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From: f0358@desire.wright.edu
Newsgroups: soc.college.gradinfo
Subject: Grad Programs in German
Date: 16 Oct 92 15:45:48 GMT
Article-I.D.: desire.1992Oct16.104548.4890
Organization: Wright State University

Hello,

I will be graduating from college in June of '93 with a B.A. in Modern
Languages.  After this I wish to pursue a Master's in German Literature and
History...The programs for which I am searching must have a year in
Germany/Austria component (or could be entirely in a german speaking country)
and have a well developed graduate assistantship program to help offset the
costs.  That of course is the third consideration: cost...I need a program that
costs relatively little but is excellent in the academic aspect.

Any information can be posted here or better yet send me email!!!

Thanks again,
Andrew Livingston
Wright State University
F0358@DESIRE.WRIGHT.EDU

P.S. I wish to also pursue a Ph.D in German.  My ultimate goal is to be a
professor of German. 
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From: jerry@cs.mcgill.ca (Gerald (Jerry) KUCH)
Subject: Re: Gorman's Report
Organization: McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 13:43:15 GMT

In article <16799@pitt.UUCP> bigrigg@cs.pitt.edu (Michael W. Bigrigg) writes:
>
>Hi.
>
>I am interested in finding out about Gorman's Report or the
>Gorman rating.  Where can I find a copy of it?  Is it just
>a list?  What kind of criteria was used in assigning the
>rating?  I am mostly interested in the ranking of graduate
>computer programs.  Email me and I can summarize for others
>or just send it to this newsgroup -- I do read it.  :)

Voodoo Statistics, Wishful Thinking, and Well-Placed Bribes are used to
compile the Gorman Report.  :-)

In all seriousness, though, does anybody else share my suspicion of their
magic formulas when they seem to be custom built to take the top 5 schools
and rank them so close together they're distinguishable only by the second
decimal point (in a 0 to 5 scale) as if they were trying to avoid offending
anyone?

I used to have a copy of the rankings.  I'll try to dig it up and post if.

>- Mike
>
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From: shirish@sequoiasequoia.com (Shirish Jamthe)
Newsgroups: soc.college.gradinfo
Subject: Re: EE grad school mailing list
Date: 7 Oct 92 17:57:28 GMT
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mok@acsu.buffalo.edu (Chisan Mok) writes:
: >Anyone has an updated mailing list for EE grad schools?
: >Thanks.
: 
:  Me too.If anyone has the list,send it to me (mok@beatrix.eng.buffalo.edu).
: 
: Thanx in advance.
: 
: 						Chi San

 We too. When you get the list can you mail it to me (shirish@sequoia.sequoia.com) or post it here.

Thanx in advance.

Shirish
From: pdb1@ra.msstate.edu (Philip D Bridges)
Subject: Re: ABD - translation please?
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 18:02:47 GMT

buehlman@iwf.mabp.ethz.ch (Buehlmann Thomas) writes:

>eia018@comp.lancs.ac.uk (Mr.A.Wilson) writes:


>>		ABD required; PhD preferred.

 ABD means "All But Dissertation." They want the applicant to
have completed all course work, exams, and research toward
a PhD. They would prefer the applicant to have completed the
degree.

 

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From: amundsen@molbio.cbs.umn.edu (Craig Amundsen)
Newsgroups: soc.college.gradinfo,soc.college.grad
Subject: Re: GRE and guessing...
Date: 15 Oct 92 18:22:08 GMT
Organization: U of MN Herbarium

In article <Bw3734.FMs@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu> miss059@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Pug) writes:
>
>Ok, I'm a little confused. When I started to get prepared for the GRE, I
>was informed that it was better not not guess because of scoring. This
>was in books that were prepatory guides as well as the material from ETS
>about getting ready for the test. When I took the General Test this past
>weekend, it plainly stated that it was better to guess then not and to
>answer all questions. Has ETS changed their criteria or was I just
>confused all along. I could swear it was better to not guess on the
>general and to guess on the subject. Did I get them confused?
>
>Thanx.

As I recall, in the general test, no points are deducted for wrong answers.
But, in the subject tests wrong answers are penalized.

