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| * Dissertation (also known as the //depth// requirement): new, in-depth research on a topic of your (and your advisor's) choosing. Typically involves 2-3 years of research, writing about and presenting the research in conference papers and presentations, and a final dissertation putting all the work together, with an oral defense. | * Dissertation (also known as the //depth// requirement): new, in-depth research on a topic of your (and your advisor's) choosing. Typically involves 2-3 years of research, writing about and presenting the research in conference papers and presentations, and a final dissertation putting all the work together, with an oral defense. |
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| | [[http://www.pgbovine.net/PhD-memoir.htm|A CS graduate student's memoir]] |
| ===== Who Should Attend ===== | ===== Who Should Attend ===== |
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| * [[http://idleprocess.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/why-go-to-graduate-school-and-how-to-get-into-the-program-of-your-dreams/|Why Go to Graduate School and How to Get into the Program of Your Dreams]] by [[http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~vahdat/|Amin Vahdat]], from Dec 2009 | * [[http://idleprocess.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/why-go-to-graduate-school-and-how-to-get-into-the-program-of-your-dreams/|Why Go to Graduate School and How to Get into the Program of Your Dreams]] by [[http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~vahdat/|Amin Vahdat]], from Dec 2009 |
| * [[http://matt-welsh.blogspot.com/2010/09/so-you-want-to-go-to-grad-school.html|So You Want To Go to Grad School]] by [[http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~mdw|Matt Welsh]], from Sept 2010 | * [[http://matt-welsh.blogspot.com/2010/09/so-you-want-to-go-to-grad-school.html|So You Want To Go to Grad School]] by [[http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~mdw|Matt Welsh]], from Sept 2010 |
| * [[http://www.cs.virginia.edu/helpnet/Being_Grad_Stud/grad_school_CS.html|How to Be a New UVa Grad Student]] - has advice applicable to any CS graduate program. | |
| * {{:students:gradschooltalk.pdf|Applying to Ph.D. Programs in Computer Science}} by Mor Harchol-Balter from Carnegie Mellon University, 2004 | * {{:students:gradschooltalk.pdf|Applying to Ph.D. Programs in Computer Science}} by Mor Harchol-Balter from Carnegie Mellon University, 2004 |
| | * [[http://www.pgbovine.net/grad-school-app-tips.htm|Advice for Ph.D. Program Applications from Dr. Philip Guo]] |
| | * [[http://www.geekonabicycle.co.uk/blog/1029/|How To Get Into Stanford & Other Graduate Schools]] |
| | * [[http://ktick.blogspot.com/|Master's Degree Advice]] |
| | * [[http://karts-speaks.blogspot.com/p/applying-to-grad-school.html|Applying to Grad School]] |
| | * [[http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~gleicher/Web/Advice/GradSchoolFAQ|Grad School FAQ from UWisc Prof]] |
| | * [[http://graddecision.org/|GradDecision]] |
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| Here is some more advice: | Here is some more advice: |
| | * [[http://www.cs.virginia.edu/helpnet/Being_Grad_Stud/grad_school_CS.html|How to Be a New UVa Grad Student]] - has advice applicable to any CS graduate program. |
| * [[http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2011/06/06/advice_for_graduate_students|Advice for Graduate Students in the Sciences]] | * [[http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2011/06/06/advice_for_graduate_students|Advice for Graduate Students in the Sciences]] |
| * [[http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2011/06/08/advice_on_writing_for_graduate_students|Advice on writing your thesis]], general to the sciences | * [[http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2011/06/08/advice_on_writing_for_graduate_students|Advice on writing your thesis]], general to the sciences |
