Should I commit to Georgia Tech’s OMSCS? My main goal would be to add some technical depth (mainly been doing front end work). The way I see it, there are a few possible career outcomes: 1. Helps my long-term career progression (post L5) 2. Opens more doors to get into different types different kinds of eng work 3. Learn some cool stuff for dirt cheap and get a degree out of it However, I don’t feel like I desperately need it either since my career already has a pretty decent trajectory (currently L4 @ Goog, $270k TC, 4.5 YOE, BS CS from a good US school). Is thinking about OMSCS as a valuable long term investment a valid way of thinking about it? Moreover, what are OMSCS’s most useful specializations? Please no comments about how much effort it is or about how “experience > education”. I want to get a read on OMSCS’s long-term value for what it is. I’ll consider opportunity cost later. #engineering #software #swe #omscs #google #gtech #gatech #career
Ive seen people with 20 years of experience go back for another degree.
This is just supremely unhelpful
Yeah it’s a good program but it’s somewhat difficult. I have some friends who did the UIUC online, Penn online and Harvard liberal arts software engineering online. Those are more expensive but can be worth it.
What’s the difference between OMSCS and those programs? Are they easier? More useful?
My understanding is that OMSCS is the hardest and most rigorous of these programs. The other programs are easier. It’s better for people with less understanding of CS fundamentals. The advantage of these is that you get the same degree that on campus students get.
I did OMSCS focus in ML with a 4.0 it was definitely useful for my career but I was in a software test role and then was able to go into Data Science with the degree.
How difficult is it to get a 4.0? I’m considering doing it
4.0 isn't hard. A 4.0 on the ML track is hard.
It's not needed at all for you but if you want to do it for the structured learning, go for it.
Zero to negative value for someone already in the industry. I haven’t been impressed by OMSCS alum who have interviewed with me tbh and there’s very little in the program that goes beyond undergrad level CS.
Im doing it now. It is difficult, but also fun. It is annoyingly disorganized though.
I did OMSCS , I'm just wondering what you think is disorganized about it. Is it a specific class or something about the program in general.
You should go for it. Ask people who have done it
Go for it if you have time. Wont hurt to have MS in CS with ML focus
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Lol you work in big tech already. Masters is useless. If you want to switch to AI/ML - I would suggest concentrating on those free coursera courses instead.
You need a MS degree to land a ML role.
A PHD actually not Masters. But here is one blog- https://gordicaleksa.medium.com/how-i-got-a-job-at-deepmind-as-a-research-engineer-without-a-machine-learning-degree-1a45f2a781de