UCSC 4+1 CS MSE. Current UCSC undergrad and only 1 LOR required.

American. 3.82 GPA. 2 summers research, no pubs. No GRE, 1 semester TAing, 4 years tutoring- checked portal and saw status update

my last choice, my only acceptance

2 big tech internships, no TA. 1 year RA in adjacent field

- 18 months of research experience at an AI lab during my undergraduate years - 1 paper accepted at an International conference (2024) in computational linguistics primarily focused on the Asia-Pacific region - 3 recommendation letters submitted (although 2 was the minimum required)

Have 4+ years work experience, 3 LORs from prof and Co-workers, strong SOP, IELTS band 8

UIUC MCS

Undergrad from T10 School in the US, Strong research experience - 4 publications, 4 years of TAship in Undergrad, Concentration: ML Really didn't expect to get into UMD College Park. Very likely going to accept!

2 onsite RA, 1 accepted paper, no GRE