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␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓βS␈↓∧ Computer Science Department, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305
␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-2273␈↓ 
$Autumn 1975





␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Propective Transfer Student:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Several␈αstudents␈αin␈αthe␈αpast␈αhave␈αdeveloped␈αan␈αinterest␈αin␈αComputer␈αScience␈αafter␈αbeing␈α
admitted
␈↓ ↓H␈↓to␈α
another␈α
graduate␈α
department␈αat␈α
Stanford,␈α
and␈α
in␈α
some␈αcases␈α
they␈α
have␈α
transferred␈αto␈α
Computer
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Science␈αand␈αdone␈αvery␈αwell␈αhere.␈α Our␈αpolicy␈αis␈αto␈αconsider␈αsuch␈αtransfer␈αpossibilities␈αat␈αthe␈αsame
␈↓ ↓H␈↓time␈α⊂we␈α⊂evaluate␈α∂admission␈α⊂applications␈α⊂from␈α∂outside␈α⊂Stanford;␈α⊂all␈α∂entry␈α⊂to␈α⊂Computer␈α∂Science
␈↓ ↓H␈↓comes␈α∞essentially␈α∞through␈α
the␈α∞same␈α∞door.␈α
 So␈α∞if␈α∞you␈α
want␈α∞to␈α∞transfer,␈α
the␈α∞procedure␈α∞you␈α
should
␈↓ ↓H␈↓follow␈α∀is␈α∪very␈α∀much␈α∀like␈α∪what␈α∀you␈α∪already␈α∀went␈α∀through␈α∪to␈α∀get␈α∪admitted␈α∀to␈α∀your␈α∪present
␈↓ ↓H␈↓department.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        Here's what to do:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓1. Obtain a petition form from the information window of the Registrar's O≠ce in Old Union.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓2.␈α
 In␈α
addition␈α∞to␈α
the␈α
petition,␈α
several␈α∞letters␈α
of␈α
recommendation␈α
(up␈α∞to␈α
three)␈α
should␈α
be␈α∞sent␈α
to
␈↓ ↓H␈↓this␈α∂Department.␈α∂ It␈α∞is␈α∂most␈α∂desirable␈α∞if␈α∂the␈α∂recommendations␈α∞can␈α∂be␈α∂obtained␈α∂from␈α∞Computer
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Science␈α∞faculty␈α∞members.␈α∞ We␈α∞expect␈α∞that␈α∞you␈α∞will␈α∞have␈α∞taken␈α∞several␈α∞graduate-level␈α∂courses␈α∞in
␈↓ ↓H␈↓our␈αdepartment,␈αso␈αthat␈α
we␈αhave␈αevidence␈αof␈α
your␈αinterest␈αand␈αability␈α
and␈αso␈αthat␈αyou␈α
can␈αmake
␈↓ ↓H␈↓an informed decision about whether you really want to join up with us.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓3.␈α
 Prepare␈αa␈α
"statement␈αof␈α
purpose,"␈αtwo␈α
hundred␈αwords␈α
or␈αso,␈α
telling␈αabout␈α
your␈α
chief␈αinterests
␈↓ ↓H␈↓and motivation.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓4.␈α
 Fill␈α
out␈α∞the␈α
special␈α
yellow␈α
C.S.␈α∞application␈α
form␈α
enclosed.␈α
 It␈α∞is␈α
especially␈α
important␈α∞that␈α
you
␈↓ ↓H␈↓specify␈α∞here␈α∞which␈α∞program␈α∞you␈α∞are␈α∞applying␈α∞for:␈α∞ Our␈α∞department␈α∞primarily␈α∞o≥ers␈α∞a␈α∞program
␈↓ ↓H␈↓leading␈α∂to␈α∂the␈α∂Ph.D.,␈α∂and␈α∂also␈α∂a␈α∞separate␈α∂program␈α∂leading␈α∂to␈α∂"Master␈α∂of␈α∂Science␈α∂in␈α∞Computer
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Science: Computer Engineering (CS:CE)."

