It's the week before my 5th year at TEXAS Moody starts, so I thought I'd drop some resources that may be helpful if you're in various transitional stages in academia. Today, I'm sharing a 🧵of the readings I send my grad students at different stages.

The PAMS Program application will go LIVE on September 10! Sign up for an alert to apply and be matched with a PhD mentor who will provide personalized feedback and guidance on your application journey.cs.washington.edu/academics/phd/… Allen School Allen School News

Many schools offer similar programs for CS Ph.D. applicants, particularly those from underrepresented groups! - MIT: eecs-gaap.mit.edu - CMU: cs.cmu.edu/academics/phd/… - UCSB: cs.ucsb.edu/education/grad… - Stanford: cs.stanford.edu/admissions-stu…

🧵after sharing my free PhD application guide, i also wanted to share several **COMPLETELY FREE** resources that can help mentor students through the PhD application process:

If you know someone applying to a CS PhD this year - make sure they know of grad app support programs!! Free informal feedback (on statements, etc) from current PhD students before formally applying. Kinda new, but great stuff. I track them here (2025): andrewkuz.net/public/dashboa…

🌟Applying for a PhD Cornell Information Science? Our student-run application feedback program is open NOW through Oct 31🌟 We're open to all and especially hope to support scholars who have navigated barriers in higher ed - please share to help us broaden access! infosci.cornell.edu/phd/admissions

📢If you're applying to CMU School of Computer Science PhD and come from a traditionally underrepresented group, current students are here to help! Apply to the Graduate Applicant Support Program (GASP) by Oct. 8, 2024 to receive feedback on your application materials: cs.cmu.edu/~gasp

I'll be recruiting PhD students this cycle! If you're interested in working at the intersection of cryptography, differential privacy, and ML, please reach out. I'll also be at ACM CCS 2024 next week—find me if you'd like to chat! RTs appreciated 🙏

And the best paper award goes to: On the (In)Accessibility of Web Ads: Measurement and User Study , presented by Christina Yeung (University of Washington). Congrats!!!!