Second Masters - F1 Visa, CMU admit

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May 16, 2021 10 Comments

Hi All,

I have a Masters degree in CS from IIT D and now got admit from CMU Masters of Language Technologies program (applied for PhD but got admitted to this, first year fully funded). Most probably will get funded for 2nd year too.

I also got UCI CS PhD but I selected CMU offer. Is this 2nd Masters thing will create an issue for me during visa interview? Any suggestion on how to convince visa consular for 2nd Masters? What should be my answer?

Also, I am working at Samsung Research for past 3 years.

Should I mention that I applied for PhD and got admit to this? Saying that I had PhD in mind might convey that I will not return after 2 years which is a bad idea, right?

Please share your views/suggestions/experience.
Would be great to hear more views/ experiences!
Thanks!!

#tech #computerscience #f1visa #visa #cmu #masters #f1

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    • Samsung
      st_933

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      OP
      Thanks!!
      May 16, 2021
    • New
      TradeMonk

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      TradeMonk
      One more thing. People underestimate the impact of cultural shock, they don’t recognize till the damage is done. You’ll have a blast only if recognize when you need help, not shy away from asking for it, be in a good cohort, not be afraid to try new experiences. You’ll be surprised how many don’t do these.
      May 16, 2021
  • Amazon / Eng
    bezoszuxk

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    bezoszuxk
    No it's fine, you can just say you want to explore and specialize in a different area of Computer Science and going to (arguably) the best school would help you.
    May 16, 2021 1
    • Samsung
      st_933

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      This time getting rejected first time will be an issue as it will be tough to book second appointment. Do you think I have to be more convincing like to relate that I worked on this topic at Samsung and also published a few papers but lacked in research skills and struggled with consistently publishing papers at top tier conferences. And this program will help me prepare for that. Does this makes sense?
      May 16, 2021
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  • Netgear
    lostping

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    lostping
    That’s fine. Most don’t consider Indian masters to be valuable anyway. I have seen Indian phds doing PhD here again.
    May 16, 2021 0
  • Samsung
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    OP
    Any other views/suggestions?! It would be great if more people can share their experience!
    May 18, 2021 0