Useful Links for Students
Email Etiquette
- Getting
in Contact (for prospective students)
by Tamara
Denning
- How to send
and reply to email (applies for all professional interactions,
esp. with professors) by Matt Might
- How
to get a busy person to respond to your email
by Mattan Griffel
For students applying to grad school
- How
to Pick a Graduate Advisor
by Ben Barres
- Advice
to Graduate School Recommendation Letter Writers
by Shriram Krishnamurthi
(Have your LOR writers read this!)
- How to get a great letter of recommendation
by Matt Might
- HOWTO:
Get into grad school for science, engineering, math and computer
science by Matt Might
- How CS Master's Funding Works (and Why You Can't Seem
to Get Any) by Shriram Krishnamurthi
-
A Five-Minute Guide to Ph.D. Program Applications by Philip
Guo
- How
to pick a grad school for a PhD in Computer Science by me.
- Twitter
Thread on what to write in a SOP/research statement by me.
For undergrads considering doing research
- The
Benefits of Working on Research As An Undergraduate Student by Philip Guo
For students considering a PhD
- Why Pursue A Ph.D.? Three
Practical Reasons by Philip
Guo
- The
illustrated guide to a Ph.D
by Matt Might
- 3 qualities of successful Ph.D. students: Perseverance,
tenacity and cogency (notice it doesn't say
smart/genius etc.) by Matt Might
For PhD students
- Pep
talk for new Ph.D. students
by Philip Guo
- Keys
to Grad School
by Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau
- Advice
for new Ph.D. students
by Philip Guo
- 10
easy ways to fail a Ph.D. by Matt Might
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