Apply to Stanford CS from MS&E

nnknkk
Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:18:27 +0000

I was admitted to Stanford’s MS&E program, and its focus on tech entrepreneurship and management suits my interest to become a Product Manager in tech industry. However, if possible, I also want to deepen my CS knowledge through dual degree with stanford’s MS CS which I think is extremely beneficial in becoming PM. I’m saying this after I read about the Graduate Authorization Petition systems that allows internal application within Stanford.

So my question is, 1. is applying to CS from MS&E any easier than simply applying to MS in CS from outside like normal applicants? Also, 2. do tech companies consider MS&E students to be good PM candidates anyways without MS CS degree?

I’m a CS undergrad, and I’ve gotten into a couple of top10 MS in CS programs so I believe my CS background is not that weak when applying internally.