DeleteMePlease Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Hey Guys, I am a CS student from a small university in Germany. I am thinking about appling for CS Ph.D in the US for fall 2014. In this summer I will visit Arizona State University for a research internship. I am interested in networking so my professor suggested me I maybe should apply for an internship at UIUC as their research in that area has much better reputation. So, I am wondering what difference it would make where I spend my summer research internship. Will it harm my chances to get into a good school if I "just" spend my summer at ASU? Or do you think it is more important what research work I do during my time in the US? Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarrman Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Doing a research internship will never "harm" your chances, but an internship at UIUC will look better than one from ASU. If you have a choice, go with UIUC. Otherwise I wouldn't worry about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteMePlease Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Well I am just wondering how important the reputation of the professor/school really is. In the end, I would suppose a strong letter of recommendation from that professor way more important. Am I wrong? Also I think it may be a little bit easier to make a good impression at ASU compared to a Top10 school. Maybe I am also wrong with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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