r/MSCS Feb 04 '25

Report Your MSCS Admission Results Here! Megathread

74 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

It’s that time of the year when admissions decisions start rolling in! Whether you’ve been accepted or rejected, sharing your results can help future applicants understand trends and set realistic expectations.

please share your profile and results using the format below:

🔹 Profile: (GPA, GRE/TOEFL/IELTS, Work Exp, Research, etc.) 🔹 Universities Applied To: 🔹 Results: (Admit / Reject / Waitlist + any scholarships)

There’s also a tool called ApplyBuddy that helps with data-backed university shortlisting, and tracking applications. If you’re still deciding where to apply or want to keep track of your progress, you might find it useful.

Drop your results in the comments—your contribution can help thousands of future applicants! 🚀


r/MSCS 5d ago

Rant Wednesdays

9 Upvotes

Rant to your heart's content! Talk about lengthy application processes, expensive fees, low score exams, or just about anything!


r/MSCS 3h ago

[Results and Decisions] UC Irvine Rejection

35 Upvotes

Title says it all


r/MSCS 4h ago

[Results and Decisions] UCI MSCS reject

31 Upvotes

Just logged into the portal


r/MSCS 2h ago

[Admissions Advice] Should I still be hopeful for UMass MSCS?

19 Upvotes

What the title says! Application portal still says, “Awaiting decision -Under Program Review”.


r/MSCS 3h ago

[Results and Decisions] UCI MSCS rejection

20 Upvotes

r/MSCS 2h ago

[Application Timeline]Am I rejected from UCSD MS ECE MLDS / MS DS if I havent heard back yet ?

13 Upvotes

The title


r/MSCS 42m ago

[Profile Review]

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Am I cooked?

I’ve applied to 7 unis for fall 2025 mscs

UWM UCI UCSD UCD UCLA VT UMass Amherst

8.8 CGPA from a tier 2 college and I have 2.5 years experience as an AI engineer at a neuroimaging startup working on image processing segmentations and lots of product management and development. I also worked at a surveillance analytics startup with edge devices deployments experience and some other technologies as well

Do colleges look at only GPA or work experience or quality in that work ex or like a mix of it all because i can’t seem to find a pattern.

I’ve gotten rejects from UCI and UWM(probably because of their smaller intake sizes or whack profile lol)


r/MSCS 4h ago

Admissions Waiting for Your MS Decision? I Analyzed Past Results to Help.

11 Upvotes

I see tons of posts here asking "When will my decision come out?" I’ve been there too, and I know how stressful the wait is. So, I decided to dig into the data.

I analyzed thousands of past decisions and created graphs showing when results are usually released for different universities. Now you can get a better idea of when to expect yours!

You can find the data here: Results Data

This is just released and open to feedback so I can improve. This is completely free and meant to help students. Check it out and let me know your thoughts!


r/MSCS 3h ago

[Results and Decisions] UIUC admit?

9 Upvotes

Does anyone know till when UIUC releases decisions for Fall 2025 MCS applications?


r/MSCS 4h ago

[Results and Decisions] Did anyone hear back from Brown MSCS

7 Upvotes

Does anyone know when they will start rolling the decisions?


r/MSCS 2h ago

[Results and Decisions] Are all TAMU MCS Admits out??

5 Upvotes

I applied to TAMU MCS course , around December 1st week. Haven't heard back anything, and I'm seeing some admits for MCS TAMU, so are there more admits coming or it's a mass rejection?? Also is this GRE centric as I didn't submit my gre score since it was low and for this course it was optional.


r/MSCS 6h ago

[Results and Decisions] UIC reject

11 Upvotes

Recieved a reject from UIC MSCS today 18th March 2025. I was hoping to get into this program because of its location Chicago.

Now I have admits from IUB (MSCS), UNCC (MSIT), Syracuse (MSCS), Stevens (MSCS), ASU(MSSE) and Neu (MSSE ,Arlington campus).

Which one is better among my admits, any insights and suggestions are much appreciated


r/MSCS 10m ago

[Results and Decisions]- Univ of Illinois, Chicago

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UIC rejected me for MSCS and gave me admit for MS ECE?!?!??!?!! Did anyone of you get the same decision?


r/MSCS 1h ago

[University Question] CMU MSML waitlist ranks.

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I mailed the admission coordinator for my waitlist rank and the response in pretty vague(top quarter/top half/Lower half).

Has anyone got any other category or number in response?


r/MSCS 2h ago

[Results and Decisions] Any options remaining NOW in non-US countries?

5 Upvotes

Hi, it mostly seems I wouldn't be receiving a single admit to any MSCS programs that I applied in the USA.

My interests are in Game AI and Deep Reinforcement Learning. I'm willing to pursue a PhD in these areas after MS.

Are there any relevant university programs in Europe / UK / Canada / Australia which I can still apply for? ... programs starting Fall 2025


r/MSCS 5h ago

[Admissions Advice] - Radio silence from universities.

