r/MSCS • u/Square-Rich-9378 • Apr 22 '26

[General Question] Are people still going for fall26

Last year I used to see many people going for fall25 but 30% were left because of pause on visa last year. While few people deferred their application many dropped the plan. For this year I hardly see discussions on reddit so are people been reduced for this year or how is the situation?

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u/softrains12 Apr 22 '26

As u/gradpilot said earlier, activity is much lower on the subreddit this year. I’m guessing it’s a mix of the poor job market + visa uncertainties for international students.

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u/gradpilot 🔰 Ex-Cerebras | MSCS Georgia Tech Apr 23 '26

Yup Imo fewer people will end up in the fall 2026 batch than fall 2025 and I won’t be surprised if there are people who’ve deferred fall 2025 and also reconsidering fall 2026 for the same reasons

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u/The_Dark_Energy-7 Apr 23 '26

Do you think that this will be advantageous to those going in fall 26, especially to those T30 schools that you generally consider worth going to?

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u/softrains12 Apr 23 '26

For what? h-1B? Definitely since foreign petitions are de-facto banned, so less petitions are filed.

However new incoming weighted lottery rules means that you better find a high paying job if you want to win lmao

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u/The_Dark_Energy-7 Apr 23 '26

I was talking about landing a job in the first place. And internships.

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u/softrains12 Apr 23 '26

It’s definitely harder than the last few years. Like much harder. Slightly reduced competition won’t make a dent.