美國留學申請之CS專業

04-24

計算機科學（Computer Science，簡稱CS）是系統性研究信息與計算的理論基礎以及它們在計算機系統中如何實現與應用的實用技術的學科。CS專業是目前美國研究生申請的熱門專業之一，也是現在最熱門最高薪的專業之一，這個行業里不管國內國外都有眾多的牛人，所以相對來說競爭十分激烈。

那麼，對於申請美國CS專業的小夥伴們而言，應該滿足什麼樣的要求呢？

1、申請要求：

GPA：根據歷年的實際經驗，成功申請Top10計算機專業的申請者GPA一般都在3.6以上，個別學校的入學新生平均GPA可達3.8。

TOEFL：計算機科學專業對於托福的要求不高，一般達到80-85的區間就可以滿足一般要求，但如果學生的目標是TOP30名校，TOEFL最好能達到100分以上，TOP30-60的學校，TOEFL90分以上會比較有優勢。

GRE：一般情況是在310以上，分數越高越好。

軟性背景：推薦信、論文、重要的獎勵或榮譽等相關的專業研究背景會在很大程度上有利於申請。如果是碩士申請，有豐富的研究參與經歷，對於申請就會有很大的提升，如果是申請博士，如果能在專業領域有相關的論文發表，更容易獲得學校和教授的關注。

2、美國的CS專業的分支劃分（14個研究方向）：

系統與網路(System and Network)，人工智慧與機器人(Artificia Inteigence and Robotics)，計算機隱私與安全(Privacy and Security)，編程語言(Programming anguage)，資料庫(Database)，計算機圖形學(Computer Graphics)，生物信息學與計算生物學(Bioinformatics and Computationa Bioogy)，演算法(Agorithm)，計算機理論(Computer Theory)，科學計算(Scientific Computing)，軟體工程(Software Engineering)，計算機視覺(Computer Vision)，計算機體系結構(Computer Architecture)以及人機交互(Human Computer Interaction)。

計算機分為計算機工程和計算機科學。

計算機工程偏向於計算機硬體，開設在工學院下，一般會和電氣工程開設在一起，而計算機科學偏向於軟體編程，在美國會開設在文理學院、工學院、計算機學院下，我們常申的體系結構、嵌入式系統實際上是偏於計算機工程，而大多申請計算機科學的學生，則更多的是計算機下軟體工程、資料庫、人工智慧等方向，這些方向也都是就業需求量大，就業薪資較高的申請方向！

3、院校：

美國大學的CS專業可以能夠根據個人的喜好選擇偏理論或應用的課程作為學習的重點，同時也更多的設置了許多實用的課程，以配合學生將來的就業選擇。

在院校方面，如卡耐基梅隆大學、麻省理工大學、斯坦福大學、加州大學伯克利分校、伊利諾伊大學香檳分校、賓夕法尼亞大學、哥倫比亞大學、加州大學聖地亞哥分校、紐約大學、康奈爾大學、密歇根大學、布朗大學等都是不錯的選擇。

4、建議：

儘早詳細了解美國CS專業的形勢，有利於個人的申請
CS要選匹配而並非Top的大學
CS要拿獎學金，就去讀PHD
優異的GT語言成績，絕對是申請最有利的雙刃劍

5、舉例：斯坦福大學（摘錄自學校官網）

General Information：

The Computer Science deadline to apply for Autumn entry quarter 2018-19 will be on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, 11:59PM PST! The online application will be open by end of September 2017 and can be accessed at https://www.applyweb.com/stanford/. For answers to commonly asked questions, please visit our FAQ page at: https://cs.stanford.edu/admissions/faq.

All application deadlines are final. Application materials such as letters of recommendation, transcripts, and GRE and/or TOEFL scores must be uploaded by the deadline. Applications will NOT be accepted after the deadline.

Application Requirements：

Please note: all application deadlines are final. Applications will not be accepted after the deadline.

This information is designed to facilitate your application processing and to maximize your chance for admission to our graduate programs in the Computer Science Department. Please read this material carefully BEFORE you fill out your application.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN, you must review the Universitys Graduate Admissions website before applying on-line. Then, carefully follow their directions as the first step for completing an application to the Computer Science Department. Detailed graduate information, financing Graduate Study and University requirements for application to Graduate Study at Stanford are available at this website.
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