␈↓ ↓H␈↓5.␈α∞ ␈↓αMost␈α∞important:␈↓␈α
 Your␈α∞application␈α∞(i.e.,␈α∞the␈α
petition,␈α∞recommendations,␈α∞statement␈α∞of␈α
purpose
␈↓ ↓H␈↓and␈αyellow␈αform)␈α
must␈αbe␈αcompletely␈α
in␈αour␈αhands␈αby␈α
February␈α1,␈α1976.␈α
 We␈αshall␈αthen␈αattempt␈α
to
␈↓ ↓H␈↓do␈α∞our␈α∞part␈α∞by␈α∞letting␈α∞you␈α∞know␈α∞our␈α∞decision␈α∞before␈α∞April␈α∞1,␈α∞1976.␈α∞ These␈α∞dates␈α∞are␈α∞geared␈α∞to
␈↓ ↓H␈↓national␈α
policies␈α
for␈α
awarding␈αfellowships.␈α
 (There␈α
is␈α
an␈α
exception␈αto␈α
this␈α
rule,␈α
namely␈α
that␈αwe␈α
will
␈↓ ↓H␈↓continue␈α
to␈α
accept␈α
applications␈α
for␈α
admission␈α
to␈α
the␈α
terminal␈α
CS:CE␈α
program␈α
until␈α
June␈α
1,␈α
because
␈↓ ↓H␈↓no ≡nancial aid is o≥ered to students in this program.)

␈↓ ↓H␈↓We␈αwill␈αbe␈αable␈αto␈αadmit␈α
only␈αa␈αtotal␈αof␈α20␈αstudents␈α
to␈αour␈αPh.D.␈αprogram␈αnext␈αspring,␈αbecause␈α
of
␈↓ ↓H␈↓the␈αsize␈α
of␈αour␈αdepartment,␈α
and␈αlast␈αyear␈α
we␈αhad␈α
over␈α260␈αapplicants.␈α
 So␈αwe␈αwill␈α
be␈αable␈α
to␈αsay
␈↓ ↓H␈↓yes␈αto␈αonly␈αabout␈α1␈αin␈α13␈αof␈αthose␈αwho␈αapply,␈αand␈αif␈αyou␈αare␈αnot␈αaccepted␈αit␈αdoesn't␈αmean␈αthat␈αwe
␈↓ ↓H␈↓think you aren't quali≡ed.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓α␈↓ ¬oAutumn 1975␈↓ 
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␈↓ ↓H␈↓If␈αyou␈αstill␈αwish␈αto␈αtransfer␈αafter␈αreading␈αall␈αthis,␈αtake␈αheart:␈α Several␈αof␈αour␈αpresent␈α
students␈αare
␈↓ ↓H␈↓living existence proofs that it can be done and with excellent results.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sincerely,



␈↓ ↓H␈↓John McCarthy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor and
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Chairman of 1976 Admissions
␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓βS␈↓∧ Computer Science Department, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305
␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-2273␈↓ 
$Autumn 1975





␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Prospective Applicant:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓We␈αare␈αpleased␈αthat␈αyou␈αhave␈αshown␈αinterest␈αin␈αadmission␈αto␈αthe␈αComputer␈α
Science␈αDepartment.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓The␈α
necessary␈α∞application␈α
forms␈α
are␈α∞enclosed␈α
with␈α
this␈α∞letter.␈α
 In␈α
order␈α∞to␈α
help␈α
you␈α∞prepare␈α
the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓most␈αadvantageous␈α
application,␈αI'd␈α
like␈αto␈α
describe␈αwhat␈α
we␈αwill␈α
do␈αafter␈α
we␈αreceive␈α
it,␈αassuming
␈↓ ↓H␈↓that you want to enter our Ph.D.  program.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Everything␈α⊂sent␈α∂to␈α⊂us␈α∂relating␈α⊂to␈α∂your␈α⊂application␈α∂will␈α⊂be␈α∂assembled␈α⊂into␈α∂one␈α⊂folder,␈α⊂and␈α∂this
␈↓ ↓H␈↓folder␈α∪will␈α∪be␈α∀studied␈α∪by␈α∪three␈α∀members␈α∪of␈α∪our␈α∀Admissions␈α∪Committee.␈α∪ The␈α∀committee␈α∪is
␈↓ ↓H␈↓composed␈α
of␈α
both␈αfaculty␈α
and␈α
student␈αmembers,␈α
and␈α
an␈αattempt␈α
will␈α
be␈αmade␈α
to␈α
match␈αyour␈α
folder
␈↓ ↓H␈↓with␈αreaders␈αwho␈αshare␈αyour␈αmajor␈αinterests.␈α Each␈αreader␈αwill␈αcarefully␈αevaluate␈α(1)␈αthe␈αpersonal
␈↓ ↓H␈↓recommendations,␈α(2)␈αyour␈αstatement␈αof␈αpurpose,␈α(3)␈αany␈αexamples␈αof␈αyour␈αwork␈αthat␈αare␈αenclosed,
␈↓ ↓H␈↓(4)␈α∩the␈α⊃relevant␈α∩courses␈α⊃you␈α∩have␈α∩taken␈α⊃and␈α∩grades␈α⊃achieved,␈α∩and␈α⊃(5)␈α∩the␈α∩Graduate␈α⊃Record
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Examination␈αscores.␈α We␈αweigh␈αthe␈αdata␈αin␈αapproximately␈αthis␈αorder␈α(i.e.,␈αrecommendations␈αcount
␈↓ ↓H␈↓most).

