wait list怎么给教授发邮件？！

水晶快乐UID: 3104471

有一只Cornell sociology phd 的wait list，想跟学校保持联系，但不知道能问啥或者干啥，大家有好的建议吗？
我想这么写邮件：
先表个忠心，然后问几个问题：
1. 两周以来形式有米有发生什么变化，我的录取几率有米有改变？...
2. 问一下他们的wait list是不是rank based，如果是的话我排在哪儿？...
3. 是不是一定会wait到4.15之后？
4. 我现在是否能做点啥提高我的竞争力，比如再寄一封推荐信之类的...

大家觉得我还能问一点或者说点什么呢？

还有，我应该发给Director of Graduate Studies，还是当时面试我的老师，还是跟我方向比较一致的老师（当初没陶瓷过）呢？

谢谢大家！祝每个人都有肥肥的offer!

lanmaidouUID: 2589039

我也在写信表决心~~~不知道怎么写~~·求知情人解答

zzzjyUID: 2662425

帮顶

smxpiUID: 2705724

同求

水晶快乐UID: 3104471

教授给我回信了，给大家参考一下：
thanks for your email. I know the waitlist is a difficult position to be
in.

1. no real change. Whether we can admit anyone from the waitlist depends
on decisions made by those admitted, and we dont have enough information
to have a good idea yet.

2. There is no formal ranking. I will make decisions based on several
factors including balance in the cohort depending on who accepts.

3. Lat year we made 2 additional offers just a few days before April 15.
Unfortunately many students weighing offers do not make up their minds
until quite late.

4. There's nothing you should submit. This contact between us is useful
as I know from it that you are very interested, which is important.

But I will ask you a question. What leads Cornell to be a top choice for
you, and where do you see the strongest fit between Cornell and your
research interests?

表忠心结果反而给自己下套了...教授追问我到底哪里fit了...没套过磁的人悲剧了，要去钻研department website 和faculty CV了...

songweaverUID: 2246913

5# 水晶快乐

fit是必须的吧，而且是phd啊~~

tracywlzUID: 2522388

我觉得这个邮件带来了很多希望啊，“What leads Cornell to be a top choice for you, and where do you see the strongest fit between Cornell and your research interests?”
关于这个的回答，你都可以写封袖珍的research proposal了，说不定感动教授了，然后说不定offer就来了.
我发邮件催结果的回复都是 我不负责，我帮你转发到xxx，或者我也不知道，你再等等之类的。 从没有人跟我说，我还可以说下为什么fit 你们的项目。

水晶快乐UID: 3104471

6# songweaver 问题就是其实也不是那么fit，大方向可以的，但具体到教授貌似也没有那么像的...看我自己怎么扯了...

水晶快乐UID: 3104471

7# tracywlz

的确...真的可以写很多...还要去套套老师和学生...

下礼拜还要交毕业论文呢，又要苦逼了...

erico_yuUID: 2621712

受教了…赶紧回复邮件去~