tkulk Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Applying to top CS programs (PhD). Here's my online portfolio - www.tejask.com What are my chances? tkulk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habanero Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 It seems highly likely. You've worked on quite a few interesting projects. You've actually made me slightly nervous...don't apply to any of the HCI programs I'm applying to! Just kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkulk Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Thanks habanero. I am only applying to very specific programs (3-4 schools). I am hoping for a positive outcome but if not then I will strengthen my application and reapply. Your list of schools is quite thorough. Good luck with your applications! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habanero Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 No problem! I also looked at your CV and your undergrad institution and grades are very good. I would really bet money on you getting accepted to all schools (as long as your LORs and GRE are good...which I bet they are). You seem ideal for any research institution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkulk Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 My score range is between 1400-1500. Not as great as yours. LOR - i think all will strongly recommend me. Got 2 from school and 1 from work. As far as SOP goes, what is your strategy? How deep are you going into your past research experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habanero Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 (edited) Ooh, the SOP has been SO hard for me to write!!!!! I've seriously been staring an an empty document and occasionally writing a sentence or two (just to erase them later). Obviously I know why I want to get a PhD, but putting it into convincing words has been a little difficult. How about you? If you want somebody to proof your SOP, I'm more than willing! I spent a year and a half at a biomedical lab doing everything from writing instrumentation manuals to image processing software, so I'll probably touch on everything major I did there. My other two undergrad 'research' areas weren't really anything incredible...just some small grants and projects for professors. They will get mentions. I was a tutor for 2 1/2 years, and I will talk about that. I have no publications. I'm applying to such a long list of schools because the chances of getting into most are around 7%. Undoubtedly, most of them will reject me--not because I'm not qualified, but because there are so many strong candidates! The requirements for Computer Science schools are much more strict than nearly any other program (perhaps Economics is the hardest to get into). It's great that another HCI person is posting on here! It'd be funny if we ended up going to the same school. I'll be crossing my fingers for you. Edited October 15, 2011 by habanero tkulk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkulk Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) I saw your general profile stats and i am sure you will do great. As far as research interests and SOP are concerned, my email is - tejasdkulkarni@gmail.com. Lets discuss things offline. Edited October 16, 2011 by tejasdkulkarni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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