Recent content by MrAlt

Thought this would be a cool Idea - Everyone post your various study tips and strategies for dealing with upper level classes and graduate school I love keeping a detailed log of what I plan on doing during the day,I try to keep every hour filled in eve if it is non academic (Weight Lifting...

*Updated my resume* Same github, any thoughts or comments are welcome!

Thanks again for the helpful advice! I have already set up two visitation days, and I have a folder for each school on my computer with some examples of their research work

Updated Resume - Please let me know what you think! https://github.com/VRKnight/Resume Thanks!

Hello All, I am a senior computer engineering student at a small university in West Virginia. I am in the process of applying to graduate school for a masters in computer science next fall. I have picked my target schools and contacted each department. I am looking at: Carnegie Mellon...

Thank you very much for the input, I will remove the conference assistant from the employment for sure. The only reason I leave the resident assistant information on there is that I've been told multiple times when applying at various places (all CS related) that it is something they like to...

Masters coursework. I plan on applying for RA and TA positions. The applications from what I can see all ask for the following: GPA, Test Scores, Coursework, Scholarships/awards, references, education, things of that sort. Most also require a resume to be sent in as well

Thank you for the response! I am applying to multiple Computer Science grad programs. Carnegie Mellon, Penn State, Virginia Tech, WVU, UMD, and Hopkins, (Obviously some are more feasible than others ;) ) I also just realized I forgot my GRE scores on there...this is new resume that I put...

Here is the link to my resume...https://github.com/VRKnight/Resume

Hello All! What are some different ways that those of you with CS background have formatted your resumes? I'm preparing for graduate school and was just trying to re-vamp my portfolio I know that sounds like a very broad topic but I was wondering if anyone could upload some example/samples...

So...Which one between these two? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1742938&pagenumber=2&RSort=1&csid=ITD&recordsPerPage=5&body=REVIEWS#CustomerReviewsBlock http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2359664&CatId=4939I...

Thanks for all of the information guys! I think I'm going to go with a 2.6Ghz i5 w/ 8g of ram. Found one at a pretty decent price on tiger direct. I am excited to become more active in the forums!

Hello All! First of all excuse my query which may seem trivial to some of you, I am about to purchase a laptop for work. I am an ECU programmer (engine control unit) / embedded engineer working for an automotive tuning company and I'm looking to buy a laptop suited for my programming needs. I...

Thank you everyone very much for your guidance,I called some graduate programs today and they assured me that i would be ok if I kept my grades in good standing, In regards to what i said about some classes being a joke, It was only a select few and I've made up for it through independent study...

Hello All...I am a junior undergraduate computer engineering student attending Shepherd University, unfortunately i recently have discovered that my program is not ABET accredited. This affects my plans for grad school, I had planned to continue my eduaction and get a MS in Electrical...