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Explore Grad Studies in CSE Workshop
Have you considered applying to graduate school, but don’t know where to start?
Join a group of successful graduate students and faculty for some help figuring it all out, and explore whether graduate study in computation is for you.
Students from all institutions are invited to apply to attend Explore Grad Studies (EGS), an in-person, one-day workshop hosted by CSE at the University of Michigan. Participants will learn what faculty look for on a grad school application, what day-to-day life is like while you’re getting a PhD, and what kinds of jobs (research or otherwise) your studies will prepare you for.
Explore Grad Studies 2024 took place Saturday, October 19, 2024 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Applications for the Fall 2025 workshop will be accepted beginning in Summer 2025.
EGS 2024 workshop schedule
Times shown are in Eastern Time (ET).
| Registration and Breakfast | 9:00am – 9:30am |
| Welcome and Icebreaker | 9:30am – 9:45am |
| Faculty Research Highlights and Panel Discussions | 9:45am – 11:00am |
| Break | 11:00am – 11:15am |
| Graduate Student Panel | 11:15am – 12:15pm |
| Lunch with Faculty | 12:15pm – 1:45pm |
| Writing Clinic: Tips for a Strong Grad School Application (parallel sessions for MS and PhD) | 1:45pm – 2:50pm |
| Break | 2:50pm – 3:00pm |
| Writing Clinic: One-on-One Feedback Sessions (Statement of Purpose) | 3:00pm – 4:00pm |
| Closing Remarks and Feedback Survey | 4:00pm – 4:45pm |
| Bus for non-UM students to return to hotel | 4:45pm |
| Dinner downtown Ann Arbor for non-UM participants (with current graduate students) | 6:00pm |
For more information or questions, please email [email protected].