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Current trends in computer science graduate admissions: a survey of the top 108 programs

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This article addresses some questions students have when completing applications to maximize their chances for admission to graduate school. We conducted a survey of the admissions process among the top computer science programs. Our study shows how admission committees weigh different sections of an application and overall trends of admission. The results are of interest to both applicants and computer science graduate faculty.

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      cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
      ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 31, Issue 2
      June 1999
      93 pages
      ISSN:0097-8418
      DOI:10.1145/571535
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