u/Zealousideal_Try_904 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Does this really apply with a master's in CS, though? The MSCS Program at Stanford (and honestly a lot of other elite universities) is honestly a pretty well-known cash cow for international students that is SIGNIFICANTLY easier to get into than any of Stanford's undergraduate pr
u/michaelnovati replied ·
So maybe things changed, but Stanford's MSCS program used to be a full time intense and super legit program with a high bar and wasn't a cash-grab. Many schools do have a lot of international students paying a huge amount of money so they can get a degree and F1-OPT visa to work in the USA.
I actually would not say the same about some of the other big name schools who do have programs that are less renown as their undergrads.
EDIT: Yeah I think this is still true:
"Q: Does Stanford University offer a part-time CS master's program? A: Stanford University offers a part-time masters program called the Honors Coop Program (HCP). The program is available to students who are pursuing an MS and are employed full-time. HCP students can be either remote or local. Please check out the web site for the HCP program at [http://scpd.stanford.edu/programs/masters-degrees](http://scpd.stanford.edu/programs/masters-degrees) or see our HCP section. Note that the admission process is the same as the one for full-time students." \[Source\]([https://cs.stanford.edu/academicz/prospective-masters/faq](https://cs.stanford.edu/academicz/prospective-masters/faq))