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Each␈α∂reader␈α∂will␈α∂compare␈α∂your␈α∞folder␈α∂with␈α∂those␈α∂of␈α∂people␈α∞who␈α∂have␈α∂been␈α∂accepted␈α∂or␈α∞nearly
␈↓ ↓H␈↓accepted␈α⊂in␈α⊂prior␈α⊂years,␈α⊂and␈α⊂if␈α⊂your␈α⊂application␈α⊂is␈α⊂su≠ciently␈α⊂promising␈α⊂it␈α⊂will␈α⊂be␈α⊂assigned␈α∂a
␈↓ ↓H␈↓`score'.␈α∂ We␈α∂will␈α∞take␈α∂these␈α∂scores␈α∞and␈α∂normalize␈α∂them␈α∞in␈α∂various␈α∂ways␈α∞to␈α∂account␈α∂for␈α∞di≥erent
␈↓ ↓H␈↓readers'␈αscaling␈αtechniques,␈αand␈αwe␈αwill␈αsum␈αthe␈αnormalized␈αscores.␈α The␈αresulting␈αmagic␈αnumbers
␈↓ ↓H␈↓will␈αbe␈αsorted␈αin␈αseveral␈αways,␈αthus␈αgiving␈αsome␈αorder␈αto␈αour␈αsubsequent␈αconsideration.␈α We␈αwon't
␈↓ ↓H␈↓blindly␈αuse␈αthe␈αmagic␈αnumbers␈αas␈αan␈αacceptance␈αcriterion,␈αof␈αcourse:␈αAt␈αthis␈αpoint␈αthe␈αbest␈αfolders
␈↓ ↓H␈↓will␈α
be␈α
looked␈αat␈α
again␈α
by␈α
the␈αcommittee␈α
as␈α
a␈α
whole.␈α And␈α
we␈α
will␈α
≡nally␈αcome␈α
to␈α
a␈α
decision␈αby
␈↓ ↓H␈↓late March.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓In␈α⊃other␈α⊃words,␈α⊃we␈α⊂don't␈α⊃believe␈α⊃in␈α⊃automation␈α⊂so␈α⊃much␈α⊃that␈α⊃we␈α⊂would␈α⊃trust␈α⊃a␈α⊃computer␈α⊂to
␈↓ ↓H␈↓evaluate␈α∞the␈α
applications;␈α∞but␈α∞we␈α
do␈α∞use␈α∞the␈α
machine␈α∞to␈α∞help␈α
with␈α∞the␈α∞things␈α
that␈α∞can␈α∞be␈α
done
␈↓ ↓H␈↓mechanically.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Last␈α∀year␈α∪we␈α∀ received␈α∀about␈α∪260␈α∀applications␈α∪for␈α∀admission␈α∀to␈α∪the␈α∀Ph.D.␈α∀ program.␈α∪ Our
␈↓ ↓H␈↓department␈αhas␈αabout␈α15␈αfaculty␈αmembers␈αwith␈αthe␈αresponsibility␈αof␈αteaching␈αcourses␈αand␈αguiding
␈↓ ↓H␈↓graduate␈αstudents␈αto␈α
advanced␈αdegrees.␈α For␈α
a␈αfaculty␈αthis␈α
size,␈αwe␈αshould␈α
probably␈αhave␈αabout␈α
60
␈↓ ↓H␈↓grad␈αstudents,␈α
but␈αin␈α
fact␈αwe␈α
have␈αover␈α
90.␈α All␈α
this␈αadds␈α
up␈αto␈α
a␈αsevere␈α
limitation␈αon␈αthe␈α
number
␈↓ ↓H␈↓of␈αpeople␈αwe␈αcan␈α
admit␈αinto␈αthe␈α"pipeline"␈α
each␈αSeptember,␈αand␈αwe␈α
are␈αforced␈αto␈αturn␈αdown␈α
many
␈↓ ↓H␈↓extremely␈αwell-quali≡ed␈αstudents.␈α At␈α
present␈αwe␈αintend␈αto␈αhave␈α
15␈αor␈αso␈αnew␈αstduents␈α
each␈αyear,
␈↓ ↓H␈↓so we will be able to accept only 20 applications.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓In␈α
other␈αwords,␈α
we␈α
will␈αbe␈α
able␈α
to␈αsay␈α
yes␈α
to␈αonly␈α
about␈α
1␈αin␈α
13␈α
of␈αthose␈α
who␈α
apply,␈αand␈α
if␈αyou␈α
are
␈↓ ↓H␈↓not accepted it ␈↓αdoesn't␈↓ mean that we think you aren't quali≡ed.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓On␈α∞the␈α∞brighter␈α∞side,␈α∞if␈α∞you␈α∞are␈α∞accepted␈α∞there␈α∞is␈α∞a␈α∞fair␈α∞chance␈α∞that␈α∞you␈α∞will␈α∞not␈α∂have␈α∞serious
␈↓ ↓H␈↓α␈↓ ¬oAutumn 1975␈↓ 
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␈↓ ↓H␈↓≡nancial␈α
worries.␈α
 At␈α
least,␈α
in␈α
recent␈α
years␈α
almost␈α
all␈α
of␈α
our␈α
full-time␈α
Ph.D.␈α
students␈α∞have␈α
either
␈↓ ↓H␈↓won␈α
fellowships␈αor␈α
we␈α
have␈αbeen␈α
able␈αto␈α
scrape␈α
up␈αsome␈α
money␈αto␈α
help␈α
them␈αout,␈α
and␈α
we␈αhope
␈↓ ↓H␈↓this␈α
good␈αfortune␈α
will␈αcontinue.␈α
 (Please␈α
do␈αnot␈α
interpret␈αthis␈α
paragraph␈αas␈α
an␈α
encouragement␈αto
␈↓ ↓H␈↓avoid␈α⊂applying␈α⊂for␈α⊂fellowships,␈α∂of␈α⊂course,␈α⊂since␈α⊂our␈α⊂funds␈α∂are␈α⊂limited␈α⊂and␈α⊂we␈α⊂can't␈α∂guarantee
␈↓ ↓H␈↓anything.␈α
 Many␈αindicators␈α
point␈αto␈α
the␈αpossibility␈α
of␈α
hard␈αtimes␈α
ahead.␈α We␈α
love␈αto␈α
hear␈αthat␈α
our
␈↓ ↓H␈↓admittees have won NSF fellowships.)

