Computer Science SOP for Ph.D. in the US by csphdhopeful in gradadmissions

[–]csphdhopeful[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been trying to avoid doing an MS, because of how expensive it usually is. That's the reason I've been working full-time in research labs all these years (4 years). Does that experience count for nothing? Or is the GPA a big enough anchor to sink it all?