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From: Michael.Bohl@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Michael Bohl)
Subject: Re: GRE
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 19:52:54 GMT

For what it is worth, I examined many of the prep books for the GRE and
found them to be quite uninviting.  I asked myself if I would realy sit
down and study the information as well as I should, and the answer was a
resounding 'probably not.'  I chose to purchase a software package from
Studyware for about $50.  That was absolutley the best decision I made
(with the exception of the decision to go to grad school.)  I knw I did
not want to read a large, two inch thick book, correct my own answers, and
figure out what I did wrong as I took the sample tests.  The beauty of the
program was that it timed the tests for you (one of the toughest aspects
to the GRE are the time limits), it corrected the tests instantly and told
you why certain answers are right or wrong, and allowed you to walk away
and still able to return automatically to the same point in the exam.  It
worked for me as I scored over 1300.  Certainly what works for one will
not work for everyone.  I just knew that there was no way I was going to
sit and study a GRE prep book enough.  The program actually made the
process more enjoyable, I'm convinced.  I have one caveat, though.  As in
all tests there are little hints as to strategies on taking tests and
answering certian questions.  While the program certainly had its share
(small supplementary books are included with the program) I did pick up a
couple of other timely hints from other sources.  But as far as the actual
test is concerned, I wouldn't do anything different if I had to take the
test again.  The program worked wonders.
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From: loofbour@laurel.cis.ohio-state.edu (Nathan Loofbourrow)
Subject: Re: CS grad application: what's legitimate?
Summary: sure, tell 'em your cat goes to Indiana if you think it'll help
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 03:46:54 GMT

In article <BvzGDu.Fzz@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> Shriram K
<sskrishn@cc.owu.edu> told a good buddy to post:
>I am applying to graduate school in CS for next fall. Of the places I
>am looking at, I have a particular interest in one (Indiana at
>Bloomington) for reasons beyond the academic: my best friend and my
>girlfriend/fiance are both graduate students there (in CS), and will
>be there for some years to come.
>
>Is it within bounds to inform a department about such things? If so,
>would the Personal Statement be the place to indicate this?

My wife was already in the Vet Med college here when I went to apply
to grad school, and I certainly mentioned that in my Statement of
Purpose to OSU (they did not ask for a personal statement). All I'm
sure of is that mentioning it apparently didn't keep me out. ;-)

I wouldn't overdo it, but I certainly felt it was worth a sentence or
two of mention. It certainly assures the school that they are likely
to get you as a student if they accept you. With the number of slots
so limited, it might be wise to thus pull yourself out of the
well-yes-but-is-this-one-really-coming-here? pool.

nathan
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From: i0b8356@summa.tamu.edu (Ivan Berrios)
Subject: Proffesors in ME Controls
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Organization: Texas A & M University
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 03:53:00 GMT

	I'm a master student in mechanical eng. here at Texas A & M 
University.  I'm planning to enter in the Ph.D. program in the fall of 
1993.  I'm interested in going to Purdue, Georgia Tech and Univ. of 
California at BERKELEY.  

	I would appreciate if somebody out there could send me addresses 
of the proffesors in mechanical controls that are in those universities. 
 The address could be e-mail or Snail-mail.  Anything will do.  BTW I'm 
very interested in Fuzzy Controls!!

	Thanks in advance,


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From: azakaudd@sal-sun37.usc.edu (Awais Zakauddin)
Newsgroups: soc.college.gradinfo
Subject: Re: Public forum for SOP's
Date: 15 Oct 92 16:05:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: sal-sun3.1blm41INNak
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: sal-sun37.usc.edu

In article <1992Oct15.065129.15462@eng.umd.edu> clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles Lin) writes:

>                           A Fake SOP

......lines deleted.

>in compilers for dataflow machines, and the work in database design, and
>software engineering, which the faculty at So-and-so have many such
>profs. in the area.   I see that Prof. Algol has recently published 
>in the Journal of Algorithms and this only speaks well of the university's
>high caliber work.


>    I hope to provide a contribution to this field and eventually go

....... lines deleted

"this field" is undefined. INMHO the student is too vague about his/her area
of interest and needs to focus properly on what he/she wants to do. The statement
doesn't give enough information about the student and has some redundant phrases.

....... lines deleted

I'm sure there are other shortcomings in the statement. Let's hear what 
they are.

>Charles Lin
>clin@eng.umd.edu

Awais Zakauddin
zakauddi@aludra.usc.edu
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From: clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles Lin)
Subject: Re: CS grad application: what's legitimate?
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 12:31:28 GMT
Organization: College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Originator: clin@periodic.eng.umd.edu


In article <1992Oct12.034654.14654@cis.ohio-state.edu>, loofbour@laurel.cis.ohio-state.edu (Nathan Loofbourrow) writes:
>In article <BvzGDu.Fzz@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> Shriram K
><sskrishn@cc.owu.edu> told a good buddy to post:
>>I am applying to graduate school in CS for next fall. Of the places I
>>am looking at, I have a particular interest in one (Indiana at
>>Bloomington) for reasons beyond the academic: my best friend and my
>>girlfriend/fiance are both graduate students there (in CS), and will
>>be there for some years to come.
>>
>>Is it within bounds to inform a department about such things? If so,
>>would the Personal Statement be the place to indicate this?
>
>My wife was already in the Vet Med college here when I went to apply
>to grad school, and I certainly mentioned that in my Statement of
>Purpose to OSU (they did not ask for a personal statement). All I'm
>sure of is that mentioning it apparently didn't keep me out. ;-)
>
>I wouldn't overdo it, but I certainly felt it was worth a sentence or
>two of mention. It certainly assures the school that they are likely
>to get you as a student if they accept you. With the number of slots
>so limited, it might be wise to thus pull yourself out of the
>well-yes-but-is-this-one-really-coming-here? pool.

