一个美国导师对套磁的建议和对申请者的素质要求

babyJ - 2007-1-16 10:02:00

一个美国导师对套磁的建议和对申请者的素质要求

一个美国导师对套磁的建议和对申请者的素质要求

http://www.gter.net 2003-11-24 10:03:41 寄托天下作者:blueqiao提供

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Steven M. LaValle, Department of Computer Science，University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) 的Assistant Professor.

在其网页上,对Prospective Graduate Students提出了一些建议,内容涉及到学生如何
与未来导师联系（套磁）,以及他对申请者的素质要求等。

http://msl.cs.uiuc.edu/~lavalle/message.html

A Message for Prospective Graduate Students

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Hello,

This message is intended primarily for students who are applying to
graduate school, or are starting graduate school, and are considering
working in my research group. For students who are already here, you can
sign up for an advanced course or reading group that I am organizing. Other
possibilities are even dropping by and talking with me, or sending e-mail
to set up a visit. First, however, please read this message, especially
before trying to visit.

Thanks for your interest: First of all, I would like to thank you for
taking the time to look at my web pages. I appreciate your interest in my
research and in the activities of our group. Due to increasing internet
connectivity and a large interest in my research area, I receive an
overwhelming number of e-mail messages from prospective students.
Unfortunately, there are too many messages for me to give a response to
each one. I regret that I cannot reply to messages that are so important to
the people who send them. For this reason, I have decided to write this
message to help give some useful information to you.

Learn about what we do: If you believe that my research area might
potentially be interesting to you, please look carefully at my web pages to
learn about our research. You might even want to try downloading some of
our papers (if you are unable, please let me know). In general, I am more
likely to reply to a student who has taken the time to get some idea of
what my research involves, especially if they can explain why they would be
well-suited to make contributions in our research group.

No "openings" in the usual sense: Many students appear to be send a form
letter to a large number of faculty without a much mention of any research
activities that are particular to a research group. In this case, I usually
discard the message. Even if the message is personalized, many seem to send
resume-style information in hopes that my research group has "openings" to
fill in the sense of a typical job. For some research groups, this might be
true; however, I usally do not operate this way. I usually do not offer
funding directly to students before I have been able to get to know them.
Thus, it is highly unlikely (although it happens once in a while to an
exceptional student) that I would offer a research assistantship before
getting to know a student well. I prefer that students take a course or two
from me, and that they have a chance to spend some time here. After a
semester or two, they can refine their interests and determine whether my
research area would be most exciting to them. I could also have the
opportunity to determine whether we are a suitable match in terms of
technical background, motivation, personality, etc.

GREs are worthless: With regard to sending resume-style information, it is
useless to report GRE scores to me; they are not a factor in any of my
decisions (general motivation for this can be found by reading The
Mismeasure of Man, by Stephen Jay Gould). I am less likely to respond to a
message that contains GRE scores.

My goals for students: I am very excited about the possibilty of working
with exceptional M.S./Ph.D. students. I intend to give strong personal
guidance that will maximize their chances of building a rewarding and
enjoyable career in research. Important goals that I have for students are:
1) the identification of fundamental research problems by developing a
thorough understanding of current literature; 2) the development of a
strong technical background that enables the proposal of independent and
innovative solutions to challenging problems; 3) the presentation and
publication of research in the most prestigious journals and conferences;
4) the development of personal communication and presentation skills that
are needed to maximize visibility in the research community, and increase
chances of future success. If you find this emphasis and my research area
appealing, I believe our group could provide you with a vibrant and
exciting educational experience.

How to possibly squeeze in: Admissions in the Dept. of Computer Science are
based on merit, and teaching assistantships or fellowships are usually
awarded to the admitted students. This is one of the best ways to come to
graduate school, and then spend time trying to find the right research
group. At present, my research group is pretty much full; however, I am
sometimes willing to make an exception. The ordinary path into my group is
to become a graduate student here and then take an upper-level course from
me. If there is strong mutual interest between me and a student, chances
are good she or he can start working in my group.

In any case, good luck with your prospective graduate studies.

Best wishes,

Steve LaValle

会注册就牛X - 2007-1-18 16:32:00

套瓷还有这么多说道啊？

水晶罐头 - 2007-1-19 15:34:00

看不太懂

beyond - 2007-3-7 12:17:00

好东东,顶!

adzcxv - 2007-5-28 18:03:00

真是令人钦佩

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fhjhgj - 2007-5-29 10:29:00

謝謝，希望以後多些

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