CS Phd in the US: This page is intended to help good students around the world and more particular Romania, to prepare and apply for a PhD in the US. The data is referring to a PhD in Computer Science but most of the information provided here should be usable also in other domains. I indend to gather here various resources that might help in this matter. I won't include many things. I will just focus on things that i personally found hard to access or understand. Note: This page is obsolete. I wrote all this stuff back in 2000 and there are some things that i believe not to be accurate anymore. I don't have the time/energy right now to fix it so please read at your own risk :) The Alternative: why study when you can do this ? "Free Ph.D. diplomas !" Documents: "Un ghid practic pt. doctoratul in Statele Unite (editia a 2-a)", by Mihai Budiu (romanian) (latest online version) "Un ghid practic pt. doctoratul in Statele Unite (editia a 2-a)", by Mihai Budiu, August 1997 (romanian) (Postscript Document) "Practical guide to Ph.D. Admission in American Universities (first edition)", by Mihai Budiu, August 1996 (Postscript Document) "US Scholarship Howto (guide to US Ph.D.) (first edition)", by Bogdan Cocosel, July 1996 A similar document for physics majors The american perspective Another guide by Octavian Jurma Various: Resume - example1, (Postscript) Resume - example2, by Mihai Budiu "Choosing a supervisor for a PhD", by Rick Kazman Choosing a PhD offer Does the GPA count / Do test scores count : YES US Computer Science TOP25 Universities short summary info (obsoleted - see links bellow) A more recent ranking of CS PhD programs in the US (2003) Info for romanian students only: "Intrebari/Raspunsuri 01" "Intrebari/Raspunsuri 02 (scrisori de recomandare)" "Formulare traduse pentru diploma si 'transcripts'" "Transcripts - HOWTO" "Grades - Scaling HOWTO" "Checks - HOWTO" "PostaRomana Mail - HOWTO" Links: US News Online including PhD Ranking