   I think it can't hurt either.   If you're really good, then they'll
accept you no matter what, and if you are marginal, then you still might
not get any sympathy.  But a sentence or two mentioning why you would
like to come might be enough in a close call if the reader is sympathetic.

    In a statement of purpose, there are two factors (in my opinion)
that it should cover.  One is why you want to go to grad school
(and specifically the school you're applying to), and two is what
you hope to accomplish there.   There may be very good reasons for
applying (which may have to do with what you want to do there) but
you probably need to mention what you would like to do when you get
there.   Having a good reason to go to Indiana (outside of academics)
is nice, but make sure you also mention the academic reasons as well.

    My .02 worth.

--
Charles Lin
clin@eng.umd.edu
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From: msengup@eos.ncsu.edu (MAITREYA  SENGUPTA)
Subject: Re: GRE
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 00:24:33 GMT

In article <1arfapINN6r4@coral.bucknell.edu>, desikan@bucknell.edu (sridhar desikan GR) writes:
|> In article <1992Oct5.204636.8845@wam.umd.edu>, madrid@wam.umd.edu (Gonzalo De Cea-Naharro Romero) writes:
|> |> Can anubody recommend a good GRE preparatory book?
|> |> 
|> |> madrid@wam.umd.edu
|> 
|> If you are preparing for GRE general test, the preparation text widely used is 
|> by Petersons. It is very popular and will be available in all book stores. 
|> However the practice tests in the book are not good ones and it is advisible to
|> take the actual tests published by ETS.
|> 
|> desikan
|> desikan@pleiades.bucknell.edu

	I do not think that Peterson's prints any guide for the GRE General
or Subject tests. The poster here was probably referring to Peterson's Guide
to Graduate Programs in different fields. He/she might have confused the 
Peterson's Guide with the Barron's Guide for GRE. Both are standard references
(though for different purposes as pointed out above) for any grad school 
applicant.

	For GRE preparation, I would recommend the Barron's guide for 
preliminary preparation, followed by several practice tests in a simulated test
environment, preferably using actual GRE test papers from recent years. This
is for the General Test only...the Subject Tests have their own recommended
preparation guides.

Regards;

Maitreya (just trying to set the record right) Sengupta.
From: joel@cs.utexas.edu (Joel Daniel Just)
Newsgroups: soc.college.gradinfo
Subject: GRE Computer Science Subject Test -- Requesting Hints and Advice
Date: 7 Oct 1992 15:18:15 -0500
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: langtry.cs.utexas.edu


If anyone has taken the GRE Computer Science subject test, I could use any
hints or advice you have for me.  I have been practicing with a book not
published by ETS-GRE, and it has left me with some questions:

1)  How many questions are on the exam, and how much time is allowed to take
the exam?  The book I have says that the exam lasts three hours and thirty
minutes and has about 80 questions, although the practice exams in the book
allow only 2 hours and 50 minutes for 80 questions.

2)  Does the exam include a list of notations and conventions which will be
used in the exam?

Answers to these questions and any other advice would be greatly appreciated.

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From: ganesh@seminole.b17c.ingr.com (Ganesh Rangarajan)
Subject: MBA thru Correspondence
Reply-To: ganesh@seminole.b17c.ingr.com
Organization: Intergraph Corporation
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 17:58:32 GMT


I would like to find out whether there are universities offering an MBA
thru correspondence.  Where would I find such a list, including information
as to whether GMAT is required, et. al.
Thanks in advance,
--Ganesh
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From: chen@serrano.mcc.com (Jack Jay Chen)
Subject: Re: ABD - translation please?
Reply-To: chen@serrano.mcc.com (Jack Jay Chen)
Organization: MCC, Austin, TX
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 15:38:06 GMT

I believe that ABD stands for All But Dissertation, satisfying PhD
coursework but
not completing the dissertation.  I had heard this term before only in a
facetious
context.
From: gurd@next04wor.wam.umd.edu (Daffy Duck)
Newsgroups: soc.college.gradinfo
Subject: Rankings in Urban & Regional Planning
Date: 9 Oct 92 21:03:28 GMT
Reply-To: gurd@wam.umd.edu

