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That's true because I don't have other options now... All I want is to make myself well prepared for the graduate school.

Hi Adamah, I do not have PhD offers now and I am still waiting for some schools. However, I am almost sure I will choose the Master at RI. I want to treat the Master as a transition between undergraduate and PhD. As you said, if I did not do well in research during MS, I may choose to find a job in industry. I am an international student and I am trying to schedule a visit. Anyway, I will email them to see if they have funding and to know more about their research. Thank you very much for your valuable advice!

Hi Adamah, I am fortunate to be admitted to the Robotics Master's Program at CMU (http://www.ri.cmu.edu/ri_static_content.html?menu_id=469). My goal is to obtain a PhD degree in Computer Science and my research interest is computer vision. Could you provide more details about the chance of getting funded RAships? Besides, generally, how many students enroll in this program, how many apply to PhD after MS and how many get into CMU or other top 10 CS PhD programs? I am planning to contact some potential advisors. Do you think it is good to contact professors if I do not know much about their work? Could you tell me some tips when contacting professors? I really appreciate any help you can provide.