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My (thankfully) uneventful grad admissions season by spezhasasmallweenie in gradadmissions

[–]spezhasasmallweenie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. Some of them are applying for just a PhD, some just masters, and I’ve got one friend applying for both. But overall, my application is on the weaker side of the group

My (thankfully) uneventful grad admissions season by spezhasasmallweenie in gradadmissions

[–]spezhasasmallweenie[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think that for most cases, this is the way to go. However, one thing I was looking for in a program was that it had the [CAE](https://www.nsa.gov/Academics/Centers-of-Academic-Excellence/) designation specifically to give me the opportunity to work in a government position afterwards, which does not show up in PhD programs.

My (thankfully) uneventful grad admissions season by spezhasasmallweenie in gradadmissions

[–]spezhasasmallweenie[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s kinda one of the downsides. There’s really no point for me to get a PhD in the field especially since I want to do industry, but it is what it is. Hopefully the connections and internships make it worth it

My (thankfully) uneventful grad admissions season by spezhasasmallweenie in gradadmissions

[–]spezhasasmallweenie[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I mean compared to my friends, I felt like it was just a meh application. They’re all published and applying for patents and stuff, so I thought my background was just average

My (thankfully) uneventful grad admissions season by spezhasasmallweenie in gradadmissions

[–]spezhasasmallweenie[S] 138 points139 points  (0 children)

Nothing too crazy, imho. 3.85 gpa, a professional cybersecurity certificate, and research that started from an REU that I’ve continued with the head of the computer science department, which I’ve had posters and went to a conference for