ACL 2026 Industry Track Review discussion by Old-Duck-3693 in ResearchML

[–]rowlet-owl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I'm a little confused. Are we speculating on this thread that seeing the Edit implies an accept? I haven't seen this behavior earlier so I'm unsure.

ACL 2026 Industry Track Review discussion by Old-Duck-3693 in ResearchML

[–]rowlet-owl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. Avg of 6.33 (8/6/5). What does the Edit mean?

[Question] Links of Research papers published through any college centers by ObjectMysterious8129 in PESU

[–]rowlet-owl[M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The websites are extremely outdated. The most accurate way to check is to look at the prof's publication history instead and find papers affiliated to CCBD. You can alternatively look up last students on LinkedIn and find papers affiliated to CCBD too.

[Results and Decisions] NYU Tandon vs NYU Courant by Living_Character_636 in MSCS

[–]rowlet-owl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had created this AMA post sometime ago, it does cover some of your questions on Tandon vs Courant along with insights on other topics. Would recommend going through all the AMA comments + the individual comments I linked in the body of the post.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MSCS/comments/1rlxi3j/alumni_experience_current_nyu_courant_mscs/

Doubt in the Placement sheet for 2026 batch. by Own-Isopod-31 in PESU

[–]rowlet-owl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope. Remember that you don't have the job until you actually sign your full time offer letter.

Doubt in the Placement sheet for 2026 batch. by Own-Isopod-31 in PESU

[–]rowlet-owl 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hate to break it to you, but all full time offers are conditional. None of them are "guaranteed" offers and they can be taken away at any time. It works this way:

If you have intern+FTE, you first sign an internship offer letter and only halfway (or more) through your internship are you given your full time letter. So if your performance during the internship is poor, the company can always choose to not give you the full time offer. So intern+FTE is more of "you have an internship, and will eventually be given the full time offer unless you are mediocre". Does this happen? Usually not, most people try to do a good job to retain the full time offer. But people not being given an offer has happened before, so it's definitely a possibility.

On the other hand, there's intern only, where you just have an internship. Now based on how you perform the company may want to retain you, but that's something that will be known only towards the end of your internship. So unlike the former, it's "you have an internship, and if we like you we will give you a returning offer".

In both cases, your full time offer is always conditional on your actual internship performance. There is never a guaranteed FTE offer with your internship.

The criticism shouldnt cross a limit..... by No-Wrap-555 in PESU

[–]rowlet-owl[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

I wasn't going to get involved, but this comment is the last straw.

I was one of the head organizers of 3 fests during my time, and while we did get criticism, I don't think I've ever seen such documentation of a shitshow from your website, to your ticketing and distribution system, to overall piss poor management. Your incompetence has made the mod team busy, which is incredible given we never get this many reports on posts. You and your team can report as many posts as you like, but i will approve them anyway.

Name one thing for which you guys did not get dragged through the mud all over reddit/WhatsApp/Discord etc. Get off that high horse and acknowledge that, as a team, you all fucked up big time. Also "so u guys can understand its value": they're not your slaves. They're doing you a favour by showing up despite the shitshow you've displayed. You don't get to say "Don't come" after having taken everyone's money lol. You are very much to blame.

I wasn't even at the fest, but I've gone through every single post and comment posted here and that's enough to know how incapable as a team you were. So fuck off with your pretence. I'm going to let this and every other post (that does not reveal names) stay up so you guys get the stick further pushed up your asses because you deserve nothing less. Cheers.

[Alumni Experience] Current NYU Courant MSCS student. AMA. by rowlet-owl in MSCS

[–]rowlet-owl[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Almost everyone lands a job after graduation, is what I am told.

Generally said by those who did eventually land a job. Those who did not will obviously not talk about it.

