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1、HowtoBeaSuccessfulPhDStudent(inComputerScience(inNLP/ML))MarkDredze(JohnsHopkinsUniversity)HannaM.Wallach(UniversityofMassachusettsAmherst)Version1.0,March20,2012Beingagraduatestudentcanbeextremelyrewardingandalotoffun,butit’salsohardwork.Likeanythinginlife,therearewaystosucceedandwaystofail.Hopefu
2、lly,youwillfindagoodsupportnetworkthatcanhelpyoulearnwhatittakestobeagoodgraduatestudent.However,noteveryoneisabletofindsuchanetwork,andit’simportanttolearntheselessonsearly.Thisguidewaswrittenbasedonourexperiencesasgraduatestudentsandourexperiencesadvisinggraduatestudents,specifically,PhDstudentsi
3、nNLPandmachinelearning;however,wehopemanyofthepointsareapplicabletoawideraudience.Wherepossible,wehaveindicatedwhenadviceisfield-specific.Beyondthat,theadviceislistedinnoparticularorder.Nodoubttherewillbepointswithwhichyoudisagree.That’stotallyfine--therearecertainlypointsaboutwhichevenwehaddifferi
4、ngviews;however,beforeyoudecidetoignorethesepoints,it’swellworthtakingthetimetounderstandwhyweincludedthem.BecomingaPhDStudentWhyGetaPhD?Thisquestionisdealtwithextensivelyinotherdocuments,sowewillnotdiscussitindetailhere;however,wewanttoemphasizetheimportanceofaskingthisquestion.GettingaPhDwillchan
5、geyourcareerpathdramatically.NotonlydoesgettingaPhDmeanyouwillspendyearsinschool(withbothpersonalandfinancialimplications),itwillalsochangethetypeofcareeryoupursue.WhilewearebothhappywegotPhDs,itisn’ttherightdecisionforeveryone.Beforeapplyingtograduateschool,youshouldthinkhardaboutwhetherthisisther
6、ightpathforyou.Somespecificpointstoconsiderareasfollows:1.Youhavetoreallywantit.GettingaPhDtakesalongtimeandagreatdealofdedicationandhardwork.Unlessyoureallywantit,youwillnotfinishthePhD.2.It’smorethanokaytodosomethingelsefirst.Manystudentsgostraightfromtheirundergraduatedegreetograduateschool.That
7、’scertainlyfine--infact,that’swhatwedid.However,someofthebestPhDstudentsleftacademiaforabitbeforestartinggraduateschool.Doingsomethingelsegivesyouabreakfromtheacademicworldandcanhelpyougainperspective.Stude
