We now prefer to receive all Student Statements online.

You may cut and paste it, or otherwise quote it, into email to the graduate coordinator, and then fill it out. Please do so by 4pm on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Please do not change the format of the form. Information should only reflect the Spring 2008 semester. You do not need to include information from previous semesters. PLEASE LIMIT PAGES TO 2

Thank you.

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Language Technologies Institute
PhD Student Statement for Black Friday

Advisor(s):

Student Name:

First semester in current program (ie. Fall, 1999):


1. What were your LTI-related activities this semester?

  • Courses:
  • LTI Courses:

  • Elective Courses:

  • Independent Study (for Project I.S. (11-910), describe what research you did, and whether it resulted in a tech report or presentation):

  • Proficiencies:

  • Demonstration of "Writing Proficiency" PhD requirement:

  • Demonstration of "Presentation Proficiency" PhD requirement:

  • Demonstration of "Programming Proficiency" PhD requirement:

  • Demonstration of "Teaching Proficiency" (TAing) PhD requirement:

  • If you are not a native speaker of English:
  • Have you taken and passed the International TA test?
  • If not, when do you plan to take it?
  • Course TAed:

  • Dissertation Research:
  • Thesis Proposal:

  • Thesis Research:

  • Other Research Work:

  • Systems Maintained:

  • Other:

    • 2. What specific goals did you and your advisor set for this semester? (e.g. Take two courses, do research, TA, etc.)

    3. Did you meet with your advisor regularly to judge progress towards these goals?

    4. Do you feel that your goals were satisfactorily met, or were there specific reasons that made the goals difficult to meet (and what were they)?

    5. Did you have any papers accepted for a refereed conference or journal? (If so, give citation.)

    6. Were you involved in any consulting activities outside the department this semester? If so, please describe (for whom, time spent).

    7. What do you expect to do next semester? (e.g. take a specific LTI course?, concentrate on research?, look for a thesis topic?, etc. This is a statement of intention, not a commitment; you and your advisor should meet early next semester to set documented, specific goals, expectations, and commitments on both sides.)