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[套词] [推荐]一个美国导师对套磁的建议和对申请者的素质要求 [复制链接]

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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
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起初他们追杀共产主义者,我不是共产主义者,我不说话;
接着他们追杀犹太人,我不是犹太人,我不说话;
后来他们追杀工会会员,我不是工会会员,我不说话;
此后他们追杀天主教徒,我不是天主教徒,我不说话;
最后,他们奔我而来,再也没有人站起来为我说话了。

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Thanks very much
it's a rewarding reading!

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good
也许是梦一场,那我就为梦来到这里........

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good
it remind me of which we should pay special attention to and what need neglecting.
也许是梦一场,那我就为梦来到这里........

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发表于 2003-12-21 16:17:50 |只看该作者
great!!

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老文章了,还是希望更多人看到
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我说人生哪,如果赏过一回痛哭淋漓的风景,写一篇杜鹃啼血的文章,与一个赏心悦目的人错肩,也就够了。不要收藏美、钤印美,让美随风而逝。生命最清醉的时候,是将万里长江视为一匹白绢,裂帛。(简桢)

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我也是前几天看过
感觉对美国本土申请者的意义更大
对我们的陶瓷也有些知道意思--尤其是明白了为什么有的教授陶瓷信根本不回复

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受益
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去留无意静观那后庭花开花落;
宠辱不惊笑看那天空云卷云舒。

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发表于 2005-5-20 22:18:00 |只看该作者

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真想看一篇比较完美的套词的文章

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收藏。。

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回复 #1 blueqiao 的帖子

好贴值得一顶!!

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发表于 2005-6-9 20:22:09 |只看该作者
问个有点搞笑的问题: 大家觉得给教授底下的中国人发mail套词的话,是用英文写比较好还是用中文比较好。

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呵呵,不错的文章啊

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好文章,顶一下

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