Computer Science Advice for Students

Graduate School

• How to apply to and decide upon computer science graduate schools: ACM Crossroads Article by Rachel Pottinger.
• US News and World Report CS Graduate School (PhD) Rankings.
• Phil Agre's advice for undergraduates considering grad school. Agre has written other useful advice (e.g., networking, organizing a conference, becoming a leader in your field), which can be obtained via his web page.
• Mor Harchor-Balter's Applying to PhD Programs in Computer Science

Communicating Your Research

• Simon Peyton-Jones on how to write and a good paper and give a good talk.

Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunities

• Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (NSF Technology Center)
• NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program
• The REU in CS at HMC!
• ACM listing of Student Internship Opportunities
• Student Opportunities at Sandia National Laboratory
• Student Opportunities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Mathematical Modeling
• Pomona CS Resource Page
• Undergraduate Research Experiences in Computer Science. A compendium produced by Prof. Jon Herlocker at OSU.

Jobs

• Advice for the Unemployed Computer Science Graduates