[Chicago-talk] OT: Grad School in Loop?

[Chris McAvoy]

> I don't think the U of C Masters Program could be completed in a year by
> someone with a 9 to 5 job unless you come in with a _lot_ of knowledge.

According to the FAQ, it's 9 classes, so if you do three per
quarter...you're at about a year.  Of course, three per quarter is a rough
schedule.  All the classes are built for a 9-5'er.  Of course, the commute
from the loop to Hyde Park makes it rough.

All admissions considerations aside, I like the way U of C sets their
schedule up, and the way they emphasize an immersion prereq quarter.  But
Depaul a) doesn't have a GRE requirement, and b) is in the loop.  I think it
takes 2-3 years though.

Anyway, here's an FAQ from UofC:

http://masters.cs.uchicago.edu/modules.php?op=modload&name=FAQ&file=index&my
faq=yes&id_cat=1&categories=Prospective+Students&parent_id=0#15

I'm pretty impressed with their program, just can't see the commute for a
year or more.

Here's Depaul:

http://www.cs.depaul.edu/programs/2004/gradCS2004.asp

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Fleury" <pfleury at medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu>
To: "Chicago.pm chatter" <chicago-talk at mail.pm.org>
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Chicago-talk] OT: Grad School in Loop?


> At 02:37 PM 9/8/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 02:04:03PM -0500, Chris McAvoy wrote:
> > > Anyone have any opinions of the Computer Science Masters Programs
> > offered in
> > > the loop for 9-5'ers?  I know of Northwestern, DePaul, and IIT.  Any
> > others?
> > > Anyone go through these programs?
> >
> >I heard that Univ of Chicago has a 1 year Masters in Computer Science
> >program on
> >NPR this morning. Don't know anything about it though...
> >
> >//Ed
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> I don't think the U of C Masters Program could be completed in a year by
> someone with a 9 to 5 job unless you come in with a _lot_ of knowledge.
I
> think there is a lot of work involved.
>
> On the other hand, I have sat in on some of the courses and I think the
> teachers are, on the whole, very good.
>
> You can find out about it at http://masters.cs.uchicago.edu/.
>
> --PatF
> PS: It's not quite in the Loop either.
>
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