2021 CSMS申請0-6求建議 - 留學

By Dora
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Hi大家好,
小弟今年申請離全滅只剩下一個UCSD,
雖然還沒公布結果,但比照往年發offer情形與今年申請的盛況,
基本上只是早拒晚拒的問題。
儘管我個人的選校名單本來就有些鋌而走險的意味在,
但連保底都沒上坦白說真的滿意外的,
因此想請教版上先進一些看法與建議,謝謝!
[Background]
B.S., NTUST CS and double major in finance, 2017/9 ~ 2021/6
Overall GPA: 3.9/4.3 or 3.8X/4.0
CS Major GPA: 4.04/4.3 or 3.95/4.0
Last60 GPA: 3.99/4.3
TOEFL: 96 (R27, L26, S20, W23)(當天因感冒S狀態極差,更之前有再考過一次S是23,
因此MyBest會比較高,不知道有沒有差)
GRE: 321 (V152, Q169, AW3.5)
[Work Exp]
1. SWE intern @ startup company (1.5 yr)
2. AI intern @ Industrial Technology Research Institute (current, 1 yr)
3. Teaching Assistant @ NTUST (1 semester)
[Research Exp]
2個CS大學部專題 + 1個財金&CS的interdisciplinary project
[Competitions]
1. Big Data Competition (hosted by post office) - Reached the semifinals
2. Tbrain NLP Competition - 第五名 (409 participants in total)
3. 專題競賽 - 第四名 (5X participants in total)
[Letter of Recommendation]
專題教授 * 2 實習主管 * 1
[Extracurricular Activity]
1. Representative of computer science department in freshman orientation.
2. Class representative in junior year
[Publication]
None
[2021 Fall 選校策略]
1. 除TAMU外其餘都是Top-30 CS(TAMU的排名我一直覺得是個bug XD)
2. 以在美國能順利找到工作為主
3. 因家裡經濟狀況與貸款量的考量,沒考慮私立學校
4. 氣候與地點等原則上不在考慮範圍
[最後選校名單] - 夢幻1, 衝刺3~4, 保底1~2
1. UIUC MCS (真☆夢幻區) - online MCS offer
TOEFL requirement: 79/103
基本上投的時候就知道上的機率極低,就當樂透投投看。
收到信的時候先是發現內容很長,原本以為是AD,結果是online MCS offer...
2. UCSD CS75 (衝刺區)
TOEFL requirement: 85
之前認識一個同校學姊GPA約3.9/4.0有上SD,所以就把這間放在衝刺區。
從最近兩年的申請狀況來看真的非常難申請,感覺快比UCLA還難了XD
UCSD算是我最想去的一間學校,但也是涼了QQ
3. UW-Madison CSMS PMP (衝刺區)
TOEFL requirement: 92
同樣也是學姊因素所以放在衝刺區。
這間的話,當然可能是本身GPA就不夠,但事後翻了一下資料發現TOEFL普遍都高,
有可能是沒破百的問題?
4. UVA MSCS (衝刺區)
TOEFL requirement: 90, S22 (所以我並不是交96那份成績,是交另一份S23的)
本來以為機會頗大,有個教授的研究領域我相當有興趣也有寫在SOP裡面,但還是被拒。
5. UCI MSCS (保底區or衝刺區)
TOEFL requirement: 80
這是我最不解的一所學校,也是我到現在還睡不著的原因...
原本以為希望頗大,但還是被拒,真的不知道為什麼。
6. TAMU MCS (保底區)
TOEFL requirement: 100
這部分可能是我耍白癡了,CSE官網上面的FAQ有寫說TOEFL建議要100,
但是MCS的申請portal是寫80,所以才想說申請看看。
之前好像有看過T沒過100也上的例子,不知道是不是今年defer人多所以100變硬標準。
[關於我自己的想法&問題]
1. 就我的CV而言,我個人認為除了GPA沒特別突出與沒pub外,應該沒有什麼明顯的弱點?
2. 最大的問題應該是出在選校策略,原本以為公立和私立的學費差距非常大,
但看了前幾篇文發現對國際生而言也許差距沒有我想像的大?(Umich一年竟比USC貴7K USD)
如果多了私立的學校,我確實多了一些學校可以投
3. 投了那麼少的學校是因為覺得UCI/TAMU應該滿穩,但很明顯過於高估。看了今年大家的
申請狀況,越來越感覺CSMS的錄取是一門玄學,可能還是得採取海投的策略?
(大概多申請個3-4間之類)
4. 沒有publication這件事對申請非四大的學校真的是一件硬傷嗎?
5. 想請教大家接下來的規劃何者較合適呢?
a. 先工作一年累積work exp或想辦法生出publication,拚2023/24 fall
b. 直接利用這幾個月邊intern邊考TOEFL,再直接申請2022 fall。但除了TOEFL與GPA
會有所提升外,CV上的其他部分不會有變動,不知道對申請會不會有決定性的進步。
c. 這條是我教授提出的。之前有跟他聊到UIUC online MCS,他覺得我可以試試接受這個
offer(反正學費便宜),之後再利用語言學校拿opt工作簽證。
------------------
坦白說,之前每天跟朋友說全滅M幾了有點打嘴砲的味道在,直到看到UCI的拒信才驚覺大
事不妙,全滅真的要落到我頭上了XD
想麻煩大家給些建議,也希望大家能直言不諱地指出我的弱點,謝謝!
