csperson Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 (edited) My friend gave me these advice links when I was applying to CS PhD programs. Just thought it would be useful for sharing these with new applicants. Most of these come from professors at top CS programs. UMASS prof http://prisms.cs.uma...r/cs-admissions Virginia prof http://www.cs.virgin...rospective.html CMU prof www.cs.cmu.edu/~harchol/gradschooltalk.pdf UMD prof http://www.cs.umd.ed.../gradstudy.html Wisconsin http://pages.cs.wisc...e/GradSchoolFAQ UIC student http://www.cs.uic.ed...c/uic-apply.txt UCSD prof http://idleprocess.w...of-your-dreams/ Brown prof - this is for recommendation writers, but still has useful info for applicants http://www.cs.brown....d-School-Recos/ U Washington prof http://www.cs.washin...mmendation.html Cornell prof http://www.cs.cornel...2-gradapps.html Columbia dept http://www.cs.columb...d/faqs/applying Edited July 10, 2011 by csperson geh_cs, starmaker, newms and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amogh Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Thanx.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OH YEAH Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I love advice links, especially on writing. I save all of those to my computer. However, big warning: it is easy to get caught up in reading all the advice you can. This happened to me a number of times... There are a few fundamental basics that you need to know about applying to a PhD program. After a certain point, you should stop reading stuff and actually work on your application--reading advice links is NOT the same as finishing your SoP! newms, stackoverflow and mcool 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symbolic Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 This is a really useful guide on applying for the big science fellowships (NSF, NDSEG, Hertz), from a PhD student in CS at Stanford: http://www.stanford.edu/~pgbovine/fellowship-tips.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mewtwo Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 also http://www.cs.princeton.edu/academics/ugradpgm/gsg.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newms Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Awesome idea. I'm sure this will be helpful for a lot of applicants. Here's another link from a prof at University of Utah: http://matt.might.net/articles/how-to-apply-and-get-in-to-graduate-school-in-science-mathematics-engineering-or-computer-science/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newms Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I love advice links, especially on writing. I save all of those to my computer. However, big warning: it is easy to get caught up in reading all the advice you can. This happened to me a number of times... There are a few fundamental basics that you need to know about applying to a PhD program. After a certain point, you should stop reading stuff and actually work on your application--reading advice links is NOT the same as finishing your SoP! Great point...this almost happened to me last year as it took me longer than I wanted to finish my SoP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csperson Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Awesome idea. I'm sure this will be helpful for a lot of applicants. Here's another link from a prof at University of Utah: http://matt.might.ne...mputer-science/ This Utah prof offered some very helpful info. However, I bet many profs would disagree with what he thought about GPA. I mean, how many profs are wiling to take a student with a 2.0 GPA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newms Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) This Utah prof offered some very helpful info. However, I bet many profs would disagree with what he thought about GPA. I mean, how many profs are wiling to take a student with a 2.0 GPA? I was surprised to recently stumble across CS profs that had undergrad GPAs under 3.0. For example, Jeff Erickson at UIUC (no less). He explains how he managed to get into a PhD program with a 2.4 GPA here. He also lists a couple other CS profs that had GPAs almost as low as his, but he doesn't say what they were. So it is possible to get into CS PhD programs and make a career in academia with a GPA under 3. Very difficult, but still possible. Matt Might, that Utah prof, also adds: I discovered through feedback that some schools (including Utah) have a GPA cut-off. I think GPA cut-offs are absurd. Of course, GPA cut-offs are not hard. In practice, there is a way to override them, but it probably requires a professor going to bat for you and getting the right bits flipped in the university bureaucracy. Edited July 13, 2011 by newms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starmaker Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 So it is possible to get into CS PhD programs...with a GPA under 3. Very difficult, but still possible. I can be this forum's test case for the upcoming application cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newms Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I can be this forum's test case for the upcoming application cycle. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsuspected Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 This should be stickied. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wifey99999999 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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