CalmLogic Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I only know of a few: University of Southern California (USC) University of Central Florida (UCF) John Hopkins University (JHU) continuing education program: MS Computer Science Admission Info - Johns Hopkins University ($2,475 per course) UT San Antonio: http://www.utsa.edu/graduate/futurestudentsacademicPrograms/programs-allAcademicPrograms.cfm; (Though they are unranked in USNews, they do offer some MS students 100% financial aid packages with a stipend so sending LORs is a good idea if applying.) Syracuse University: L.C. Smith - Graduate Admissions Requirements RIT (apparently): RIT - Department of Computer Science: Admissions Any other schools? I am just curious. (Removed UT Dallas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDK Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 NJIT requires a single LOR. UT Dallas: UT Dallas Computer Science – Admissions Furnish three letters of recommendation from individuals able to judge your probable success in graduate school. They do require three LORs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmLogic Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 Thanks MDK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDK Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Letters of Recommendation Q: How many letters should I get? A: For PhD applicants three, and for MSE applicants two. You are encouraged to solicit up to five letters. We much prefer that you request that your recommenders submit their recommendations online and the application allows you to submit three letters online. Others can be mailed. JHU Department of Computer Science Seriously, Who is telling the truth ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmLogic Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 Hmmm...I don't know. It may be possible to sneak into the JHU MS program via their non-tradiational, continuing-education program: Part-time computer science masters? - College Discussion They do offer a number of online courses which can be taken as a non-degree seeking student. OTOH, they may be like Columbia that requires 2 LORs for Columbia's online MSCS. BTW, UT Austin has a similar part-time program for a master's degree (not an MS) in software engineering: Software Engineering Application Procedure - Center for Lifelong Engineering Education - The University of Texas at Austin (requires 3 LORs) But I don't remember seeing UT Austin offering the courses online (unlike JHU, Columbia, and Harvard). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmLogic Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 OK, it's definitely 2 LORs for JHU (at least if one is applying the traditional way for the MSE in CS): Johns Hopkins University: Full-time Graduate Studies (they use the word "required" rather than "should") Still, they don't seem very selective since it's just a professional degree. So the quality of the LORs may not matter as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDK Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Still, they don't seem very selective since it's just a professional degree. So the quality of the LORs may not matter as much. From what I have seen on Edulix this year, they aren't selective at all. I remember seeing applicants finishing this season with a single admit, and guess where it was from ? JHU :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsome_94 Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 It's easy to get into JHU. Selectivity is there when you get large no. of over-qualified students to select from. They don't. For a top 30 progamme, 55k$ a year is just too much. You can get into so many colleges which are ranked from 30-40, can save you 15k$ to 25k$. You'll get the smae job, same company from there too that too with same salary, for less money. That's the only thing that matters, IF it does to you. I've seen loads of admits to JHU. Even a guy with 62% with just avg. project with avg. GRE got there. Saw it on some other site than edulix. There are many of them. If you have money still it's not worth it. Even after doing MS from RIT, you can get 61-75 which is quite good. People from USC and nearby college get 78k from microsoft. Range there too is just the same. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmLogic Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 I've seen loads of admits to JHU. Even a guy with 62% with just avg. project with avg. GRE got there. Saw it on some other site than edulix. There are many of them. So it's even worse than I thought :) If you have money still it's not worth it. I agree. USC would be a better value for that kindof money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmLogic Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 Another find: George Washington University doesn't require LORs for MS admission. For their PhD program, they only require 2: Computer Science @ George Washington University University of Arizona requires only 2 LORs for MS admission (though that is only the minimum): Guidelines for Graduate Admissions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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