Application to Transfer from SCS Ph.D. program to
CALD Ph.D. Program in Computational & Statistical Learning
Carnegie Mellon University
Center for Automated Learning and Discovery
Personal Data
Mr.
Ms.
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Family Name
Are you a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.?
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Given name and middle name (if any)
Yes
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Social Security Number (if any)
Optional Information: If you answered No, the following information is needed to issue an INS Certificate of Eligibility (Form IAP-66 or I20). Providing this information is strictly voluntary and will not affect the consideration of your application in any way.
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Date of Birth
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City of Birth
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Country of Birth
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Country of Citizenship
If you are a nonresident alien currently in the U.S., what is your immigration status? ______________________________
Contact Data
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Home Department
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Advisor
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Current Address (until_________)
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Permanent Address (if same as current, leave blank)
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Telephone
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Telephone
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Electronic network mailing address
Supporting Data
Provide your resume along with the supporting documents from your home department which include previous
application materials including GREs, transcripts,TOEFL records, recommendation letters and your current
Carnegie Mellon transcripts that include at least two terms of study.
You must provide letter of nomination from your home advisor and also from a potential CALD Faculty Advisor.
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Name
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Title and affiliation
Outline your research experience and list your publications, if any. (Programming and industrial experience should not
be listed here.)
List scholarships held, prizes, honors received, and society memberships.
Briefly state your primary interest in Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining (such as robotics, machine learning,
data mining, data visualization, etc.)
Statement of Purpose
On a separate sheet, type a one or two-page concise statement in the following format:
Part I: Briefly state your objective in pursuing a graduate degree in Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining.
Part II: Describe your background in fields particularly relevant to your objective. List here any relevant
academic or industrial experience.
Part III: Include any additional information you wish to supply to the Admissions Committee.
Please mail this application to:
CALD/SCS
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3891
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Signature
Date
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