"Applying to Ph.D. Programs in Computer Science This document is intended for people applying to Ph.D. programs in computer science or related areas. The docum

"Applying to Ph.D. Programs in Computer Science This document is intended for people applying to Ph.D. programs in computer science or related areas. The document is informal in nature, and is meant to express only the opinions of the author. The author is currently an assistant professor of computer science at CMU, and has been involved in the Ph.D. admissions process at CMU, U.C. Berkeley, and MIT." www.cs.cmu.edu/~harchol/gradschooltalk.pdf