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␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓βS␈↓∧ Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305

␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-4430␈↓ 	nFebruary 5, 1979 




␈↓ ↓H␈↓Mr. Yue Kai-zhi
␈↓ ↓H␈↓The Research Academy of Posts
␈↓ ↓H␈↓ and Telecommunications Sciences
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Peking, CHINA

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Mr. Yue:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓I␈α⊂think␈α⊂it␈α⊂is␈α⊃a␈α⊂good␈α⊂idea␈α⊂for␈α⊃you␈α⊂to␈α⊂apply␈α⊂to␈α⊃study␈α⊂computer␈α⊂science␈α⊂specializing␈α⊃in␈α⊂arti≡cial
␈↓ ↓H␈↓intelligence␈α∂at␈α∂Stanford␈α⊂University.␈α∂ However,␈α∂the␈α∂application␈α⊂must␈α∂be␈α∂to␈α∂the␈α⊂computer␈α∂science
␈↓ ↓H␈↓department␈αrather␈αthan␈αto␈αme.␈α Therefore,␈αI␈αam␈αsending␈αyour␈αpapers␈αto␈αthe␈αdepartment␈αand␈αthey
␈↓ ↓H␈↓will␈α∀send␈α∀you␈α∀instructions␈α∀on␈α∀how␈α∀to␈α∀apply.␈α∀ Unfortunately,␈α∀the␈α∀deadline␈α∀for␈α∃applying␈α∀for
␈↓ ↓H␈↓admission in September is January 15, but perhaps they will be able to accept a late application.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Because␈α
there␈α∞are␈α
more␈α
than␈α∞10␈α
times␈α
as␈α∞many␈α
applications␈α
to␈α∞the␈α
computer␈α∞science␈α
department
␈↓ ↓H␈↓PhD␈α⊂program␈α⊂as␈α⊂can␈α⊂be␈α⊂accepted,␈α⊂you␈α⊂should␈α⊂also␈α⊂apply␈α⊂to␈α⊂other␈α⊂universities.␈α⊂ Massachusetts
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Institute␈α∨of␈α∨Technology␈α (Cambridge,␈α∨Massachusetts␈α∨02139),␈α Carnegie-Mellon␈α∨University
␈↓ ↓H␈↓(Pittsburgh,␈α⊃PA␈α∩15213),␈α⊃and␈α⊃the␈α∩University␈α⊃of␈α∩Texas␈α⊃(Austin,␈α⊃Texas␈α∩78712)␈α⊃also␈α∩have␈α⊃good
␈↓ ↓H␈↓graduate programs in arti≡cial intelligence.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Another␈α∂possibility␈α∞is␈α∂to␈α∂apply␈α∞to␈α∂our␈α∂Master␈α∞of␈α∂Science␈α∞program␈α∂which␈α∂is␈α∞easier␈α∂to␈α∂enter␈α∞and
␈↓ ↓H␈↓which␈α∂accepts␈α∂applications␈α∂up␈α∞to␈α∂June.␈α∂ It␈α∂is␈α∞a␈α∂one␈α∂or␈α∂two␈α∞year␈α∂program␈α∂and,␈α∂unlike␈α∂the␈α∞PhD
␈↓ ↓H␈↓program, does not ordinarily include ≡nancial support.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Should you be admitted to either of these programs, I would be glad to advise you in your studies.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sincerely,



␈↓ ↓H␈↓John McCarthy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Director
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor of Computer Science

␈↓ ↓H␈↓cc:  Professor Zhao
␈↓ ↓H␈↓     Admissions committee
␈↓ ↓H␈↓     Department ≡le