PhD Admissions AMA with Prof Mark Dredze

[@andrewparsons1041]

Below is an approximate chapter index. Introduction 0:00 CLSP and Faculty 3:22 Admissions Process 9:47 Admissions Process: Availability 9:55 Admissions Process: Stats 10:30 Admissions Process: Triage 11:00 Admissions Process: Faculty Review: 11:31 Admissions Process: Interviews: 12:30 Admissions Process: Visit Day: 13:30 Admissions Process: Rolling Admissions: 14:20 Application Review: 15:36 Application Review: The Cons of the Common Approach used by Other Institutions 18:10 Application Review: Normalization: 20:10 Application: Items in Order of Importance: 21:37 Application: Letters of Recommendation 22:07 Application: Statements 25:20 Common Misconceptions: 30:30 Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative: 35:10 Application help: 37:17 Question: Deadlines 38:30 Question: Summer undergraduate research opportunities? 40:17 Question: Do I need to major in computer science? 41:31 Question: Do I need to publish before applying? 42:26 Question: Evaluation of applicants with master's degrees 43:01 Question: How does funding work? 44:00 Question: GRE and fee waiver 46:52 Question: Relation to other departments and faculty 47:11 Question: Statement, research interest 48:23 Question: How many international vs. domestic applicants? 50:53 Question: Disability accommodations: 52:04 Question: Other questions? 53:07 Question: Time to graduate? 54:25 Question: State of the market (academia, industry)? 57:16 Question: Should I notify the admissions committee of my achievements which occurred after submission? 59:57 Question: Personal Statement vs. Statement of Purpose 1:03:00 Question: How much math and programming do you need? 1:05:23 Question: What are good attributes for an applicant coming from arts and humanities? 1:08:08 Question: Which faculty are taking students? 1:11:11 Question: Will I be rejected if I have a specific research area not available at JHU (this year)? 1:14:00 Question: Will I get an email if I am rejected? 1:16:40 Question: How should I prepare for interviews? 1:17:48 Thanks and goodbye 1:20:16

[@beautifulmind684]

wow, surprising finding, achievements/opportunities 😮 so interesting 🧐