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Here are some more speci≡c pointers to help you ≡ll out your application.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓1.␈α∞ Make␈α∞your␈α∞statement␈α∞of␈α
purpose␈α∞as␈α∞brief␈α∞as␈α∞you␈α∞can.␈α
 Two␈α∞hundred␈α∞words␈α∞or␈α∞so␈α∞should␈α
be
␈↓ ↓H␈↓enough.␈α We'd␈αlike␈αto␈αknow␈αyour␈αchief␈αinterests␈αas␈αwell␈αas␈αyour␈αmotivation;␈αemphasize␈αyour␈αplans,
␈↓ ↓H␈↓not your ideals.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓2.␈α∞ Take␈α
the␈α∞Graduate␈α∞Record␈α
Examination␈α∞in␈α
October␈α∞if␈α∞possible,␈α
and␈α∞by␈α
December␈α∞13␈α∞at␈α
the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓very␈α
latest.␈α
 You␈α
must␈α∞take␈α
the␈α
"aptitude"␈α
test␈α
(verbal␈α∞and␈α
quantitative)␈α
and␈α
also␈α∞an␈α
"advanced"
␈↓ ↓H␈↓test␈αfor␈α
some␈αarea␈α
other␈αthan␈α
engineering␈αin␈α
which␈αyou␈α
feel␈αcompetent.␈α
 For␈αexample,␈α
you␈αmight
␈↓ ↓H␈↓take␈α
the␈αAdvanced␈α
Math␈α
test,␈αor␈α
Advanced␈αPhysics,␈α
etc.␈α
 If␈αfor␈α
some␈α
reason␈αyou␈α
haven't␈αbeen␈α
able
␈↓ ↓H␈↓to␈αtake␈αthe␈αG.R.E.␈α by␈αDecember␈α13␈αyou␈αwill␈αhave␈αto␈αsubmit␈αyour␈αapplication␈αwithout␈αit␈α(since␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H␈↓scores␈α∂will␈α⊂reach␈α∂us␈α∂too␈α⊂late);␈α∂in␈α∂that␈α⊂case␈α∂a␈α∂statement␈α⊂explaining␈α∂why␈α∂you␈α⊂could␈α∂not␈α⊂take␈α∂the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓G.R.E.␈α⊃might␈α⊃keep␈α∩your␈α⊃application␈α⊃alive.␈α⊃ We␈α∩know␈α⊃that␈α⊃it␈α⊃is␈α∩somewhat␈α⊃of␈α⊃a␈α∩hardship␈α⊃for
␈↓ ↓H␈↓applicants␈α
to␈α
take␈α
these␈α
tests,␈α
but␈α
we␈α
do␈α
want␈α
to␈α
have␈α
everyone's␈α
scores␈α
because␈α
it␈α
is␈α
usually␈α
the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓only␈αsource␈α
of␈αinformation␈α
that␈αspans␈αuniversity␈α
boundaries.␈α Of␈α
course␈αif␈α
you␈αhave␈αalready␈α
taken
␈↓ ↓H␈↓the G.R.E. in prior years you may simply have the scores forwarded to us.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Perhaps␈α
you␈α
wonder␈α∞what␈α
kind␈α
of␈α
G.R.E.␈α∞scores␈α
are␈α
typical␈α
for␈α∞the␈α
students␈α
in␈α∞our␈α
department.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Last year the verbal scores (percentiles) for admitted applicants were

