pentaprism
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pentaprism got a reaction from svent in Operating Systems course quandary
I'm not sure about this. Due to schedule constrain, my D didn't take OS for her undergrad degree. Last year she was admitted to CS PhD program at Univ. of Washington, UC Berkeley, Cornell, Univ. of Texas in Austin, UC San Diego, and Princeton
She was a strong candidate, however: 3.9 GPA from a top-5 CS school, 2 yrs research, and strong recommendations from renowned professors.
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pentaprism got a reaction from Ritwik in What do the referees generally want to help them write the LOR?
I'm with the philosophy that the easier you make someone else's life to be, the easier (s)he will make your life to be.
I'd give each of the LoR writer a package that includes: (1) A cover letter, (2) A copy of my CV, (3) A copy of my SOP, (4) A copy of my transcript, (5) A list of the schools I'm applying to, with LoR deadline for each school.
The cover letter has a photo of me, and details of what I did in his/her class/lab, and of course a "thank you." It also confirms his/her contact data that I input in the applications.
A professor has a lot of people asking her/him to write LoR, why not make it easier for her/him to do so for you?
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pentaprism got a reaction from victorydance in What do the referees generally want to help them write the LOR?
I'm with the philosophy that the easier you make someone else's life to be, the easier (s)he will make your life to be.
I'd give each of the LoR writer a package that includes: (1) A cover letter, (2) A copy of my CV, (3) A copy of my SOP, (4) A copy of my transcript, (5) A list of the schools I'm applying to, with LoR deadline for each school.
The cover letter has a photo of me, and details of what I did in his/her class/lab, and of course a "thank you." It also confirms his/her contact data that I input in the applications.
A professor has a lot of people asking her/him to write LoR, why not make it easier for her/him to do so for you?