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| Please use this document as a general guide, and discuss your specific circumstances with your advisor. | Please use this document as a general guide, and discuss your specific circumstances with your advisor. |
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| | [[http://conquer.cra.org/students/why-go-to-graduate-school|Why Go To Graduate School?]] |
| ===== What is graduate school in computer science? ===== | ===== What is graduate school in computer science? ===== |
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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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| ===== Application Process ===== | ===== Application Process ===== |
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| | [[http://conquer.cra.org/students/how-to-apply-to-graduate-school|How to Apply to Graduate School]] |
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| Applications for most CS grad school programs require | Applications for most CS grad school programs require |
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| Applications are often due in December and January. You have at least until April 15 to make a decision on where to go. | Applications are often due in December and January. You have at least until April 15 to make a decision on where to go. |
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| | [[http://matt-welsh.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-to-get-into-grad-school.html|Matt Welsh's advice on how to get into grad school]] |
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| | {{:students:howtoapply-ghc2011-final.pdf|How To Apply to Graduate School}} - slides from CRA-W Workshop |
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| ==== Statement of Purpose ==== | ==== Statement of Purpose ==== |
| ===== Additional Information ===== | ===== Additional Information ===== |
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| * [[http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/projects/mentoring/mentorWrkshp/grad-guide.pdf|CRA-W's Grad Guide]] - from 2000, so the information about the submission process and postal mail is outdated, but it provides a nice overview. | * [[http://cra.org/ccc/csgs|The CCC's Resource for CS Undergraduates: Research Opportunities & Graduate School]] |
| | * [[http://www.cra-w.org/sites/default/files/CRA-W_NewGradBrochure2010.pdf|CRA-W's Grad Guide]] - updated in 2010 and provides a nice overview. |
| * [[http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/gradcohort/index.php|CRA-W Grad Cohort Workshops]] - provide lots of information about graduate school to graduate students | * [[http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/gradcohort/index.php|CRA-W Grad Cohort Workshops]] - provide lots of information about graduate school to graduate students |
| * [[http://www.phds.org/graduate-school-success/grad-school-survival-guides/|Graduate School Survival Guides]] at [[http://www.phds.org|phds.org]] | * [[http://www.phds.org/graduate-school-success/grad-school-survival-guides/|Graduate School Survival Guides]] at [[http://www.phds.org|phds.org]] |
| * [[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://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 |
| * {{:students:gradschooltalk.pdf||Applying to Ph.D. Programs in Computer Science}} by Mor Harchol-Balter from Carnegie Mellon University, 2004 | * [[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 |
| | * {{: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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| And, talk to your advisor! | And, talk to your advisor! |
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| | ===== Bonus: And, after I get to grad school? ===== |
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| | 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/2011/06/08/advice_on_writing_for_graduate_students|Advice on writing your thesis]], general to the sciences |
| ===== Acknowledgments ===== | ===== Acknowledgments ===== |
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