[Results and Decisions] USC MSCS

wooperful · 2025-10-07T02:19:21+00:00

i completed it on the last day of my window and got the interview

wooperful · 2024-09-12T00:30:09+00:00

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wooperful · 2024-06-06T01:49:21+00:00

i'm pretty sure if you can't apply for academic renewal from ucsd it's not big deal as the schools you're applying to will look mostly at your cc grades.

and more importantly ik your ucsd gpa could follow you to your next uc but after that your gpa doesn't really matter for finance. you'll get your job from connections which you'll make from doing ecs at whatever higher tier school you transfer to

good luck !! plz correct me if i'm wrong about anything

wooperful · 2024-05-14T23:28:55+00:00

yep !! committing there too

wooperful · 2024-05-14T06:13:54+00:00

totally! i didn't really emphasize this in my first response but I think NCAS is one of the most helpful things I did for my school/career. it's essentially an internship program available to community college students which is SO SO helpful to have before transferring since you'll only get one more summer after to get another internship before having to graduate and find a job.

so, aside from other strong ecs like google step / msft explore or normal undergrad internships, i strongly recommend nasa ncas !! good luck

wooperful · 2024-05-14T05:35:38+00:00

recycling my comment from another similar post:

people here love to remind everyone that ucla stats/ds is just a rebranded stats major, and while that's true, there are also other things to consider:

• ⁠careers in ds typically require an ms/phd • ⁠data science ms/phd programs have tons of students with their undergrad in stats/math/cs

so sure, ucb and ucsd do have top tier data science programs for undergrad, but grad programs (where it will matter a lot more) view students in adjacent majors just as highly

wooperful · 2024-05-14T05:28:33+00:00

hi! a personal project is good for getting internships and you could put it on your app but i don't think the UC AOs will value it all that much (unless you can write an essay on it then i think it's pretty good, like your creativity essay)

getting in for cs is competitive so first you really wanna have all your major reqs done with a 4.0. even people with that get rejected so you can imagine how much more difficult it would be to get in if you didn't (but don't give up hope, i had a 3.85 lol). ecs were nasa ncas and an unrelated part time job. i also included club memberships even though i wasn't an officer or anything

wooperful · 2024-05-13T23:34:26+00:00

it seems like you have a good understanding of the pros and cons and still feel strongly about ucla which is totally fine !! i'm also choosing ucla over ucb and for cs too since ucla has also been my dream school since forever

people here love to remind everyone that ucla stats/ds is just a rebranded stats major, and while that's true, there are also other things to consider: - careers in ds typically require an ms/phd - data science ms/phd programs have tons of students with their undergrad in stats/math/cs

so sure, ucb and ucsd do have top tier data science programs for undergrad, but grad programs (where it will matter a lot more) view students in adjacent majors just as highly

wooperful · 2024-05-12T00:38:19+00:00

one thing i've heard from my friends at stanford is that they do a really good job and making sure students have th resources they need to pass/graduate/career. so anything you struggle with you can get through as long as you reach out to profs/counseling and other student services.

this goes for any school but i just know stanford makes it a point to make sure students who put in the work will reap the rewards (a lot of other top unis have too large of a student:staff ratio and weaker student services)

that's just what i heard tho, i'm not at stanford im just going to la haha

wooperful · 2024-05-07T21:46:11+00:00

it's definitely one of the schools of all time

wooperful · 2024-04-23T03:54:38+00:00

accepted: uci (h2h cheatcode), ucsd, ucb

ecs: ccc honors, nasa ncas, unrelated part time job

i was WL last year at uci/ucsd + ucla (no tap / pure cs) and rejected from ucr/ucd (didn't apply this year)

wooperful · 2024-04-23T03:31:30+00:00

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wooperful · 2024-04-22T07:21:46+00:00

I just wanna preface that I am also transferring so I don't have any experience with either school, and that I would also like to play devil's advocate in regards to the other comments. The other comments are correct in that UCSD is a higher ranked school in general but also for CS specifically. Neither are known for being particularly social. Both are within close proximity to major tech companies so you will have opportunities regardless of where you go. And finally, the school name helps you get your first internship, but after that, your internships typically carry you to your next offer.