--
小弟今年申請離全滅只剩下一個UCSD,
雖然還沒公布結果,但比照往年發offer情形與今年申請的盛況,
基本上只是早拒晚拒的問題。
儘管我個人的選校名單本來就有些鋌而走險的意味在,
但連保底都沒上坦白說真的滿意外的,
因此想請教版上先進一些看法與建議,謝謝!
[Background]
B.S., NTUST CS and double major in finance, 2017/9 ~ 2021/6
Overall GPA: 3.9/4.3 or 3.8X/4.0
CS Major GPA: 4.04/4.3 or 3.95/4.0
Last60 GPA: 3.99/4.3
TOEFL: 96 (R27, L26, S20, W23)(當天因感冒S狀態極差,更之前有再考過一次S是23,
因此MyBest會比較高,不知道有沒有差)
GRE: 321 (V152, Q169, AW3.5)
[Work Exp]
1. SWE intern @ startup company (1.5 yr)
2. AI intern @ Industrial Technology Research Institute (current, 1 yr)
3. Teaching Assistant @ NTUST (1 semester)
[Research Exp]
2個CS大學部專題 + 1個財金&CS的interdisciplinary project
[Competitions]
1. Big Data Competition (hosted by post office) - Reached the semifinals
2. Tbrain NLP Competition - 第五名 (409 participants in total)
3. 專題競賽 - 第四名 (5X participants in total)
[Letter of Recommendation]
專題教授 * 2 實習主管 * 1
[Extracurricular Activity]
1. Representative of computer science department in freshman orientation.
2. Class representative in junior year
[Publication]
None
[2021 Fall 選校策略]
1. 除TAMU外其餘都是Top-30 CS(TAMU的排名我一直覺得是個bug XD)
2. 以在美國能順利找到工作為主
3. 因家裡經濟狀況與貸款量的考量,沒考慮私立學校
4. 氣候與地點等原則上不在考慮範圍
[最後選校名單] - 夢幻1, 衝刺3~4, 保底1~2
1. UIUC MCS (真☆夢幻區) - online MCS offer
TOEFL requirement: 79/103
基本上投的時候就知道上的機率極低,就當樂透投投看。
收到信的時候先是發現內容很長,原本以為是AD,結果是online MCS offer...
2. UCSD CS75 (衝刺區)
TOEFL requirement: 85
之前認識一個同校學姊GPA約3.9/4.0有上SD,所以就把這間放在衝刺區。
從最近兩年的申請狀況來看真的非常難申請,感覺快比UCLA還難了XD
UCSD算是我最想去的一間學校,但也是涼了QQ
3. UW-Madison CSMS PMP (衝刺區)
TOEFL requirement: 92
同樣也是學姊因素所以放在衝刺區。
這間的話,當然可能是本身GPA就不夠,但事後翻了一下資料發現TOEFL普遍都高,
有可能是沒破百的問題?
4. UVA MSCS (衝刺區)
TOEFL requirement: 90, S22 (所以我並不是交96那份成績,是交另一份S23的)
本來以為機會頗大,有個教授的研究領域我相當有興趣也有寫在SOP裡面,但還是被拒。
5. UCI MSCS (保底區or衝刺區)
TOEFL requirement: 80
這是我最不解的一所學校,也是我到現在還睡不著的原因...
原本以為希望頗大,但還是被拒,真的不知道為什麼。
6. TAMU MCS (保底區)
TOEFL requirement: 100
這部分可能是我耍白癡了,CSE官網上面的FAQ有寫說TOEFL建議要100,
但是MCS的申請portal是寫80,所以才想說申請看看。
之前好像有看過T沒過100也上的例子,不知道是不是今年defer人多所以100變硬標準。
[關於我自己的想法&問題]
1. 就我的CV而言,我個人認為除了GPA沒特別突出與沒pub外,應該沒有什麼明顯的弱點?
2. 最大的問題應該是出在選校策略,原本以為公立和私立的學費差距非常大,
但看了前幾篇文發現對國際生而言也許差距沒有我想像的大?(Umich一年竟比USC貴7K USD)
如果多了私立的學校,我確實多了一些學校可以投
3. 投了那麼少的學校是因為覺得UCI/TAMU應該滿穩,但很明顯過於高估。看了今年大家的
申請狀況,越來越感覺CSMS的錄取是一門玄學,可能還是得採取海投的策略?
(大概多申請個3-4間之類)
4. 沒有publication這件事對申請非四大的學校真的是一件硬傷嗎?
5. 想請教大家接下來的規劃何者較合適呢?
a. 先工作一年累積work exp或想辦法生出publication,拚2023/24 fall
b. 直接利用這幾個月邊intern邊考TOEFL,再直接申請2022 fall。但除了TOEFL與GPA
會有所提升外,CV上的其他部分不會有變動,不知道對申請會不會有決定性的進步。
c. 這條是我教授提出的。之前有跟他聊到UIUC online MCS,他覺得我可以試試接受這個
offer(反正學費便宜),之後再利用語言學校拿opt工作簽證。
------------------
坦白說,之前每天跟朋友說全滅M幾了有點打嘴砲的味道在,直到看到UCI的拒信才驚覺大
事不妙,全滅真的要落到我頭上了XD
想麻煩大家給些建議,也希望大家能直言不諱地指出我的弱點,謝謝!
--
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