Student Application Form

Before Completing this Form

Before you start to complete this form, it is sensible to read it over to make sure you can answer the questions it asks, since there is no facility to save a half-completed application (other than leaving this window open in your browser).

Also, before completing this form make sure you have read all the steps necessary for applying, such as preparing your personal statement.

Application Form

The fields in bold are required. Other fields are optional. In particular, the “Notes/Comments” field allows you to provide atypical information that will not easily fit into the preset fields of the form. If there is an apparent problem with one of your entries, it will turn red after you enter it, otherwise data you enter will turn green.

Some of the questions on the form (e.g., citizenship) are required for some projects (e.g., REU) but are irrelevant to others.

Fundamentals

First Name
Last Name
Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD)
Email Address
Phone (e.g., Cell)
Current Year
Major
Advisor
Institution
Residency Status
Notes / Comments

Demographics

This section is optional. Completing it provides us with useful infomation about the makeup of our applicant pool, but it is not used at all in deciding between candidates. (Note: You can select more than one option in the selection list.)

Gender
Ethnicity / Race
Notes / Comments

Courses Taken and In Progress

Indicate which courses you have taken (give your grade) or are taking (mark as “In Progress”). Leave courses you haven't taken as “N/A”. (We listed most offered courses for completeness, but we expect that most students won't have taken most of the courses here. If there is a relevant course you've taken that we haven't mentioned here, please list it in the comments section at the bottom.)

MATH 55 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 131 Mathematical Analysis I
MATH 165 Numerical Analysis
MATH 171 Abstract Algebra I
CL 57 Robotics Choice Lab
CS 0 Introduction to Computing and Programming
CS 5 Introduction to Computer Science
CS 5 (Green) Introduction to Biology and Computer Science
CS 6 Intro to Biology and Computer Science
CS 7 BioComp
CS 30 (Pomona) Computation and Cognition
CS 42 Principles and Practice of Computer Science
CS 51 (Pomona) Introduction to Computer Science
CS 52 (Pomona) Fundamentals of Computer Science
CS 55 (Pomona) Discrete Mathematics
CS 60 Principles of Computer Science
CS 62 (Pomona) Data Structures and Advanced Programming
CS 70 Data Structures and Program Development
CS 81 Computability and Logic
CS 105 Computer Systems
CS 121 Software Development
CS 124 User Interface Design
CS 124A Basics of User Interface Design
CS 125 Computer Networks
CS 131 Programming Languages
CS 132 Compiler Design
CS 133 Database Systems
CS 134 Operating Systems
CS 135 (CMC) Distributed Software Architecture
CS 135 File Systems
CS 136 (Advanced) Computer Architecture
CS 140 Algorithms
CS 142 Complexity Theory
CS 143 Applied Algorithms
CS 144 Scientific Computing
CS 147 Computer Systems Performance Analysis
CS 151 Artificial Intelligence
CS 152 Neural Networks
CS 154 Robotics
CS 155 Computer Graphics
CS 156 Parallel and Real-Time Computing
CS 157 Computer Animation
CS 158 Machine Learning
CS 159 Natural Language Processing
CS 160 Information Retrieval
CS 181 (Security) Seminar on Computer/Information Security
CS 181 (Crypto) Topics in Networks: Cryptography
CS 181 (Algs) Advanced Topics in Algorithms
CS 181 (DSLs) Domain Specific Languages
CS 181 (Arch) Architecture Aware Algorithms
CS 182 (UIs) Basics of User Interface Design
CS 182 (Robots) Robotics Outreach Seminar
CS 182 (Complexity) Topics in Complexity Theory
CS 182 (Vision) Vision and Robotics
CS 182 (Algs) Advanced Topics in Algorithms
CS 183 Computer Science Clinic I
CS 184 Computer Science Clinic II
CS 185 Computer Science Research I
CS 186 Computer Science Research II
CS 189 Programming Practicum
CS 190 (Pomona) Computer Science Senior Seminar
CS 191 Computer Science Project I
CS 191 (Pomona) Senior Research and Thesis in Computer Science
CS 192 Computer Science Project II
CS 192 (Pomona) Senior Project
CS 197 Advanced Problems in Computer Science
CS 198 Advanced Problems in Computer Science
CS 199 (Pomona) Independent Study: Computer Science
CSMT 183 Computer Science - Math Clinic
ENGR 11 Autonomous Vehicles
ENGR 85 Digital Electronics and Computer Engineering
ENGR 85A Digital Electronics
ENGR 155 Microprocessor Systems: Design and Application
PHYS 108 JT Programming for Science and Engineering
Notes / Comments

Project Preferences

CS5, from a Different Perspective
MyCS — Middle Years Computer Science
Trace Repository
Storage Modeling and Analysis
Games Network
Jane: Computational Biology Software
Programming Languages Research
Garbage Collection (REU)
Robotics — Aerial Autonomy (REU)
Intelligent Music Software (REU)
Algorithms for Computational Biology (REU)
“VC of Fun” (REU Add-On Role)
Summer Staff
Notes / Comments

Personal Statement & Transcript

Your personal statement and transcript must be in PDF (.pdf) format.

Personal Statement
Unofficial Transcript (from the Portal)
Notes / Comments
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