How to be a good graduate student

[nibot]

How to be a good graduate student, and other stories.

How many programs do you think it is appropriate to apply to? (and how is that question best phrased?)

Comments

[nibot.livejournal.com]

Well, you couldn't have had too low a GPA — after all, you got into Berkeley. To what do you attribute your success?

And you're working with David Wagner, no less... such coolness!

[ephermata.livejournal.com]

I had some research under my belt, and I had excellent recommendations. I think that's what did it. I'd also taken a year off between junior and senior year of college and worked for a startup; that probably offset the GPA a little and made me look stronger.

and yes, David Wagner is amazing. :)