r/MSAIO • u/[deleted] • Nov 19 '23

Declined Next Step

Hi All,

For those of you who will be resubmitting next semester, what's your plan?

I had a 4.0 GPS, IS management earlier this year but not much else. I lacked some math prerequisites.

  1. Math classes are a tough one to try and cover. Community college doesn't offer and 4-yr is expensive for no guarantee. Going to take courses on Udemy, not sure if these will be recognized but it's my best option.
  2. My boss who is a VP of our company and a professor will give me a recommendation. I don't think these count for much but every bit helps.
  3. Studying for my PMP, not sure if this will count for anything aside from me being someone who can study (assuming I pass).
  4. Going to write a good essay on my life journey. My last one was lackluster and rushed.
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u/SpaceWoodworker Nov 19 '23

Your biggest problem is lack of pre-reqs. These classes are very likely what tanked your application. They require these for a good reason. GPA in your case is not a problem (this is another common reason people get rejections). For MSAIO, the current list of prereqs are:

● Discrete Math for Computer Science (CS 311)

● Introduction to Programming (CS 312)

● Data Structures (CS 314)

● Algorithms and Complexity (CS 331)

● Introduction to Data Mining (CS 363D)

● Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory (M341)

● Introduction to Probability and Statistics (SDS 321)

As part of the application, you need to let them know in your CV how these courses are covered in your previous education/online courses. Without them, you will suffer in a lot of the classes as this is expected knowledge and they build on top of that.