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Nihar
2:56
Is it recommended to reach our to professors and get a prospective advisor before you apply?
AvatarWill Fenton, Enrollment Specialist
2:57
Nihar, you can do that, but advisors are assigned after admission, usually over the summer.
Nihar
2:57
Any tips for starting communication with a prospective advisor?
AvatarWill Fenton, Enrollment Specialist
2:59
First, please understand that this is their busiest time of the year. Second, it helps to do research and be able to tell them specifically what it is about their research/published works that interests you so much and what you would plan to do if you were admitted and able to work with them.
Nihar
2:59
I saw you posted this link above:
https://www.grasp.upenn.edu/academics/masters/admission-stats

But I don't see this link on the GRASP website. Do you have any other such helpful links?
AvatarWill Fenton, Enrollment Specialist
3:00
Nihar, here are similar stats for the CIS programs: http://www.cis.upenn.edu/prospective-students/graduate/applying-stats....
AvatarWill Fenton, Enrollment Specialist
3:02
Folks, it's 3 (here) so we are out of time. I'll be back online on this Sunday, Dec 15 from 8AM-1PM EST to take any final questions about the PhD application. Best of luck to you all!
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