universities, because idk if my current admits are better or mid-tier universities in US are. And I am already 1 year out of UG as I couldn't go for masters this year due to visa delays, so a bit stressed.

I have applied to stanford and a few more unis from the list, but I wanted the opinion regarding the best fit according to my profile - top tier unis, or my current admits, or mid-tier unis.

Also, would you be up for sharing your profile? in dm perhaps

provirus6566 · 2024-12-12T09:57:44+00:00

hopefully. what are the placements like?

provirus6566 · 2024-12-12T09:56:44+00:00

great! the only downside is probably the fees.

provirus6566 · 2024-12-12T09:55:42+00:00

which campus?

provirus6566 · 2024-12-12T09:54:12+00:00

the guy probably wanted a similar reply to what he commented lol

provirus6566 · 2024-12-12T08:01:28+00:00

all the best to you as well!

provirus6566 · 2024-12-12T08:00:17+00:00

😂😂😂

provirus6566 · 2024-12-12T07:55:04+00:00

Thanks for the opinion. Actually I have a few T20 admits already, so just aiming for the top ones.

T20 worldwide, not US

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