# shaily99/advice

A repository of links with advice related to grad school applications, research, phd etc

Repository: https://github.com/shaily99/advice
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/advice
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-11-12T16:22:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1787, "days_push": 1025, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2519, forks 224 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:57.729190+00:00)

## What it is
A curated repository of links to advice about grad school applications, PhD programs, and academic research, focused on CS, NLP, and ML. It is a collection of blog posts, podcasts, videos, and threads rather than software.

## Use cases
- finding advice on applying to CS PhD programs
- learning how to write a statement of purpose
- tips for reaching out to prospective advisors
- guidance on research writing and paper reviewing
- deciding whether to pursue a PhD
- preparing for grad school interviews

## When to choose
- you are applying to grad school in CS, NLP, or ML
- you want a curated index of academic career advice resources
- you are a grad student seeking research, writing, or advisor-relationship guidance

## When to avoid
- you need interactive tools or software rather than links
- you need advice outside CS/NLP/ML fields
- you need vetted or endorsed guidance rather than a link collection

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation
- domain: education, tutorials, awesome-lists
- platform: -
- tags: grad-school, phd, research-advice, curated-links, academic-career, web-server

## Member repositories
- shaily99/advice (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:57.729190+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:26:07.499210+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/shaily99/advice (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:57.729190+00:00, sha aa0d7b53e12d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.