Resources for Current Macalester MSCS Majors
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Current MSCS Majors should join the MSCS-Community
Google Group
Alumni should join the MSCS
Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Google Group
Note that a Google email address is necessary to join a Google Group. If you
are an alumnus without access to a Google email address and would like to stay
in contact with the department, please email me.
Mac Career Exploration
Attend the annual Summer
Research Showcase (September or October) to see what projects Macalester
students worked on over the summer. Be sure to ask them how they found their
position!
Other Resources
- National Science
Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates
- A listing of all current openings for undergraduate research positions at
NSF-funded projects. Many topic areas contain opportunities of interest to
Computer Science majors, so be sure to click through all of them! Applicants
must be US citizens, US nationals, or US permanent residents.
- Department of
Energy Careers - Students & Recent Graduates
- The DOE careers page provides information on job and internship
opportunities across multiple programs. The DOE contains the National
Laboratory system, which conducts computing research in both hardware and
software applications. The main internship hiring cycle
takes place starting early during the fall semester, and there is an additional
internship hiring cycle starting in the spring semester.
- Macalester
Guide to Applying for Summer Research
- Maintained by the Office of Student Research and Creativity, this site links
to various guides on how to find research positions for undergraduates, how to
prepare application materials, and more.
- Special for Mac:
Partnerships with Other Institutions
- A listing of opportunities at institutions which have special relationships
with Macalester (often collaborations with Macalester faculty) specifically
soliciting Macalester student applicants.
- Macalester
Summer Research Opportunities
- On-campus research opportunities for Macalester students in collaboration
with Macalester faculty. The MSCS department usually presents an information
session between December and February each year, and applications are open
through late March or early April.
- Hacker News
- A discussion forum for all things CS and tech. On the first of the month, HN
hosts a job
listings thread.
- HNHIRING
- An alternate way to view Hacker News job ads, including back history.
- r/CSCareerQuestions
- A long-running subreddit with information about pursuing CS careers. Prone
to Reddit-typical discussion patterns, but also a host to many useful resources.
Be sure to check the sidebar first.
- Applying for PhD Programs
- Professor Casey Fiesler (Colorado-Boulder) created a YouTube playlist of
advice about the cycle of applying for doctoral programs. Pick and choose the
videos relevant to your stage in the process.
Updated: 2024-10