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        20 32 67 77 77 85 87 89 92 95 96 96 98 98 98 98 98 99

␈↓ ↓H␈↓(median raw score 680) and the quantitative scores were

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        80 95 96 97 98 98 98 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99

␈↓ ↓H␈↓(median raw score 810).

␈↓ ↓H␈↓So␈α
you␈α
can␈α
see␈α
that␈α
they␈α
aren't␈α
all␈α
99s,␈α
and␈α
that␈α
we␈α
aren't␈α
terribly␈α
verbal;␈α
but␈α
low␈α
G.R.E.␈αscores
␈↓ ↓H␈↓make␈αadmission␈αsomewhat␈αless␈αlikely␈αbecause␈αof␈αthe␈αlimited␈αnumber␈αof␈αpossible␈αacceptances.␈α The
␈↓ ↓H␈↓very low verbal G.R.E. scores were mostly from students whose native language was not English.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓3.␈α Choose␈αpeople␈αwho␈αknow␈αyou,␈αwhen␈αyou␈αselect␈αyour␈αpersonal␈αreferences,␈αpreferably␈αthose␈αmost
␈↓ ↓H␈↓familiar with your recent academic or industrial work.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓4.␈α∃ Do␈α∃not␈α∃feel␈α⊗hesitant␈α∃to␈α∃apply␈α∃because␈α∃of␈α⊗little␈α∃previous␈α∃training␈α∃in␈α⊗computer␈α∃science.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Unfortunately␈α~there␈α→still␈α~aren't␈α~very␈α→many␈α~undergraduate␈α→computer␈α~science␈α~curricula␈α→of
␈↓ ↓H␈↓outstanding␈αquality,␈αand␈αwe␈αalmost␈αprefer␈αhaving␈αour␈αstudents␈αcome␈αfrom␈αother␈αdisciplines;␈αabout
␈↓ ↓H␈↓half␈αof␈αour␈αentering␈αstudents␈αgenerally␈αhave␈αa␈αstrong␈αbackground␈αin␈αmathematics␈αor␈αphysics,␈αwith
␈↓ ↓H␈↓only enough experience of computer science to be aware of its exciting challenges.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓5.␈α
 Be␈α
sure␈α
to␈α∞≡ll␈α
out␈α
the␈α
special␈α
yellow␈α∞application␈α
form␈α
for␈α
the␈α
Computer␈α∞Science␈α
Department,
␈↓ ↓H␈↓since␈α
we␈αuse␈α
it␈α
to␈αsimplify␈α
our␈α
data␈αprocessing.␈α
 On␈αthis␈α
form␈α
you␈αmust␈α
indicate␈α
which␈αprogram
␈↓ ↓H␈↓α␈↓ ¬oAutumn 1975␈↓ 
nPage 3␈↓ 

