本科天津大学 GPA:85/100,专业90,rank:3/67
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx本科毕业一篇中文论文第三作者,不提也罢,垃圾。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx香港大学在读硕士:已经有一篇SCI第一作者。马上第二篇,估计不是top journal也不会太差,第一作者。 第三篇完成40%,第一作者吧,应该是很好的journal。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx我给教授写信有下面几个points,
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx1. briefly introduce yourself, 如果你的导师牛的话,可以告诉他你是谁的学生。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx2. 简单地介绍你的研究,并表达对他的研究的兴趣,这个过程需要对他的研究背景做一些research, 这就是我为什么说matching很重要,如果你真的读过他的文章,或者在你的论文里引用过他的文章,写出来。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx3. 问他今年有没有钱,这个没什么不好问得,他们也很理解,没钱你申他干嘛。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx4. 表示感谢,期待他的回复。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx5. 附上你的CV,只列出和研究相关的,别把什么兴趣爱好都付上,没人看。推荐转成pdf格式。如果是帅哥或美女可以贴上照片^_^。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx如果他看了你的CV感兴趣的话,会给你回信的。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx申请的名单:MIT, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Cornell, Wisconsin-Madision,
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx如下为这几个大学的回信。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxUC Berkeley我同时联系了两个教授,他们都给我回信了,由于他们是一个group,而且有很多project是共同申请的,所以我觉得没什么不妥。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx第一个教授的回信,巨长的一封mail,老师很负责
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxDear Mr. XXX
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxThank you for your interest in my research program at UC Berkeley. While I
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxhave worked with a student on XXX. It sounds like you have access to some very nice equipment for such studies that I do not possess. The former student, Professor XXX, is on the faculty of XXX.
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxSome of my research is still related to XXX(我的topic), 接着是他的research interest。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxI would encourage your application to the Berkeley XXX program, but I would like to express some caution. Our admission requirements for students with masters degrees from other institutions are more rigorous since we use the MS degree to screen our students for the PhD program. In addition, students arriving with a masters degree still need to pass a few examinations that slow down their progress, and there needs to be an adviser identified prior to admission. That being said, all of my current PhD students have masters degrees from other institutions, thus it is possible.
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxI hope this helps clarify a little on my research directions
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxProf XXX
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxBerkeley第二个教授的回信
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxGreetings,
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxThanks for your interest in my research program -- your background and interests are quite well suited to my group. It is really too early to tell right now what the funding situation will be next fall. I have one proposal that is pending, and I have several others that I am working on. I would encourage you to apply for the program and we can see where the funding situation stands as we get further along the process.
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxGood luck!
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxXXX
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxMIT教授的回信
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxDear XXX
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxYour GRE scores and student standing are very impressive, and I encourage you to apply to our program for September 2006. I do not know at this time if I will have funding for a new student, but most likely I will take on one new student next year. The project will involve laboratory experimentation to study the XXX. I have described one possibility below.
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx他的研究课题。很长一段。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxKind Regards -
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxXXX
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxCornell 教授的回信。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxDear Mr. XXX
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxThank you for your e-mail expressing your interest in sttending our
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxgraduate school. I am traveling in Europe at this moment and can not
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxanswer your questions in detail. I will be back in my office this weekend.
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxWe are working on XXX. I would like to apply for some new research
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxfunding for this topic.
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxIn the mean time, could your send me some of your recent presentations on
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxthe subject?
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxThank you in advance. I will contact you again when I get home.
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxXXX
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx此外,Wisconsin-Madison的教授已经肯定说给我offer了,并且说我可以到那里选择我最感兴趣的课题,条件给的很优厚。所以有他保底,可以放手去拼那些大牛了。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx到现在Stanford还没有给我回信,估计他对我不感兴趣。 个人觉得这个学校太牛,最自己的条件不是很自信就不用浪费美金了。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx而且我觉得在和教授联系时要把精力放在学术交流上,也就是research,表现出想去他那的愿望是正常的,但不要太过,不要太功利。那些教授用手想也能想明白你想去他那。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx另外,方向的match非常重要,像berkely那个department网站上也说得很明白。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx以下是我写我自己的statement of purpose的一些经验和感悟,希望对大家的申请有帮助。
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx以下是我从MIT的网页上摘下的一些tip,
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxThough there is no one formula for preparing a successful personal statement, there are some minimum key ingredients. Explain your personal preparation for graduate studies, including: courses of interest; research experience; reason(s) for choosing this field; and distinguishing personal characteristics. In addition, state your short-term and long-term goals as they pertain to this application.
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnxOnce you prepare a draft, be sure to have your personal statement reviewed by an editor. This person can either be a professional, a faculty member, administrator, or trusted friend. Whomever you choose, make sure that you are comfortable with their knowledge of the field, and their ability to carefully edit your statement.
&decÁ¬ò&dec&dot$çbbs.eduglobal.comd1gÌÛYnx