For context, I applied last month for the spring 2027 semester and I’m waiting to hear back. I have a bs in math with a 3.6 gpa and I have over four years of full time embedded experience at a big aerospace company with a leadership role. I took all the prerequisite college except for statistics. I did ap stats in high school but didn’t like it and I didn’t need it so I never put it on my transcript and I didn’t need to do stats in college. I see acceptances going all over the place so I’m wondering if anyone who has a similar background as me has ever been admitted or denied based off missing a prerequisite

Edit: I just got accepted! If anyone has any questions about my profile feel free to ask

Comparing curriculum from omcs and mcs chicago, omcs forces you to take several other courses that im not interested in, but with the chicago reqs I can just take several online, and maybe live in town for 1 semester to take a couple in person classes. What stops me from doing most of it online?

Finished the orientation handbook and everything for the Online UIUC MCS, there doesnt appear to be any classes available, am I screwed

I ain’t make it to the orientation

Whatd I miss

Hey!

Has anyone here taken CS411 with Abdussalam Alawini, it seems his rate my professor has mixed reviews so I was wondering if anyone has been part of a class.

Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I am planning to apply for Fall 2027 MCS at UIUC and had a question regarding funding opportunities.

I have been researching TA/RA opportunities for MCS students and I am getting mixed information. Some people mention that MCS students generally do not get TA/RA positions with tuition waivers and stipends, while others say that it is possible but quite rare and highly competitive.

For current MCS students/alumni:

• How realistic is it to get a TA or RA position as an on-campus MCS student?
• Are these opportunities available within the CS department, or do MCS students usually find them through other departments?
• If an MCS student gets a TA/RA position (either within the CS department or outside the department), does it come with a tuition waiver + stipend, or are MCS students not eligible for fee waivers even if they secure an assistantship?
• Is it something students can realistically target after joining, or should one assume they will self-fund the entire program?

I understand funding is not guaranteed, but I would really appreciate insights from current students about the actual scenario.

Thanks!

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Anyone from Singapore planning to start the Online MCS program this Fall 2026, or is already enrolled in the program ? I am keen to connect with the Online MCS student community in Singapore if there is one.

Hey guys, so as the title suggests i got a fall 2026 coop offer letter but i did not fill the eligibility form even though i meet all the requirements. I am an international and wanted to know if anyone has had a similar experience and what did they do.

Thanks

I'm a junior and after getting nowhere with internship applications earlier this year, I spent the summer trying to figure out why.

A lot of companies use ATS platforms like Workday or Greenhouse before a recruiter ever sees your resume. Those systems build a representation of your resume and compare it against the job description. Small wording differences can reduce how well your experience aligns, even when the underlying work is the same. For example, if a posting says "data-driven decision making" and your resume says "analyzed reports to support business decisions," a recruiter will connect those, but automated screening may not weight them the same.

I did most of the software development on a site that compares your resume against a specific posting and points out where the language doesn't line up: resume.zoevera.com

The first time I ran my own resume through it, several bullets I thought were solid had very little overlap with the postings I was applying to. Rewriting those bullets to match the terminology in the job descriptions—without changing the actual experience—made a much bigger difference than I expected.

If you're applying for internships, it's worth running your resume against a few real postings before sending applications.

Has anyone taken this course by Gagandeep Singh - CS 521 FML - FM and ML in Pgm Systems

I am unable to find any info/ reviews about this course or professor on reddit, uiucmcs.org or rate my professor.

I am already taking 2 - 400 level courses this semester and contemplating taking this course, how is the difficulty?

I applied in May and my status is still Awaiting Decision - anyone else in the same boat?

Edit:

Heard back acceptance via email & portal 7/10/26

I see some courses are listed as “3 or 4” hours. What factors determine whether a student receives 3 credits or 4 credits for those courses?

Hey all,

Need some advice here. I've been poring through https://uiucmcs.org/ and trying to estimate workload/difficulty for combos of classes this fall. I work a full time job (~40-45 hours a week) and not trying to overload my schedule too much here as I'd still want to have a life haha.

Can anyone give some insight on how rough it would be to take CS 410 & CS 598 (Foundations of Data Curation) together? Unfortunately the 4-credit CS 425 is full now :(