Chance me for Stanford MSCS

DadTwoGirls
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:06:48 +0000

I think that it is worth an application. Admissions to Stanford is hard to predict and it is a reach for nearly everyone.

When I did my master’s at Stanford (decades ago) a lot of the students in the same program, probably a majority, had some work or research experience. Personally I suspect that my work experience and the associated references played a major role in my being accepted. From this I would imply that if you do not get accepted, then you do not need to give up. You could work for a year or two and then reapply.

Some however did not have work experience. A good friend (a student in the same program) had for example just graduated from Michigan. The fact that you have some internship experience at Microsoft in the Bay Area should help you.

Also in my experience the other students in the master’s program at Stanford came from a very wide range of universities. Graduating from Purdue should be helpful since it is quite a good university and is very good for CS.

I think that you are doing super well. Just keep doing what you are doing, and understand that you have a great backup plan if you do not get accepted to Stanford on your first try.

Good luck with this!