How is Graduate School Different from College

  • Activities: all CS classes vs. variety of classes
  • Deliverables: Research contributions, papers, posters, presentation, proposals, dissertation vs. exams/class projects
  • Daily schedule: Flexible hours & open-ended deadlines vs course schedules
  • Modes of working: Innovating, experimenting, presenting, writing vs. studying, absorbing, solving known problems
  • Evaluation of success: Research contributions, PhD Exams, publications vs. exam scores, project grades