␈↓ ↓H␈↓you␈α
are␈α
applying␈α
for:␈α
 Our␈αdepartment␈α
primarily␈α
o≥ers␈α
a␈α
program␈αleading␈α
to␈α
the␈α
Ph.D.,␈α
and␈αalso␈α
a
␈↓ ↓H␈↓separate␈α⊃program␈α⊃leading␈α⊃to␈α⊃"Master␈α⊃of␈α⊃Science␈α⊃in␈α⊃Computer␈α⊃Science:␈α∩Computer␈α⊃Engineering
␈↓ ↓H␈↓(CS:CE)".␈α
 A␈α∞few␈α
candidates␈α∞are␈α
sometimes␈α∞also␈α
admitted␈α∞to␈α
a␈α∞terminal␈α
M.S.␈α∞in␈α
C.S.␈α∞progam,␈α
as
␈↓ ↓H␈↓described␈α∃in␈α⊗Stanford's␈α∃catalog␈α⊗␈↓↓Courses␈α∃and␈α⊗Degrees␈α∃1974-75␈↓.␈α⊗However,␈α∃our␈α⊗department␈α∃is
␈↓ ↓H␈↓primarily␈αoriented␈αtowards␈αthe␈αPh.D.␈αdegree,␈αand␈αyou␈αshould␈αcircle␈αone␈αof␈αthe␈αMaster's␈αprograms
␈↓ ↓H␈↓on␈α∞the␈α∞yellow␈α∞form␈α∞␈↓αonly␈↓␈α∞if␈α∞(a)␈α∞you␈α
have␈α∞your␈α∞own␈α∞≡nancial␈α∞support␈α∞(e.g.␈α∞by␈α∞the␈α∞Honors␈α
Co-op
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Program␈α
sponsored␈α
by␈α
local␈αindustry,␈α
or␈α
by␈α
a␈α
scholarship␈αfrom␈α
a␈α
foreign␈α
government);␈α
and␈α(b)␈α
you
␈↓ ↓H␈↓do␈α
not␈α
intend␈αto␈α
go␈α
on␈αfor␈α
the␈α
Ph.D.␈α
 degree.␈α (If␈α
you␈α
do␈αwant␈α
to␈α
work␈αtoward␈α
a␈α
Ph.D.␈α
but␈αyou
␈↓ ↓H␈↓apply␈α
only␈α∞for␈α
M.S.,␈α∞you␈α
must␈α∞apply␈α
again␈α∞for␈α
the␈α
Ph.D.␈α∞later;␈α
and␈α∞I'm␈α
afraid␈α∞that␈α
none␈α∞of␈α
the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓people␈α∪who␈α∩made␈α∪such␈α∩transfer␈α∪applications␈α∪last␈α∩year␈α∪were␈α∩accepted,␈α∪in␈α∩spite␈α∪of␈α∪their␈α∩high
␈↓ ↓H␈↓quali≡cations,␈α⊂because␈α∂of␈α⊂the␈α⊂limited␈α∂number␈α⊂of␈α⊂Ph.D.␈α∂places.)␈α⊂Acceptance␈α⊂to␈α∂the␈α⊂M.S.␈α⊂in␈α∂C.S.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓program␈αis␈αgenerally␈αmade␈αonly␈αunder␈αrather␈αspecial␈αcircumstances,␈αe.g.␈αfor␈αa␈αforeign␈αstudent␈αwith
␈↓ ↓H␈↓governmental␈α∞support␈α
to␈α∞study␈α
abroad␈α∞for␈α
a␈α∞year␈α∞or␈α
two.␈α∞ If␈α
you␈α∞want␈α
a␈α∞Master's␈α∞program␈α
that
␈↓ ↓H␈↓prepares you for industrial or teaching positions, apply for M.S. in CS:CE.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓6.␈α⊂ The␈α⊂University␈α⊂may␈α⊂send␈α⊂you␈α⊂information␈α⊂about␈α⊂≡nancial␈α⊂aid,␈α⊂regarding␈α⊂the␈α∂"GAPSFAS"
␈↓ ↓H␈↓form␈α
requiring␈αdetailed␈α
statements␈αof␈α
parents'␈α
≡nances,␈αetc.␈α
 ␈↓αDon't␈↓␈αbother␈α
to␈αread␈α
this,␈α
because␈αit
␈↓ ↓H␈↓doesn't␈αreally␈αapply␈αto␈αour␈αdepartment.␈α All␈αthat␈αwe␈αlook␈αat␈αis␈αthe␈αyellow␈αform␈αwhere␈αyou␈αsay␈αyou
␈↓ ↓H␈↓do␈α
or␈αdo␈α
not␈α
desire␈α≡nancial␈α
support.␈α (And␈α
your␈α
≡nancial␈αstatus␈α
does␈αnot␈α
in∨uence␈α
our␈αdecision
␈↓ ↓H␈↓with respect to Ph.D. admissions.)

