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Questions about the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree, including requirements such as dissertations and university programs leading to a Ph.D.
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How to acquire 3 recommendation letters to apply for jobs when working with 1 advisor?
In some areas of computer science, summer internships at corporate research labs (Microsoft Research, IBM research, and AT&T research mostly) have become an important part of the PhD process. …
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How can I throw other ideas from my mind while doing PhD?
Normally you have to like research a whole lot for a PhD to be worth it, compared to doing something more lucrative and in-demand like web development. … If on top of everything, you enjoy that more than research, I would recommend at least spending some time to reevaluate your motivation to go through with a PhD. …
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Value of contributions to Wikipedia when applying for academic jobs
I agree with Lars: contributions to Wikipedia will receive zero weight. It may even hurt you if you try and emphasize this too heavily on your CV, because it will suggest that you are attempting to co …
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I got admited to a PhD program without a master degree. Does it hurt when I apply for a post...
It is common to enter a PhD program without a masters. A masters degree can be granted along the way to a PhD, but this is not universal, and it is not worth anything if you finish the PhD. … In general, people look at your most advanced degree: if you have a good PhD, it would typically not matter if you did not have a Bachelors degree either. …
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How much does TA experience impact acceptance into PhD programs?
From my perspective admitting students to CS PhD programs:
TAing for CS classes will be a small positive signal that you did well in those classes and were well thought of by the instructor (who presumably …
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Is it possible to complete a PhD in CS in 3 years?
If you have enough material to barely clear the bar for a PhD, you can get out of the PhD program in 3 years, but not with a strong PhD. … Usually the people who go this route just take software engineering jobs afterwards: so this isn't the kind of fast PhD you would want if you already have such a job. …
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How to transition from theoretical mathematics to theoretical computer science
These math PhD programs produce theoretical computer scientists. … (e.g. many of my own PhD students at Penn were math majors in college rather than CS majors) …
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