第二部分,申请步骤之二,陶瓷/套词
(时间:高峰期一般是9、10月间,太早老师还定不下计划,太晚老师有可能已经确定计划人选了)
初步选定中意的学校和导师之后,常见的步骤就是套词了。如果想偷懒或是底气够足也可以省略这一步,俗称“硬申”。
如果套词,常见结果有:
1,老师热情如火的表示欢迎,虽然极为罕见,但是如果背景够硬,运气够好,碰上这种情况就是十拿九稳的了。
2,老师客客气气的表示欢迎,那你就可以放心大胆的申请,虽然结果并不能保证,但至少是一个机会。
3,老师客客气气的回绝,理由是受资金或是学生名额限制,那你最好就放弃算了。
4,就是我遇见的情况,一共联系了两所大学的两个老师,居然无人回信。我的处理方式是,再发一封信,写“上次给您发过一封信,您没有回,我担心是网络问题,现在再发一遍”云云。结果还是没人理。因为我比较看好这两位老师,所以坚持申了。最终结果是一半对一半,一个面试机会并最终录取,一个连面试机会也没有。
如果你的可选导师比较多,并且条件都大同小异,就可以放弃不回信的老师,主攻回信的老师。
另外,如果你的首选导师不理你,也可以试着再套同校的备用导师。不过,一定要确定首选导师确实不理你,比如说半个月以上都没有回音。不要发出套词信的第二天一看没回信,就立刻换导师,时间不是这样省的。。。
至于那种对所有老师进行群发的套词行为类似于自杀,不在讨论范围之内。
附1:套词信
Dear Professor XXX,
I saw your academic information on the website of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and I am very interested in your research field. I just write to ask whether you have a vacant PhD position and whether I am eligible.
My name is XXX. I got my Master’s degree in 2004, and I am now an assistant professor in XXX. My CV lists detailed experiences of mine, including my published papers, research projects, and English standard test scores. I hope it can help you to evaluate my abilities to fulfill PhD program.
My current research is ……(自己的研究方向)
I went into this lab ……. (工作情况) While our study goes further, I feel more and more unsatisfied with my current ken and experience. Pursuing PhD program in a better and different academic place is my choice.
One of my interests is ……. (希望的研究方向)
Thank you for your time to read this letter. Any of your advice will be highly appreciated.
Best wishes,
Sincerely yours,
XXX
(附上自己的简历/CV/resume)
附2:第2次套词
Dear Professor XXX:
Sorry for disturbing you again. But I wrote an email to you in 1th of August, saying I am interested in your research field and asking if there is an available PhD position in your lab in 2008, and haven’t got the reply.
In case that my email was prevented by your email system automatically because of the file attachment, I am writing again without attachment of my CV. My last email is appended at the end of this email. So, if you are interested in me as a prospective PhD student, will you please write to me? I’d like to offer the detailed CV or other required information.
I am looking forward to your reply. Thank you.
Best wishes,
Sincerely yours,
XXX
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