india_phd_cse

So you got into the PDOS group? That's awesome! Congrats! What time did you get the mail? Just trying to see if they're still sending stuff out

Congratulations! What was your area of interest?

We should probably wait a bit. They might still be sending out mails. It's probably not automated.

Has anyone heard back from Berkeley? Their systems group has been awfully quiet this time. Haven't heard of a single person being interviewed!

I got interviewed by my top choice for a Ph.D. program and pretty early on, 4 interviews in 4 days (14-17th January, 2018), I'd like to think that's a good thing, because they seemed interested, but now I'm freaking out since I've not heard anything for the past one week. I keep going over the interview again and again in my head and feel like I gave a wrong answer to everything. By this point, I'm pretty sure that they didn't like me and that I won't get an accept. Does anybody here feel the same way? How was your wait post-interview and during the time of radio silence?

Hi! I am planning to apply for a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the top ten schools in US. I'm from a middle-tier Indian university (not an IIT) and have a not so stellar GPA of around 8.6 on a scale of 10. My grades in the classes pertaining to my area of research range from B+ to A+. I've been actively involved in research and was able to publish two top-tier conference papers in my area of interest during my undergraduate. (both first-author) I have been working at a well-known research laboratory in my field for more than a year and have three strong letters of recommendation from my academic collaborators, with whom I've worked closely for the past three years. Upon joining the research laboratory, I've been a part of one failed research project and two successful projects in the span of a year. Both of those projects have led to a paper submission. Unfortunately, none of those papers will be published by the time I apply to graduate school. (they have been rejected once, but they are fairly well written and I've sent out drafts to professors and they've praised the work) I'm wondering how this whole year will impact my admissions process. I've undertaken research, but I don't have a publication to show for it. I'm unsure of whether to include these research projects in my Statement of Purpose or just talk about the first two which have been published. Also, any pointers to make my application strong would be much appreciated! Thanks!