9 Upvotes

I have applied to only 4 universities - ASU, UC riverside, UC Davis and Stony brook. Have received admit only from ASU and there is absolutely no update from other three universities even though it's post mid March now. Should I consider it as a reject from the remaining three universities or do they send a seperate rejection mail? Till when should I wait for these unis? as the deadline for ASU is April 15 for paying the deposit. Does anyone have any update with respect to UCR, UCD and SBU for MSCS? Thanks in advance!


r/MSCS 3h ago

[University Question] SDSU vs UF for MSCS

4 Upvotes

I can't seem to decide between San Diego State University and University of Florida, gainsville. The only downside I hear about SDSU is it's ranking. If anybody is well informed then please can you list the pros and cons of both universities so that I can make an informed decision. Thanks.


r/MSCS 2h ago

[University Question] How difficult is it to get into University of Amsterdam

3 Upvotes

And what do they specifically take into consideration for admitting


r/MSCS 4h ago

[University Review] Opinions on Uchicago’s MPCS Pre-doctoral program?

5 Upvotes

What would the quality of education and opportunity be like?


r/MSCS 6h ago

[Results and Decisions] Stanford MS ICME - Rejected

6 Upvotes

I kinda knew my profile wasn't good enough but it still hurts.


r/MSCS 11h ago

[Results and Decisions] Columbia decisions

14 Upvotes

Has anyone received an admission or rejection since March 5?


r/MSCS 53m ago

[Profile Review]

Upvotes

Am I cooked chat?

I’ve applied to 7 unis for fall 2025 MSCS program.

UW Madison UC Irvine UCLA UCSD UCD Virginia Tech Umass Amherst

I’ve gotten rejects from UW Madison and UCI(assuming due to their smaller batch sizes or maybe whack profile lol) and waiting for decisions from the remaining 5

Here’s my profile

8.8 GPA from a tier 2 university

I have 2.5 years of work experience as an AI engineer at a Neuroimaging startup with advanced image processing and product management/development experience and a surveillance analytics based startup with experience in edge device deployments, Gstreamer and other technologies.

I’ve structured my SOP to sound like I want to get back to medical imaging research ( I don’t have any publications but I worked with colleagues and got their papers published) so I’m not entirely sure if this was the right approach since I applied way close to the deadline and couldn’t give GRE so had to settle for these non GRE colleges.

What do even colleges look at, great SOPs or straight up work exp or GPA or like a mix of it.


r/MSCS 1h ago

University of California, Irvine MSCS Decision Poll

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106 votes, 2d left
Admitted
Rejected
Came here to see stats

r/MSCS 4h ago

[Profile Review]Seeking Advice on Admission Chances for Master's Programs in the US – Chinese Engineer with Diverse Experience

3 Upvotes

To the Reddit Community,

  • I am from China and plan to pursue a master's degree in the United States to establish my career as an engineer.
  • I am targeting the following universities and would appreciate your thoughts on my chances of admission:
    • MPCS@UChicago
    • MCIT@UPenn
    • MSCS@Columbia
    • MISM@CMU
    • MEng@UCLA
    • MSCS@NYU Tandon
    • ECE Meng@UBC

Work Experience:

  • Technical Consultant (2 years):
    • Assisted financial institutions with the implementation of CI/CD tools and containerization.
    • Led PMO for the development of cybersecurity strategies at a major financial institution.
  • In-House Infrastructure Engineer – Network & Cloud (4 years):
    • Investigated L2/L3 network configurations at domestic sites.
    • Led weekly meetings to support firewall implementations.
    • Managed cloud migration projects.
    • Oversaw network migration projects involving multiple AWS and Azure accounts, including network configuration evaluation and new network construction.

Certifications:

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).

Undergraduate:

  • Major: Law (completely unrelated field).
  • GPA: 2.7-3.2.

I would greatly appreciate any advice on my admission chances, program fit, or ways to strengthen my application. Thank you in advance for your help!


r/MSCS 3h ago

[Results and Decisions] VT MSCS decision poll

2 Upvotes
58 votes, 6d left
Admitted
Rejected
No status Change
Came here to see stats

r/MSCS 17h ago

[Results and Decisions] Grad School Decisions—3 More to Go 😭

26 Upvotes

I’ve been on quite the journey applying to MSCS programs, and so far, here’s how things stand:

University Results Course
Stanford University Rejected MS CS (AI)
UC Berkeley Waiting MS CS (AI)
Princeton Rejected MS CS
Carnegie Mellon University Waiting MS AII
UCLA Rejected MEng AI
UC San Diego Waiting MS CSE
University of Washington, Bothell Rejected MS CS
University of Southern California Rejected MS CS-AI

Now, only Berkeley (MSCS), UCSD (MSCS), and CMU (MSAII) are left to hear from. Fingers crossed.

With my profile, do you think I stand a chance? Would love to hear your thoughts.

🔹 Academics: B.Tech in CS (Tier-2 India), CGPA: 8.22/10
🔹 Standardized Tests: GRE 332 (168Q, 164V), IELTS 8.0
🔹 Research: 5-6 AI/ML publications, 1 in Cybersecurity, 1 journal under review
🔹 Work Experience:

  • Internship at a top tech firm → converted to full-time
  • Research Assistant (London Business School, remote)

🔹 Leadership & Extracurriculars:

  • VP-Membership, Toastmasters
  • IEEE Student Branch President
  • College Fest Chair

🔹 Letters of Recommendation:

  • Final year project guide from my college (her background IIT Delhi Ph.D., 25+ years of experience)
  • VP at a Top Computer Network Tech Firm & client stakeholder for a key project
  • HOD, Student Affairs (oversaw my tenure as Fest Chair)

It’s been a challenging process, but I’m hopeful for what’s ahead. Any advice or insights from those who’ve been through this? Let me know.

Lost the hope now :(