tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post114301523867273855..comments2024-03-28T18:17:00.135-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: Univ of MD Grad Student Visit DayLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-50267085620842587592008-03-29T12:47:00.000-05:002008-03-29T12:47:00.000-05:00I would say the visit day process does not benefit...I would say the visit day process does not benefit those schools that tend to have harsher winters. I know Cornell definitely suffers from this (from my personal experience from visit day '06).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-2504288638166198272008-03-29T08:29:00.000-05:002008-03-29T08:29:00.000-05:00Re: #4: Ehh. When you get someone who applies to U...Re: #4: Ehh. When you get someone who <I>applies</I> to UMd grad program for the free lunch, <I>then</I> I'll be impressed.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079824074256670713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-53219656781494759662008-03-28T23:45:00.000-05:002008-03-28T23:45:00.000-05:00These visit dsys have been in existence at various...These visit dsys have been in existence at various places for at least 20 years -- maybe not 30 years, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-47042668717774549632008-03-28T22:04:00.000-05:002008-03-28T22:04:00.000-05:00wrong travel directions + snowCornell has probably...<I>wrong travel directions + snow</I><BR/><BR/>Cornell has probably improved the process since then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-86893361919125352532008-03-28T17:43:00.000-05:002008-03-28T17:43:00.000-05:00I know when I went to visit days, I didn't know th...I know when I went to visit days, I didn't know the right questions to ask. I also had a really bad experience at one school that caused me to to go (wrong travel directions + snow), and I ended up not considering it. That was probably a mistake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-87936801235108929602008-03-28T17:35:00.000-05:002008-03-28T17:35:00.000-05:00The bad thing about saying "I want to do AI" is th...The bad thing about saying "I want to do AI" is that although you have done AI reserach, you probably haven't done any other kind of research, and so still cannot say (with any degree of confidence) that I like AI more than theory.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I wonder what non-complexity research is like :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-5751231957058984432008-03-28T17:33:00.000-05:002008-03-28T17:33:00.000-05:00Doing your homework is not always a substitute for...Doing your homework is not always a substitute for going to class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-91529820702092159082008-03-28T17:24:00.000-05:002008-03-28T17:24:00.000-05:00We had grad student visitor day at UC Irvine last ...We had grad student visitor day at UC Irvine last week. I think the concept is catching up. Besides the free lunch, some of the grad students had to put up posters. IMO, most students would have done their homework before applying to schools, so not sure if its a big thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-24286673426523099772008-03-28T16:42:00.000-05:002008-03-28T16:42:00.000-05:00It's also grad student visit day at Carnegie Mello...It's also grad student visit day at Carnegie Mellon today. Hope Maryland doesn't lose too many recruits because of this. (Actually a Maryland student came to CMU earlier this week, probably because of the conflict.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com