[For a friend] MS in CS University Suggestions
Posting for an Indian friend. He wants to do MS in CS/ Software Engineering and wants his University selection reviewed. His main aim is to transition into an SDE - Fullstack role in MAANG in US as well as apply to universities that have tuition waivers + good funding opportunities. Following is his profile BE CSE Indian GPA : 8.8/10 GRE: 317/340 (Q 164 V 153) TOEFL: 110/120 (27-27-28-28) 3 years of work ex in data science - Analytics + ML Univs: 1. GaTech - Ambi 2. Purdue - Ambi 3. UT Dallas - Safe 4. ASU - Safe 5. SJSU - Safe 6. NEU, Boston - Moderate 7. NCSU - Moderate
Add SUNY Buffalo to the list as well. Whole cost of MS(Tuition + Living) will come around 35Lakhs
Tell him to apply to Purdue CS+Stats dual degree might be easier considering he is from DS background
Undergrad university?
Try scholarship at BU, or, go to SJSU, it’s cheap. CSU if your friend doesn’t want to spend any tuition. It’s a great product!