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Notes on Graduate School People at VT Computer 在研究生院人在VT电脑笔记

Notes on Graduate School Cliff Shaffer Department of Computer Science Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA My Perspective 8 years as graduate program director for a “Research 1” PhD granting (and PhD-focused) CS Department A graduate degree should be something very different from an undergraduate degree Not just more classes The “research degree” is what has made graduate education in the US the envy of the world Graduate Programs MS-only (typically course based) PhD-granting (MS and PhD) In Academia, there is a real “pecking order” among Universities Where you go for an undergraduate degree is far less important than where you go for a graduate degree, especially for a PhD, for future job prospects MS vs. PhD In CS, everyone is usually in demand Generally, BS pays well, MS pays better, and PhD pays even better But its debatable whether the “cost” of a PhD makes up for the pay differential from MS The real reason to get a PhD is because it lets you do new things (faculty, research labs, in industry more likely to be the manager, overall status) PhD Jobs In CS, the majority of PhDs go to industry Guesstimate: Industry 50% Academia 40% Government 10% Timeframe The MS degree traditionally takes 2 years Low variance The PhD degree roughly takes 5 years from BS High variance You really want to be getting paid while doing your graduate degree! GTA, GRA, Government fellowship, company support, military support Getting into Graduate School Factors considered by our department, in rough order of importance: How much we believe you want to do research (and will be able to get it done) Established connection with a faculty member in our department Research experience (publications a big plus) Recommendation letters (from respected sources) School you went to Grades Standardized test scores Example: VT MS Degree Thesis 30 credits 7 3-credit courses (2-3 courses/semester) Defend thesis (9 credits) Coursework-only 33 credits 11 3-credit courses One is Independent Study, with a report