␈↓ ↓H␈↓7.␈α∂ Please␈α∂limit␈α⊂your␈α∂personal␈α∂communication␈α⊂with␈α∂us␈α∂to␈α∂very␈α⊂urgent␈α∂questions␈α∂or␈α⊂very␈α∂special
␈↓ ↓H␈↓circumstances.␈α If␈αyou␈αare␈αaccepted␈αyou␈αwill␈αreceive␈αa␈αlot␈αof␈αadditional␈αinformation␈αabout␈αhousing,
␈↓ ↓H␈↓etc.,␈α∞but␈α∞please␈α∞don't␈α∂ask␈α∞for␈α∞this␈α∞now␈α∂or␈α∞we'll␈α∞not␈α∞have␈α∞as␈α∂much␈α∞time␈α∞to␈α∞study␈α∂the␈α∞application
␈↓ ↓H␈↓folders.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓8.␈α ␈↓αMost␈α
important:␈↓␈α All␈α
applications␈αfor␈α
admission␈α␈↓αmust␈↓␈α
be␈αin␈α
our␈αhands␈α
by␈αJanuary␈α
15,␈α1976.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓This␈α∂means␈α∂you␈α∞should␈α∂distribute␈α∂the␈α∞personal␈α∂recommendation␈α∂forms␈α∞before␈α∂the␈α∂end␈α∂of␈α∞1975.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓We␈α∂shall␈α∂then␈α∂attempt␈α⊂to␈α∂do␈α∂our␈α∂part␈α⊂by␈α∂letting␈α∂you␈α∂know␈α⊂our␈α∂decision␈α∂before␈α∂April␈α⊂1,␈α∂1976.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓These dates are geared to national policies for awarding fellowships.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓There␈α∩is␈α∪an␈α∩exception␈α∩to␈α∪this␈α∩rule,␈α∩namely␈α∪that␈α∩we␈α∩will␈α∪continue␈α∩to␈α∩accept␈α∪applications␈α∩for
␈↓ ↓H␈↓admission␈αto␈αthe␈αMaster's␈αprograms␈αuntil␈αJune␈α1,␈αbecause␈αno␈α≡nancial␈αaid␈αis␈αo≥ered␈αto␈αstudents␈αin
␈↓ ↓H␈↓this program.  Admission to Master's programs is usually not decided until mid-June.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓We look forward to receiving your application at an early date.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sincerely,



␈↓ ↓H␈↓John McCarthy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor and
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Chairman of 1976 Admissions