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  1. Out of curiosity, what do you think is weak about your application? I had roughly the same stats as you (3.6 GPA, 800q, 600v, 4.5a), came from a small liberal arts college, didn't take the CS GRE, and didn't have any publications, and I was accepted to Stanford. Our interests don't overlap so I can't help you with that, but I think you are underestimating your chances. Yeah, even with good stats it's hard to get into a program with less than a 10% acceptance rate, but it looks like you'd be a solid applicant (assuming your recommenders don't hate you, you write a good SoP, etc.)
  2. I think a good amount is: 2-3 reach schools 3-4 in your range schools 1-2 safety schools It's probably overkill to apply to more than 10 schools. Though it really depends on what kind of applicant you think you are. For instance, if you think you have a good shot of getting into a top tier school, then you probably ought to send more than 3 to them. But if it really is a long shot, and you think the chances of you getting accepted to a reach school are low, then 2 would be enough. I sent out 4 applications to top tier schools and 3 to almost but not quite top tier schools. I was accepted to 1/4 top schools, and 3/3 for the others. All of them were funded (though I am in the sciences, so funding tends to be better)
  3. You'll want at minimum one, and preferably at least two recommendations from someone in your department. But it's ok to have one or two from another department, especially if the two fields are related (say physics and math). As said above, you'd be better off with a strong letter that can attest to your ability to be a good grad student from a professor in a different department than a weak letter from someone in your field.
  4. congrats router I'm going for a Ph.D. in CS at Stanford this Fall.
  5. Of the schools you applied to, I got into Stanford, Yale, and Stony Brook's CS PhD program with a 600v and a 4.5a. I mean 580v should still be 80th+ percentile which is fine.
  6. Well, I already posted this in another topic, but I guess this one is more appropriate. I've finally heard back from my last school (Stony Brook) and here are the final decisions: MIT - rejected Stanford - accepted Berkeley - rejected Yale - accepted Stony Brook - accepted Carnegie Mellon - rejected Rice - accepted I'll probably accept Stanford's offer (I'm visiting tomorrow!) These were all for a PhD in CS
  7. Well, I finally heard back from all schools for a Ph.D. in CS: MIT - rejected Stanford - accepted Stony Brook - accepted Yale - accepted Berkeley - rejected WUSTL - rejected carnegie mellon - rejected Stanford it is, I think. Visiting on Friday, so I should know for certain after then.
  8. I was thinking of something like drawing slips out of a hat.
  9. bobwhoops

    New Haven, CT

    Even better than those recommondations: the pizza on wooster street!
  10. CMU charged me the application fee twice I've tried to contact them and they won't answer. I might have to just charge it back on my credit card.
  11. I don't think it's true that no one will turn down MIT. I've been accepted to Stanford in CS. I'm still waiting on MIT. If I get accepted to MIT, I would have a really hard time deciding between them and it could go either way.
  12. My experience in college is that schools ignore pretty much every holiday. I'd say it's fair game.
  13. Don't worry, you're in. Congrats Basically they're just checking that you're not a convicted serial killer, didn't get a 250 on your GREs, etc. It's pretty much a formality.
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