Graduate School Admission Results

Hey guys, so i got into Amherst MSCS and Columbia MSCS.. mind giving your opinion on which one should i take? Tuition is not a problem. Thanks

Mine turned Update pending today, but no congratulatory message on spire home portal. Looks like a rejection. Brace yourself boys and girls :'(

Any news my fellow update pending people??? I'm checking my spire portal every hour but no changes yet xD

TTPB - Still waiting! I am probably checking every 30 minutes if it makes you feel any better. But I am thinking it will be a mass rejection for us since two-three people already got accepted today and it doesn't make sense to send acceptances one by one. I just want the wait to end, I already know what it is!

3 research papers, 2 national hackathon winner, 4 research experiences and interns. Tier 1 (non-IIT) college in India. CS Undergrad.

TTPB: Did you get a mail or you just randomly checked on portal?

TTPB: Got a mail of status change yesterday. portal was updated today with acceptance letter

TTPB: Can you share your field of study?

Contacted by a professor not mentioned in my SOP. Received an offer letter after 5 days from the interview. 2 years relevant work experience in the industry, 3 conference publications.

Spire says - "Depending on the size of the applicant pool, it typically takes six to ten weeks from the application deadline for the program committee to communicate their admissions recommendations to the Graduate School." It's 9 weeks since application deadline today!

I see a lot of questions about MS admission decisions for UMass Amherst. Though the spire portal says that the avg. time to make a decision in 6-10 weeks. Their website clearly says "Fall admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis starting January 15 and ending March 30." -https://www.cics.umass.edu/admissions/prospective-graduates We may have to wait for a little more time. Hope this helps!

TTPB: Your argument is faulty. 2 correctio ns. 1) The website say ending on March 15 and not March 30. 2) Do you know the meaning of "rolling". They have said rolling from Jan 15 to March 15 and not a single decision yet!

TTPB: True! Says March 15 right here : cics.umass.edu/admissions/application-instructions

TTPB saying my argument is faulty: Lol, wish you had better abilities to analyze arguments! 1. If you open cics.umass.edu/admissions/application-instructions, you will see it say March 30. If a different link says March 15, that's an inconsistency on the uni's end. 2. I know what "rolling" means. Maybe you don't know what "patience" or "politeness" means.

TTPB: I'm not the previous replier, just saw the argument so went to check at www.cics.umass.edu/admissions/application-instructions. It says March 15 in the first line under Graduate Admissions Decisions.

TTPB : I am the poster who said the argument is faulty. I am sorry if that offended you but that was not my intention. I just pointed out the 2 flaws/corrections in your reasoning. I also dont see how you took upon yourself the whole its-the-uni-fault-for-keeping-different -info. I just pointed what uni has presented and did not mean anything personal to you. All I mean is the results should have started rolling out by now if we go by SPIRE or gradcafe posts 2020. And I am just anxiously waiting and being paranoid about it.

TTPB saying my argument is faulty: Lol, wish you had better ability to analyze arguments! 1. If you open the link cics.umass.edu/admissions/prospective-graduates, you will see it is March 30. If another link is saying March 15, that is an inconsistency on the uni's end. 2. I know the meaning of "rolling". Maybe you don't know what "staying patient" or "being polite" means.

Interview with secondary/tertiary POI - unofficial admit. Contact by second POI for interview, but received admit notification before meeting.