The subject says it all, I'm looking for rankings (any sources) for  
graduate programs in urban & regional planning (accredited programs only).
From: rbrewer@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Robert Brewer)
Newsgroups: soc.college.gradinfo
Subject: Re: GRE Computer Science Subject Test -- Requesting Hints and Advice
Date: 13 Oct 92 01:01:41 GMT
Followup-To: soc.college.grad
Organization: University of Hawaii at Manoa

In article <ld6hg7INNkeh@langtry.cs.utexas.edu> joel@cs.utexas.edu (Joel Daniel Just) writes:
>1)  How many questions are on the exam, and how much time is allowed to take
>the exam?

The offical CS GRE book I have says 80 questions in 2 hours and 50 minutes.

>2)  Does the exam include a list of notations and conventions which will be
>used in the exam?

I am not completely sure, but I do not believe that they give you a page of
notations and conventions. I guess you are supposed to know that coming into
the test.

Now a few questions of my own. Does anyone have a list of CS GRE prep materials?
I currently have an Arco book with two made-up tests which is copyright 1988,
and I have two books from ETS, one with the 1985-86 test which is copyright
1990, and one which has a 1990-91 test with copyright 1991, second edition. Is
this pretty much all there is? The Arco book is not so hot; I have found
several errors (incorrectly worded questions, incorrect
answers, info omitted that completely changes the correct answer) which makes
me fairly wary of the whole book. It does have explanations of the answers (and
sometimes the wrong answers), and it has a very brief section in the back which
covers some CS topics.

I plan on taking the CS GRE in December (I have already taken the General). Does
anyone know if this will cause problems with admissions for the Fall of 1993? I
assume it will be only a minor hassle to the admissions committee, but since
they don't even decide until April, it shouldn't be that big of a problem.

Finally, I have a big favor to ask of someone out there in netland. The ETS
prep book with the 1990-91 CS test that I own is missing the crucial page with
the correct answers and scoring info. The previous owner removed this page.
Anyway, I was hoping that someone out in netland could photocopy this one page
for me and mail it to me. I would be willing to reimburse you for the cost of
postage, etc... The page I am missing is 39/40. Thanks.
--
Robert S. Brewer        rbrewer@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu
From: zakauddi@usc.edu (Awais Zakauddin)
Newsgroups: soc.college.gradinfo
Subject: Schools in IMAGE PROCESSING
Date: 11 Oct 1992 19:13:28 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

Hi there. I'm looking for schools that have strong research 
groups in Image Processing, particularly Morphological Image
Processing. Emails are appreciated.

Awais. <zakauddi@aludra.usc.edu>
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From: ntprlr@eskimo.celestial.com (NightProwler)
Subject: CS Address for San Luis Obispo
Organization: Ghost in the Shell
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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 02:26:16 GMT


Could some kind soul please post or e-mail me the internet mail address
for the gradinfo person at Cal State Poly @ San Luis Obispo?

Thanks in advance,
			--Eric
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From: kumbera@point.cs.uwm.edu (Mike Kumbera)
Newsgroups: soc.college.gradinfo
Subject: Schools working in Computer Architecture
Date: 11 Oct 1992 23:28:46 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.2.5

I'm currently finishing my masters in CS at UWM. I'm thinking about going for
a Phd in CS.

I'm curious if anyone knows of schools that are doing much work in Computer
Architecture. I would like to do research in parallel/experimental
architectures. 

thanks

Mike
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From: buehlman@iwf.mabp.ethz.ch (Buehlmann Thomas)
Subject: Re: ABD - translation please?
Organization: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, CH
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 14:01:05 GMT

eia018@comp.lancs.ac.uk (Mr.A.Wilson) writes:


>		ABD required; PhD preferred.

Are you sure it was not spelled "a BD required..."
or "A BD ..."? To this looks very much like
"A bachelor's degree required a Philosophiae Doctor
preferred.

Thomas

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From: sureshb@cs.tamu.edu (Suresh K Bhogavilli)
Subject: Need info about MS in Audiology
Organization: Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 05:52:02 GMT


I am posting this article for one of my friends who is planning to
apply for an MS in audiology that might be offered in Colleges of
Liberal Arts and Speech pathology. 

I would like to know the names of the universities that offer this
program and 'the chances of getting an assistantship'. He has 2 years
of work experience as a lecturer (he has a Masters in Special Education).

Any information, especially from the grad students in this area, will
be highly appreciated.

Please email to b-suresh@tamu.edu

Thanks in advance.

suresh

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