If you're reading this, you've been admitted to the PhD program in Computer Science and Engineering at UCSD. Congratulations! We think the CSE department at UCSD is great place for research and personal growth, but don't take our word for it - we've made arrangements for you to visit UCSD at our expense to see for yourself.
To help you get here, we'll reimburse your airfare (up to $450) or mileage and provide up to a two night stay at the Radisson. Book your flight to San Diego International Airport (SAN), or, if you're within driving distance, feel free to drive (and we'll pay for gas). Please try to schedule your arrival for Thursday (March 10) night or early Friday (March 11) morning. Feel free to schedule your departure any time in the afternoon / evening on Saturday (March 12).
If you need any assistance making travel plans, or cannot visit during the Visit Days, please contact Kathy Reed (kreed@cs.ucsd.edu) to make alternative plans.
The Visit Days are Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12. On both days you'll get a chance to meet faculty and grad students, find out about research going on in the department, and see some of San Diego.
Friday, March 11, 2005| 8:30-9:30 | Breakfast at the hotel |
| 10:30 | Shuttle to UCSD (or walk to AP&M) |
| 11:00-4:00 | Events on campus | 4:00 | Return to hotel |
| 4:45 | Shuttle to La Jolla Shores park |
| 5:00 | La Jolla Shores park beach BBQ |
| 7:00 | Grad student led evening activities |
| 8:30 | First shuttle to UCSD |
| 8:45-9:45 | Breakfast on campus |
| 9:45 | Second shuttle to UCSD |
| 10:00-3:00 | Events on campus |
| 3:00-5:00 | Reception |
| 5:15 | Shuttle to hotel |
We're quite proud of the students in CSE at UCSD. To help you get a (albeit incomplete) picture of who your peers might be, below are some statistics from your admitted class and last year's class.
Domestic PhD Applicants / Admitted: 771 / 23
Mean GPA / Quantitative GRE: 3.905 / 794
Domestic PhD Applicants / Admitted: 986 / 87
Mean GPA / Quantitative GRE: 3.87 / 790
Incoming class size: 49 PhDs
CS PhD programs students turned down last year to attend UCSD CSE include:
Carnegie Mellon
Columbia
EPFL (Switzerland)
Georgia Tech
MIT
Purdue
Stanford
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UCLA
UCSB
UCSC
University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
University of Maryland (College Park)
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
University of Washington (Seattle)
University of Wisconsin (Madison)
USC