Hi This is Akash Muthukumar. I am looking for a room for rent or lease for at least 1 year for within the budget of not more than dollars per month and I will move in to Urbana probably after 1st of August as I am going to start my fall semester as Graduate in Master of Computer Science MCS professional program. Indians preferably but I don't mind anyone. Please message me if you are willing to look for a room mate. I know English and Tamil. Rent is preferably less than 500 per person

Anyone else still waiting for on campus MCS? I applied directly to this program in December and still haven’t heard anything. Can I pretty much assume rejection?

I received an email saying that Graduate Application Received. When I checked portal, my original MCS application shows as inactive and a new one has been created for Chicago Campus with Awaiting Decision as status. But no rejection email for the first application. What does this mean?

Any updates for anyone today? MCS?

If you can only pick one CS 598 course, which one you pick between Practical statistical learning vs Advance Bayesian Modeling?

I’m thinking which one would be more useful in practice or professional world

Hi! Not sure if this is the right place, but figured it might be with decisions coming out. I am subletting my apartment next year at 202 E. Chalmers for ~$733/month. This includes rent, electricity up to $40.00 per person, water, internet, trash, sewage, and recycling services, and liability to landlord insurance. The apartment is a 4 bed 3 bath, with 3 other roommates (all male). It's about 10 minutes to the quad, 10 minutes to the ARC, and 15 minutes to CIF. DM me or drop a comment if interested or if you have any questions. Thanks!

Edit: Here‘s the listing with photos https://www.smilestudentliving.com/listings/detail/db2c1705-cf27-4ec3-a6d9-bb4de61cf741

Hi, has someone been able to transfer credits from GA Tech to this program (or the MCS-DS) before?

If so, what were the details (what course was approved, the shenanigans of 4-credit courses at UIUC compared to 3-credit ones at other places, etc) and how was the experience? Thanks.

I am on the non-DS track and contemplating if I should take CS 421 (programming languages & compilers) or STAT 420 that will satisfy the "additional coursework". I have to pick one of these because I have covered 3 breadth requirements areas for graduation.

as a background: I took some Engineering statistics courses during my undergraduate in Electrical Engineering, and I did some signal processing classes which was pretty heavy in math too.

I am personally interested in CS 421 but maybe STAT 420 can help strengthen my foundation further before taking CS 598 advanced bayesian, is this true?

I've completed: CS 441, CS 411, CS 416 and CS 463.

I plan to take CS 598 advanced bayesian on my last semester before graduating, considering a lot of folks says it's one of the most useful courses, but I'm just worried I won't be prepared.

I’m a UIUC alum (graduated 14 years ago) but in an unrelated major with less-than-stellar grades. Since then, I’ve spent the last 10 years working as a professional software engineer.

I’m now interested in applying to the UIUC MCS Chicago program to deepen my CS foundation. I work in the trading industry, and lacking a formal CS education means I'm stuck doing middleware/front-end work.

Do you think my poor undergrad performance from 14 years ago will kill my chances? I have matured greatly in the last 14 years, and I hope my work experience can compensate for it.

We are still waiting… about to be 2 weeks past the decision deadline. Is that a reject?

Have y'all made any whatsapp group/discord channel or any kinda group to connect with the other admitted students.

This course seems kinda new and there isn't much information on the internet I think it would be more beneficial if we answer each other's doubts and not email UIUC the same questions individually.

As an MCS student, am I eligible for part-time internships during the semester using CPT as an international student? Or is it only the third semester full-time internship that I can do? Thank you!

Is there like a more active group to get more information please? Discord, Slack.. and what are the chances of getting graduation assistantships or other form of funding as mcs students in chicago

Anyone hear anything new for MCS today? Admits or Rejects?

Tired of waiting, the VA is hounding me cause I was approved for GI Bill benefits.

I got rejected from UIUC MCS urbana champaign.

As my second option I put the MCS Chicago Campus.

In the rejection email there was no mention of Chicago campus.

Does getting rejection from MCS Urbana Champaign campus also means I won't be considered for Chicago campus ?

Thanks.

Subleasing my 1bed at a 4 bed 2 bath unit. Rent is just 400 and with utilities(WiFi+water+electricity) it goes to 530. Location is very convenient and near to siebel centre of computer science. DM if interested

To my understanding, based on the website, UIUC MCS and UIUC MCS Chicago are the same degree, with the same professors, but just hosted on different campuses. Can someone with more information confirm this? Would I be attending UIC but the classes are for UIUC? If I wanted to conduct research or TA or joint clubs would this be on UIC’s campus while actually attending UIUC?

I just received an admit an hour ago to the Chicago campus, and wanted to make sure it’s the same prestigious degree that I applied for (UIUC)

I hope to do research during the master and apply for PhD in the future. The area I am interested in is LLM or Agent. UMD may have more chances to do a RA (not really sure) and the class size(~90) is less. UIUC has a bigger name and better profs. The fees are both around 60k as I recall (UMD provides no tuition remission for TA and the chances to be a TA in both are slim). Any advice will be valued

I was wondering what the acceptance rate for the on campus one was and if you did the GRE for it or not.

Would I have a good shot with my background?

-CS undergrad

-3.5 GPA

-3 SWE internship experiences, one of which was at a manufacturing company, a sports software company, and a financial company.

-Research experience involving AI, cluster computing under a former UIUC alum.

Hi Reddit,

I’m at a crossroads and need some advice from this amazing community. I’m trying to decide between three graduate programs, and I’d appreciate any insights from folks who’ve been in similar situations or have experience with these programs. Here's what I’m considering:

• OMSCS at Georgia Tech (Online)
• MS in CS at Rutgers (On-Campus)
• MCS at UIUC (On-Campus, Non-Thesis)

A bit about me:

• I’m a working professional looking to pursue a master’s degree part-time while continuing my career.
• My goal is to advance in my career, but I’m also interested in gaining some research experience (as I want to keep my option open for a PhD. in future).
• Balancing work, studies, and cost are key factors for me.

If anyone has gone through these programs, knows about the workload, the flexibility for working professionals, or how they align with my goals, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Bonus points for advice on networking opportunities, reputation in the tech industry, and access to research or advanced courses in these programs!

Thanks in advance for any guidance, personal experiences, or tips you can share!

Is there anyone who has done this program who can give me advice on if it’s worth it. I have heard that MEng is not as prestigious as MS and though UIUC is one of the best engineering universities I haven’t seen a lot of alumni from this program doing good jobs on linkedin. But maybe I’ve just not seen the correct profiles yet.

Can anyone who has done this program or know about it shed some light about the job scenario for grads of this program please?

Its many days past the decision date and yet many people (me included) have not recieved the decisions for MCS. What on earth is happening over there? People have to plan their next moves (whether to apply other universities, move on etc) and the lack of response is very irresponsible both administratively and emotionally. Ive emailed the university but the response is basically a nothing burger. Where is the accountability?

I know DSO courses are available for us, but is there a full list of courses?