Meraj

Hi You will start in January, why are u bothering abt housing so early? Anyway, there are several options that you can opt for. Apply to UAH and I-house if you want to live on-campus. If you like to live off-campus and cook urself, there are various sites for hunting apartment shares and roommates. You will know all these from the housing documuents CU send you. All in good time! In my case, I have applied to UAH and still awating their results. I have a relative close to CU. I can stay there too. I am not yet decided on this issue. -Meraj

Congratulations and welcome to CU!!![clap]

Name: Meraj Age: 23 M/F: M Location when applying: Bangladesh Major(s) in undergrad: CSE Undergraduate institution: Bangladesh University of Eng. and Tech. (BUET) Major(s) applying for: CS Area of specialization: Network Systems Degree(s) earned: B.Sc. Engg. Degree(s) applying for: M.Sc. Undergrad GPA (try to adjust to 4.0 system): 3.92 Class Rank (if applicable): 4 GRE Verbal: 610 GRE Math: 770 GRE Writing: 4.5 How many months did you study for GRE general: 1 GRE Subject (if applicable): NA How many months did you study for GRE subject: NA Researched as undergrad in University (y/n & years): 1 Researched as undergrad in Industry (y/n & years): nil Published (y/n & # of articles): nil Other: 2 good projects and one thesis paper Advice to those applying to grad school: It requires goal setting, choosing universities properly and great effort. Accepted Schools (aid: y/n and how much and what form): University of British Columbia ( y, $20K/year, TA/RA) University of Florida (n) University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (n) NCSU (n) Columbia University (NY) (n) Rejected Schools: UIUC UMD-CP Wisconsin Madison UNC - CH UMASS - Amherst UVa Waitlisted Schools: nil Chosen School: Columbia University (NY)

Columbia University (NY) for Computer Science MS specializing in Network Systems. I can be reached at: merajul_i|at|yahoo.com

Hi I asked someone who studied in CU about your comments. He told me " :) ... come and you will see." However, NYU is a good school too. So best of luck. -Meraj

Could not get u? Why do u say this?

Please see the date of the post and also what kobe_8 asked.-Meraj

May not be. May be I am going there too if I get VISA without any problem.

You have NCSU under ur belt! Why bother for UIC?

Columbia's MS is 1 year course according to their I-20. But most people finishes it in 3 semesters i.e. 16 months including 3 months summer. A 30 credit MS in Columbia will be like hell if someone tries to do it in 1 year.

I think except the cost factor, all other factors are negligible. In the end, people wont ask whether u graduated from a university with big campus or small campus. And as far I remember from your some previous posts, when you applied to CU u mentioned u dont need any aid. If that is correct, cost factor is also negligibe in your case. -Meraj

@Squidanana Hi sent my application package in the first week of january. -Meraj

@Diablo Cause not many poeple are responding here. If you know a list of people from testmagic who have finalized to go to CU (what abt u ?) , please post here. @mvirtosu Thanks for your view. Bye the way, where are u heading this fall and which major? -Meraj

Ya. But it seems that CU is not that prospective in terms of average salary after MS ( according to ur post :hmm: ) and not many people who got into CU have finally decided to go there. Hmmmm, I have to reconsider my decision :eek: -Meraj

So CU is the most expensive and the least prospective ? :crazy: What abt UMN-TC and UFL? -Meraj

Hi How many people from testmagic have decided to go to Columbia University (for Computer Science or other dept.) ? Please respond here ( unless no one is going there :hmm: ). -Meraj

What is the average salary of CS-MS graduates from Columbia University? -Meraj

Hi I received an admit in MS program of UMN-TC about one week back without any aid. -Meraj

Hi Thanks for all the encouraging comments. @THEBESTUCANGET Well, the casual answer is no one wants to remember his failure dates. Logical answer is, some uni. did not rejected me formally. Like UIUC said they declared all admit decisions within April 15 and so rest are dinged. I don't know any fixed date of rejection for some universities. If everything is in favor (particularly the VISA processing) , I am going to Columbia University this fall, though I will have to take loan. @bigredx24x :hmm: My avatar looks like very innocent. @gstergia Thanks @Big Dog 04, awhig You already know it! My areas of interests are networks and OS and Columbia is very good in these areas. However, any comparative view between Columbia and UMN-TC will be highly appreciated. -Meraj

Hi Today I got my fifth and last admit from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in their Computer Science MS program. With this admit, I have the following admission record for fall 2005 session: Admits: 1. Columbia University ( 23rd March ) 2. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ( 25th April ) 3. University of Florida ( 24th February ) 4. North Carolina State University ( 25th March ) 5. University of British Columbia ( 11th Feb ) Rejects: 1. UIUC 2. UMD-CP 3. Wisconsin Madison 4. University of Virginia 5. UNC - Chapel Hill 6. UMass Amherst -Meraj

Hi Go to http://www.time.gov/ , select the time zone, you will get the local US time. -Meraj

Hi How reliable is International Student Loan Program loan? I mean is there any hidden trap. The ISLP loan rate says it is the Wall Street Journal Prime Lending Rate. And this rate is now 5.75%. It was 4.0% a year ago and 5.0% a month ago. So how risky is it to take this loan? Did anyone on testmagic ever take this loan? Please respond. -Meraj

Mine also shows that. If there is any other page to check status please let me know. -Meraj

Waiting for some more views ...

Where?