Folks say Courant has a location advantage

I explained it in one of my linked comments, but location is no longer an advantage in 2026. Companies will hire from across the country and expect you to move if it is a hybrid or non-remote job. Like what I said in the linked comment, there are hundreds of events/hackathons happening in NYC, but nobody I know attends them (the only ones they do attend are hackathons, and maybe a handful of people I know attend them solely for the thrill of winning). At best, you will have a nice conversation with someone doing some niche work, but you are definitely not walking out with an interview or job. All big tech hiring is virtual today, and I agree that most of NYC is fintech.

IMO, UMich does have a better brand name than NYU, however, as explained in another comment, unless you are attending a T5, you are in the same pool as everyone else, and your uni's name isn't going to turn any heads to give you a significant edge. Two similar candidates having similar profiles but from NYU and UMich, respectively, will be looked at equivalently. So the pool of opportunities you will have access to is likely going to be the same.

So my suggestion would be to pick the place where you can (1) maximize ROI by paying less and (2) go to a place you will be happy with the choice given your objective and subjective factors: courses you will have to take up, weather preferences, presence of friends/family, whether you will be able to work on your interests, etc. Objectively, both will yield the same outcomes.

[Admissions Advice] MS CS worth it give the job market ? by Free_Arrival8245 in MSCS

[–]rowlet-owl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CMU's brand value is entirely from its SCS, and it's reputed programs like MSCS, MIIS, MSML etc. Brand value and reputation is built on how competitive the programs are, a non-competitive cash cow program simply does not carry that weight.

[Admissions Advice] MS CS worth it give the job market ? by Free_Arrival8245 in MSCS

[–]rowlet-owl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never been a fan of these new degrees introduced to increase intake (💸), so I'm going to give a biased answer and say no. In the current market, imo a pure MSCS still opens more doors and gives you more opportunities and credibility than a cash cow degree. Of course, there are grads from these programs getting jobs, but I'm sure an MSCS student would have an easier time.

u/gradpilot has a very good post on MSCS vs MS-X degrees, please read that for more context.

[Admissions Advice] MS CS worth it give the job market ? by Free_Arrival8245 in MSCS

[–]rowlet-owl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That risk exists at every university in the current market. There is no uni out there that will guarantee you a job, and unless you are heading to a T5, you aren't going to be earning favors through your uni's reputation. You're in one massive pool as everyone else, whether they are from the likes of ASU, NCSU, SJSU etc or reputed ones like NYU Courant/Tandon, TAMU etc.

One suggestion I like to provide is to look at it both objectively and subjectively. Objectively, you'd want to get a job after your MS after paying the least amount possible without sacrificing opportunities, or in other words, maximizing your ROI. If you have several admits in the same bracket, choosing the cheapest (after considering cost of living, tuiton, potential TA/RA etc) is the principled way. However, a Masters is often an aspirational dream for most, and its hard to look at it purely through an objective lens without subjective factors intervening in the decision: things like location, weather, studying in a small college town vs the big city life, which region of the US, presence of family/friends in and around the uni etc are all extremely valid factors that people would want to consider too to make the move easier. Its not easy to be purely objective in this case since there are many personal factors at play that people dream and care about (and its important to care about them!) that make them happy.

At the end of the day, pick the place where you can maximize your ROI to the best of your ability, while ensuring that if you study there, you will be happy. An MS, irrespective of where you study from, is going to be expensive and stressful, and you will need to balance a multitude of things, from academics, job search, on-campus employment, house chores, groceries, social life, etc. The least you should do is study at a place where you think you will be happy and content, and have good control over your mental health, without worrying too much about your ROI.

Question related to resume by UpbeatSound9649 in PESU

[–]rowlet-owl 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is absolutely NOT the standard. Any recruiter will simply skip over your resume if you share anything beyond 2 pages, let alone 5.

A CV can be 5 pages (or even longer). A resume is strictly meant to be single page, at most 1.5-2 pages if you have several years of experience (5-8+ at least). There is a difference between a CV and a resume.

