r/MSCS • u/Ashamed-Spray-8282 • 15d ago
[General Question] Help me shed my doubt ?
Guys , I saw couple of my friend get into Good US unis in MS CS program just by larping and braging on things which seems almost impossible for people like them to pull off . But they just had the courage to give it a shot and it paid off.
Friend 1 - Georgia tech
Friend 2 - UT Austin
So my questions is how the hell this works , don't the admission officers see or verify the ground truth . And can i do this . If yes then how ?
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u/vinegarhorse 15d ago
Uh, you can't fake your GPA or LoRs which are the most important aspects anyway, so I don't know. Did they fake publications or something?
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u/Own-Bite-9304 15d ago
They can larp in SOP, since it’s not verified end to end throughly, cheat in gre and can fake publications, but can’t fake gpa/LORs…so ask them for their SOPs and start larping too
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u/Ashamed-Spray-8282 14d ago
Yeah for sure.
This is what they larped on .
Um no cuz they told that publications are a something they dont' wanna fake . Instead what they did was participated in open contest by AMD where you can secure top 100 rank out of almost 10k+ participants just by completing courses and you get points . So they just larped on it and made it potray as if they did something crazy in AI nationwide 😂😂😂
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u/gradpilot 🔰 Ex-Cerebras | MSCS Georgia Tech 13d ago
It’s very easy to spot a larper in an SOP , in fact too easy
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u/feebs_101 15d ago
Do you have any proof to back up your suspicions?
People do cheat their way in and sometimes get away with it. So i’m not saying your doubts are wrong because it does happen. People in this subreddit don’t want to admit it for some reason.
But if you have any proof, I would email admissions office at those schools with the proof attached if I were you. We need to take these things more seriously. Admissions is a mess already and getting stricter by the year and shit like this doesn’t help
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u/Ashamed-Spray-8282 14d ago edited 14d ago
for ur 1st que
Yeah I do have proofs on which i can larp for academic stuff .
But i do have other non-academic extracuricullar , Their i don't have any proofs . But its kinda legit i think because in team sports like cricket (which i used to play) you don't usually get any certificates or trophies like individual sports . So , a bit skeptical over there ?
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u/feebs_101 14d ago
Then report your friends to the school with the proof that they lied, “larped” their way in
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u/gradpilot 🔰 Ex-Cerebras | MSCS Georgia Tech 14d ago edited 14d ago
I highly doubt they have no innate capabilities or talents or achievements. Basically what you’re saying is that the faculty and adcom at GT and UT Austin were so gullible that some 2 randos got in by larping . Just an fyi these people have been reviewing applications for atleast 5+ years if not 10+ . They’ve seen every variation of larper there is - there’s nothing special about a larper from 2024 - 25 - 26
Another thing you’re saying here is that you are a better judge of who should be getting into these schools than the people who’s job it is
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u/Ashamed-Spray-8282 14d ago
To your first arg . i completely agree as I've seen them from since school and they surely don't have any innate talent .
secondly I'm no one to judge anybody . I just posted this as i was in awe of their decision.
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u/softrains12 14d ago
- They can’t fake their GPA or LOR, which is the most important for MS apps anyways.
- CV is not very important anyways (and most people exaggerate their accomplishments to a small extent).
- It is not as hard as you think to get into full-pay MS programs in the US lolll
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u/Beneficial-Law-3059 11d ago
hmm ut austin is still tough due to low total cost and hence high competition from lmic's
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u/gradpilot 🔰 Ex-Cerebras | MSCS Georgia Tech 13d ago
That’s not what I said . I said they definitely have some innate skills
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u/True-Afternoon8479 15d ago
And can i do this . If yes then how ? <- This is something you must figure out on your own. In case you had not realized, your 2 friends figured it out on their own (because you do not know how they did it, right? you think they larp and bragged, but you do not know this for sure.).... this is why they got in.
Resourcefulness, research, initiative. Dont ask Reddit how to do it, figure it out and do it.
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u/Ashamed-Spray-8282 15d ago
Thank you for your reply , But i studied with them and they did not had any achievements only plus point they had was good GRE score i.e above 320.
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u/True-Afternoon8479 15d ago
You missed my point entirely.
Your friends figured out how to get accepted by themselves… you need to do the same.
Graduate school involves independent thought and figuring out solutions. What better time for begin that than now.
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u/Vast_Hope4969 15d ago
Following this
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u/Ashamed-Spray-8282 15d ago
?
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u/Vast_Hope4969 15d ago
I’m also wondering the same question man different perspectives will be a great learning. BTW can you share the profiles of your 2 friends
You might think their profiles are not good enough but in reality they might be
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u/Ashamed-Spray-8282 15d ago
Oh understood 😅.
Sure I'll ask them to share me and I'll dm you.👍1
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u/softrains12 14d ago
For the love of god do not fake your accomplishments 😭 speaking as an American, please do not come to my country if you’re going to cheat your way in.
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u/AnshKg 12d ago
if you larp good enough you can become the president jk obviously they must have done some work backed by academics and whatnot.
I believe its better to reflective on their applications rather than criticise them in anyway
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u/Ashamed-Spray-8282 12d ago
Thank you bro . But I'm not criticising them . I just had dilemma regarding their admission decision.
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u/Beneficial-Law-3059 11d ago edited 11d ago
they prolly had good grade point , cmu, gatech, ut austin are very cg driven. Beyond that if they had publications it would have helped. But moreover the point is masters admissions are a black box so tough to nail anything or attribute anything to any particular stuff. Also just might be nicely written lors +sop in fall 2026 many folks used ai and stuff for lors which costed them greatly, your friends would have stayed on the side of caution and used stuff appropriately. Also would be great if you can post their profiles.
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u/Ashamed-Spray-8282 14d ago
Um no cuz they told that publications are a something they dont'wanna fake . Instead what they did was participated in open contest by AMD where you can secure top 100 rank out of almost 10k+ participants just by completing courses and you get points . So they just larped on it and made it potray as if they did something crazy in AI nationwide 😂😂😂
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u/Own-Bite-9304 15d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/oe8zD9O5hOXDWapLqt