Computer Science Graduate School Admission Results

CGPA: 3.63/4.00; 2x publications at mid-tier IEEE conferences (on LLMs, Multi-Agent Systems, Agentic AI); 1x Q1 journal paper under review No GRE, TOEFL: 91/120 No funding offered — will have to decline if no RA/TA position is available. Research-oriented profile. Originally applied for a direct PhD and was interviewed for one, but ended up receiving an admit to the Masters in Computer Science (MCS) program, which isn’t even thesis-based. Somehow, the committee believes MCS is a good fit... hmm.

UCSC 4+1 CS MSE. Current UCSC undergrad and only 1 LOR required.

American. 3.82 GPA. 2 summers research, no pubs. No GRE, 1 semester TAing, 4 years tutoring- checked portal and saw status update

my last choice, my only acceptance

2 big tech internships, no TA. 1 year RA in adjacent field

- 18 months of research experience at an AI lab during my undergraduate years - 1 paper accepted at an International conference (2024) in computational linguistics primarily focused on the Asia-Pacific region - 3 recommendation letters submitted (although 2 was the minimum required)

Applied to MEng program.

Have 4+ years work experience, 3 LORs from prof and Co-workers, strong SOP, IELTS band 8

UIUC MCS

Undergrad from T10 School in the US, Strong research experience - 4 publications, 4 years of TAship in Undergrad, Concentration: ML Really didn't expect to get into UMD College Park. Very likely going to accept!