- Enrollment Status
- Enrolled
- Credits
- Full-time
- Submission Date
- 11/22/24
- Interview Date
- 2/6/25
- Result Date
- 2/12/25
- Days to result
- 82
- Avg. processing time
- 54
- UGPA
- 3.6
2025-02-26: Accepted the offer and got my academic credentials cleared. I withdrew all other applications.
:Education
School: US undergrad.
Degree: BSc. Applied Mathematics.
GPA: 3.6 on a 4.0 scale.
:Professional Experience
Machine Learning Engineer in the bay area, US.
Consultant in AI projects in KR, including an executive role.
:Projects
Open-source: Contribution to TensorFlow, an auto-diff library developed by Google.
Research-related: Briefly mentioned my past consulting and academic projects with universities and companies.
:References
1 academic: Undergraduate professor.
1 professional: Previous US employer with strong research background.
:Personal Statement
Generic. In the order of who I am -> What I studied -> Experience in US -> Experience in KR -> Area of interest -> Why this field/program -> Why this school.
:Interview Experience
The overall experience was pleasant. I was contacted by a faculty member who commented that my application looked interesting, and booked an interview.
The interview presented itself as a 10-minute formal interview, but it was more of a 10-minute coffee chat than a cutthroat technical interview per se. The interviewer made it clear that the program genuinely wanted to know me as a person. Wasn't really stiff, both sides freely drove the topics of conversation while touching upon following questions.
Q: Share something about yourself that is NOT on the CV or the personal statement.
Q: Do you think that decentralized finance will overtake traditional finance?
Q: What are your hobbies?
Q: What's the most recent book you've read? Would you recommend it to others?
We ended up talking about everything about myself that isn't on the CV or the personal statement for 7 minutes.
AFAIK interviews aren't common for this program. So my guess is that the interview was conducted as a culture check to see if I can assimilate (cuz you know, my CV is mostly professional experience with little to no academic achievements). It's one of those interviews that you can't really prepare for.
:Offer
Unconditional (other than verifying my undergraduate credentials). 2 weeks to respond.
:Education
School: US undergrad.
Degree: BSc. Applied Mathematics.
GPA: 3.6 on a 4.0 scale.
:Professional Experience
Machine Learning Engineer in the bay area, US.
Consultant in AI projects in KR, including an executive role.
:Projects
Open-source: Contribution to TensorFlow, an auto-diff library developed by Google.
Research-related: Briefly mentioned my past consulting and academic projects with universities and companies.
:References
1 academic: Undergraduate professor.
1 professional: Previous US employer with strong research background.
:Personal Statement
Generic. In the order of who I am -> What I studied -> Experience in US -> Experience in KR -> Area of interest -> Why this field/program -> Why this school.
:Interview Experience
The overall experience was pleasant. I was contacted by a faculty member who commented that my application looked interesting, and booked an interview.
The interview presented itself as a 10-minute formal interview, but it was more of a 10-minute coffee chat than a cutthroat technical interview per se. The interviewer made it clear that the program genuinely wanted to know me as a person. Wasn't really stiff, both sides freely drove the topics of conversation while touching upon following questions.
Q: Share something about yourself that is NOT on the CV or the personal statement.
Q: Do you think that decentralized finance will overtake traditional finance?
Q: What are your hobbies?
Q: What's the most recent book you've read? Would you recommend it to others?
We ended up talking about everything about myself that isn't on the CV or the personal statement for 7 minutes.
AFAIK interviews aren't common for this program. So my guess is that the interview was conducted as a culture check to see if I can assimilate (cuz you know, my CV is mostly professional experience with little to no academic achievements). It's one of those interviews that you can't really prepare for.
:Offer
Unconditional (other than verifying my undergraduate credentials). 2 weeks to respond.
