For international applicants, provide the students TOEFL scores and their total (or equivalent), or provide evidence they qualify for a waiver of TOEFL scores such as getting an MS degree at an AAU institution.

Check all MSU fellowships that you plan to nominate a student for. For the EDS, choose the option depending on if you can provide a 1/4-time RA for one semester.

Choose the best option to describe the student's CS background. A minor or equivalent should be roughly similar to our 200 and 300 level courses.

Provide the approximate GPA/numerical average for the student in CS courses (not related math courses) with an explanation for the scale.

You may include a description of research experiences that may not have resulted in publications such as REU/SROPs, etc.

Describe why the applicant is well qualified to do research in your area and also address any potential deficiencies the applicant would need to address if admitted to your research group. If there are no deficiencies, please explicitly state this in your answer.

This could be in student activities, extracurriculars, research, tutoring or TA

Provide any evidence of the student being able to overcome obstacles (financial, scholarly, social, etc.) which will help the student succeed when things are difficult.

Describe how the applicant can contribute to a diverse CSE graduate student community

Provide a summary of why you are interested in recruiting this student. Feel free to refer to some of the aspects covered above.