Swarthmore College Department of Computer Science

CS Graduate School Panel

Did you know that you'll likely get paid to go graduate school? Do you know the most important thing you should do while at Swarthmore to increase your chances of getting in to a good graduate school? Come to this panel to find out about applying to and succeeding in graduate school.

The CS Graduate School Information Panel will be on Thursday September 26 at 4:30pm in Sci128.

General topics include:

  • What CS Graduate School is like? - The first two years and beyond
  • What is CS research like?
  • Is graduate school right for you?
  • Masters degree or Ph.D?
  • How do you apply?
  • How do you choose schools/advisors?
  • Taking the GRE's
  • Differences between a top 5, top 10, top 20, or top 50 program
  • Getting good letters of recommendation
  • What to do now to improve your chances of getting accepted
  • Any questions you may have