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  1. I have my heart set on applying to graduate schools. However, many of my friends have accepts job offers for after graduation, and while I'm happy for them, I can't help but feel envious that they will be making 70k+ for an entry level job (+a potential for an equal amount in bonuses). It's hard for me to grasp the fact that someone just out of college could make this amount (my friends are going into technology and finance), which I probably would not even have a chance to make decades down the line when I'm established as a professor. I know that people don't go into academia for the money, and I am passionate about what I plan to study. But surely I'm not the only one out there who has had these thoughts? Thinking about this is making me somewhat depressed. Could anyone share their thoughts, and perhaps how they've come to terms with this?
  2. I don't know the more senior professor as well, since I only met a few times with him and this was in a group setting. He is familiar with my work, but more the results than the research process.
  3. Would it be considered rude to ask if another (more well-known) professor could co-sign a LOR written by a lesser-known professor? I worked in the research group of one well-known prof, but worked more directly with a lesser-known one who knows my work better. What would be the correct way to go about asking this? Thanks!
  4. Hi everyone, I'm currently looking into researchers I would be interested in working with, and have come across a few cases in which these researchers are on sabbatical at another school for this year. If this is the case, I'm assuming that they would not be reading applications this year, and that they would thus not be able to accept any new students. Is this the case? Has another has an experience with this before? I've read a lot about professors who go on sabbatical AFTER you are admitted, but could not locate information about what to do when they are on sabbatical during the admissions cycle. Thanks!
  5. Stanford is definitely high on my list, so if possible, I'd be interested in hearing why people have said this. Thank you guys for the links and lists! I'll start with those and hopefully work my way in narrowing things down. Another question -- does anyone have a rough guideline as to how competitive these programs are? Maybe venture a ranking based on difficulty of admission? I believe I'm in contention for the top tier schools, though since it's kind of a long shot for anyone, I don't want to end up with 0 admission offers.
  6. I've heard that Stanford (Ling and CS) and Johns Hopkins (CogSci and CS) are strong, but I'm looking to expand my list with other schools for the upcoming application season. Any information would be welcome as I'm just starting to really start my search process. For those in top CS Grad programs-- about how many courses in CS had you taken by the time of application? Do you feel it would be to my disadvantage if most of my CS courses are in applied areas (e.g. CompBio, AI, NLP) and do not include courses like Architecture, Systems, etc?
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