攒点RP：帖一个康奈尔教授给后来的申请者的建议

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今天看到一个康奈尔教授在网页上对申请者提出了一些建议，我把它摘录了下来，希望对后人有用。兰色的是我自己的注解。

We look at many hundreds of applications. Here are some ideas that might help your application stand out (at least for me):

When you write your statement of purpose, write clearly and at the beginning, what specific areas you are interested in doing research in (avoid lengthy descriptions of your childhood). 在PS一开头就最好写出感兴趣的研究方向，而不要从小时候开始写“史记”。
If you spotted specific persons you might like to work with, mention their names explicitly. This helps assure they will pay close attention to your application. 可以直接指出下次愿意跟的导师的名字，方便他可以注意你的申请材料。
Highlight any prior research experience you have. Try to have a research publication submitted to an international conference or journal, and provide a URL to it. Few students are able to do this, so having a publication will definitely make you stand out. 还是这句话：研究经历和论文很重要！
State your rank within your class and the rank of your your university within your country, if not in the US. 指出你在班里的排名和你所在学校的排名。看来你的学校的好坏对申请结果还是很有影响的。
Be sure to include references who can talk about your research ability, not just about your personality and devotion, although these are important too. 推荐信里也一定要有你的研究能力的说明。综合能力、多才多艺看来不怎么管用。

原文见：http://www.mae.cornell.edu/lipson/application.htm

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赞~~
3x~~~

tomorrowalrightUID: 2182191

thx
很有用

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一点用都没有，cornell的MAE是典型陶瓷得offer的学校

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一家之言，说的还是有道理的，只是很多做不到

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多少还是有用，至少说明一些学校的观点

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谢谢lz

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thanks for sharing

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arielluluUID: 210773

很好，简洁明了，早看到就好了

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早知道就好了，申请真的很让人学东西

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照着这个标准来看，俺的PS也真算是好的了:p

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what he mention is very important

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