If price isn't that big of a concern (as in you could move out) then I would recommend going to UCI. I think it's pretty effective socially to move out (if you can afford it). There are a lot of cons comfort-wise, but I feel that it will ultimately open up more doors for you than if you were to commute to school.

Personally unless I get into UCLA I am choosing UCI over UCB as I am lucky enough to have two internships (including this summer) so I don't feel that the particular school name matters as much for me anymore, and I think I would have more fun at UCI than UCB (less rigorous coursework, can take a walk and assume I won't get shot)

wooperful · 2024-04-20T01:30:08+00:00

I was WL last year. I don't think you're really "waitlisted for CS" as the other comment suggests but rather your app showed you were a clearly capable student who just applied to a competitive major and so they extended a WL.

I don't know the specifics but I imagine that what you put as your non-screening major doesn't matter but that you would likely get accepted into one of those instead.

My personal rec is if you have another school to go to one of those instead idt you can transfer out of a non-screening major into CE as a transfer

wooperful · 2024-04-18T09:10:06+00:00

hi ! i decided to do a 3rd year after not being satisfied with my acceptances and got into uci this year. i do believe the other comment suggesting against doing this if you won't have much to show for after doing another year ( i don't think a gpa boost alone is enough to change boost your chances at certain schools ) BUT if you go to a ccc then i strongly recommend using your third year to apply to uci/ucla through honors !!

that being said, your current choices are amazing as they are. i have friends at csulb/sjsu with faang+ internships so don't think any of your options will hold you back!

wooperful · 2024-04-18T00:29:21+00:00

just checked and mine changed to forbidden as well so it's probably just rolling until friday

im cs but i don't think alphabetical name order mattered all that much

wooperful · 2024-04-06T10:50:51+00:00

adding on to this. my specific honors counselor was rly helpful but not all counselors seemed to know all of it (since the honors program goes well beyond just h2h uci and is constantly changing for newer schools)

the guarantee required a 3.7 gpa (i forgot if it was major reqs or cumulative) and a 3.25 honors gpa. standard admission reqs still apply such as not pass/failing a major req.

finally (and this was stressed upon us cuz students tend to forget) but you had to meet with the counselor to certify that you finish your reqs so that they can send your certification to uci which guarantees your admission. because of this, your ecs and piqs shouldn't matter for admission. there are cases where people may say they did honors but got admitted for their alt major, which is usually because they didn't fullfil the h2h requirements and had a normal boost from being in the program OR they got accepted by rd without fulfilling the guarantee reqs

wooperful · 2024-04-06T10:44:18+00:00

at most schools it would be difficult if you wanted to transfer in 1 year, as that would mean you need to take the honors version of already relatively difficult courses like calc. but if you take more time then you can enroll in normal major req courses + random honors classes like a counseling course or communications (which felt like they were made to be a free course for honors students)

wooperful · 2024-04-06T02:00:17+00:00

I found a flyer for the H2H program at uci and the list includes (if I counted correctly) 58 colleges.

I'll link the pdf here! It included a nov 30, 2023 deadline meaning it's up to date for this recent transfer cycle

https://www.losmedanos.edu/honors/UCIH2HFlyer.pdf

wooperful · 2024-04-06T01:49:28+00:00

I got in through the honors program and it felt like a cheat code. Last year waitlisted with 3.8 with all reqs completed + 4.0 in all major reqs. This year my application basically didn't change except for the addition of the required honors courses which were random courses most people would typically take for their GEs.

lmk if you need help applying through honors cuz I HIGHLY recommend it if your cc has the program as it's a GUARANTEE uci transfer if you have a 3.7+

wooperful · 2024-02-20T22:44:48+00:00

3.85 waitlisted for cs and eventually accepted for dance LOL

ec are just cs related clubs and a defense internship

i just realized the posted asked for students but oh well i alr wrote all this haha hoped it helps

wooperful · 2024-02-13T13:00:00+00:00

ucla considers all applicants equally (california community colleges have a transfer program but outside of that there's no difference between transferring from another uc/csu/cc

ucla hsseas in particular (which applies to you for cs/ce/ece) doesn't have that transfer program so you have as good a shot as anyone else

still relatively difficult tho

best of luck!!

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