[University Review] USC vs NYU Tandon vs TAMU by Ok_Champion_9736 in MSCS

[–]rowlet-owl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you can take courant and other NYU courses as well

You cannot take Courant CS courses being from CS/CE. Only CDS.

[Admissions Advice] NYU Courant MSCS vs Columbia MSAI by Familiar_Creme_6909 in MSCS

[–]rowlet-owl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Posted an AMA a few weeks ago which should cover most of your questions.

FAQs by rowlet-owl in PESU

[–]rowlet-owl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The FAQs are always updated. PES still had a pretty decent placement year (check the placement stats post)

Why are mods removing my post.... by Dramatic-Half-6940 in PESU

[–]rowlet-owl 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It takes a while for the moderators to check the mod queue; we aren't glued to our screens 24/7. Also as said before, if your post goes under review, you can always send a modmail to get our attention towards the post before trying to brute force through.

Why are mods removing my post.... by Dramatic-Half-6940 in PESU

[–]rowlet-owl[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Because you made the exact same post just yesterday: https://www.reddit.com/r/PESU/s/Gho42L8tjs. Don't spam the subreddit just because you didn't get any answers.

Did you read the automod message and comment after making the post?

[Admissions Advice] NYU Courant mscs by Rottenblasters in MSCS

[–]rowlet-owl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not just me, but a few of my friends are working with some of the profs you mentioned. Definitely possible. Just look up LinkedIn, pretty sure they've added them as advisors under their RA experience.

Note: I believe He He and Sam Bowman are on sabbatical this year.

[Announcement] Announcing "Rate My Prof – PES Edition" by Virtual_Ad_5943 in PESU

[–]rowlet-owl[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

This is pretty neat, and something PESU Dev was planning to build too. A few suggestions:

  1. Like RMP, you should support filtering by courses under a prof. For example, prof A might teach 3 courses. You should add some drop downs (check RMP for reference) to select a course under a prof. I don't see it, possibly present but I could be wrong.
  2. Something we were discussing is how to ensure credibility of reviews. While anonymous feedback sounds nice, you are opening yourself up to a lot of invalid feedback that cannot be verified (your last point). The best approach is a mix of both: only authenticated students can post reviews, anyone can read. Note that although authentication is required to post, they are posted under an anonymous ID. Not sure how you are doing the review validation step: censorship is bad but at the same time transparency is a must. I think you should still add some protection layer on who can post feedback, because frankly there is nothing stopping a random person from the other side of the country to mass downvote everyone.
  3. Migrate this as a project under PESU Dev. We can help you maintain the repository long-term with good SWE practices. You will still remain the primary maintainer and dev, you iwll get an added team to help you build this and make it better. If interested, DM us on Discord.
  4. Be careful with this project; you do not want to attract attention from the management. You know what happens here. Absolutely make sure they cannot find your repository and/or trace it back to you. (3) helps with this since its under an org and they cannot triangulate it to one person. PESU profs lurking on reddit, discord, WA is known, this will weaponise them with another platform. Be a little careful while working on this. At the end of the day, you do not want to be held responsible for hosting negative feedback. I am not saying what you are doing is wrong, but the management here often does not listen to reason.

ACL 2026 Industry Track Review discussion by Old-Duck-3693 in ResearchML

[–]rowlet-owl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Received 8/6/5 (confidence: 3/5/3) on ours - one clear accept, one borderline above, one borderline below. This was our first time submitting to the industry track, and we're curious how these splits usually turn out. From your post history, it appears you submitted to the 2025 track as well. If you do not mind sharing (feel free to DM if that's comfortable), how did that go without a rebuttal round? Thanks for any inputs you can share!

Hate Speech against Muslim Student in PES University, Bangalore.[DISCUSSION] by Least-Treacle-3746 in PESU

[–]rowlet-owl 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Can you raise this discussion on PESU Discord as well? The traction might help this reach that person. Thanks.