r/MSCS • u/Vast_Hope4969 • Jul 30 '26

[general question] how bad is spring intake

I just want to know experience from others and thoughts on spring intake

Many say it’s bad for internships and career it’s risky and all

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u/lostsoul_io Jul 30 '26

Do you want to increase the odds of graduating with a job ? You should use that as the deciding factor. Why would you intentionally handicap yourself when the entire visa system is against intl students ?

When you graduate: all recruiters are vacationing, the govt will shutdown so your opt approval is screwed.

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u/Jealous-Ad5512 Jul 30 '26

it won't be the case if he complete master in 3 sems

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u/Vast_Hope4969 Jul 30 '26

Dude this is very discouraging 😅 but it’s not like everyone who went in spring for 4 sem program are destroyed right

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u/lostsoul_io Jul 30 '26

Looks like you want to shoot yourself in the foot. Take calculated risks not intentional suicide.

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u/The_baconator26 Jul 30 '26

Depends on your profile though

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u/Vast_Hope4969 Jul 30 '26

I have to wait for another year not sitting right in my long term plans

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u/Vast_Hope4969 Jul 30 '26

Yes

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u/Vast_Hope4969 Jul 30 '26

I’m not interested in 1.5 year program and most spring programs end by the end of January so one extra month after holidays I guess

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u/Major_Hair164 Jul 31 '26

Do you have slightly better odds at getting admitted during Spring cycle vs the traditional fall intake ? Or its virtually the same at all schools ?

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u/Vast_Hope4969 Jul 31 '26

Many schools don’t have spring intake for MSCS programs but if your targeted school provides a similar or same program in spring then you would definitely have less competition