PhD套磁 寶寶第一封套磁信如何寫？

寫套磁信之前要做好充分的research，你應(yīng)該知道：

Research about the background and working of the professor

Know enough about the field to know whether this work really interests you

What the professor works on?

Why are you interested in this professor?

What is a level of commitment you have?

What is it that you have that others don't?

套磁信標(biāo)題

Greetings from Perspective Student

或

Interested in your research on XXX

或

Interested in 20XX Fall Program---XXX

套磁信結(jié)構(gòu)

第一封套磁信沒(méi)有固定的內(nèi)容，但一般情況下，會(huì)涉及以下三個(gè)部分。具體需要根據(jù)導(dǎo)師和個(gè)人情況作出調(diào)整。

PART 1：簡(jiǎn)答介紹自己的個(gè)人情況，包括學(xué)校，專業(yè)，GPA，畢業(yè)時(shí)間，工作經(jīng)歷，研究背景等。

例如：

I am beginning my senior year at the University of [XXX]. During my time as an undergraduate, I have become involved with research on [XXX] under the direction of Dr. [XXX]. I am in the process of conducting my own study examining the effects of [A] on [B] and expect to find [hypothesis].

PART 2：最主要的一部分：將自己的研究興趣和研究經(jīng)歷和導(dǎo)師相結(jié)合，展現(xiàn)自己的Knowledge，experience，interests等，提出我為什么要做研究，我將來(lái)想做什么研究，未來(lái)的research plan。

或是

針對(duì)導(dǎo)師的paper或是research，提出一些問(wèn)題。重點(diǎn)是體現(xiàn)自己對(duì)導(dǎo)師的了解，以及對(duì)導(dǎo)師的觀點(diǎn)的思考。

例如：

I have read your research about [XYZ] and find it interesting. I am especially interested in how X from your studies relates to Y from my study. This is one area I could see myself exploring in research as a graduate student.

或

I have read your research about [XYZ] and find it interesting. I was wondering how W would affect your finding about XYZ. Did your study or another one find that W is also related to XYZ? This is one area I could see myself exploring further in research as a graduate student.

PART 3：可以讓導(dǎo)師推薦一些書或是論文給你?；蚴?，可以問(wèn)一下具體的情況(例如是否招學(xué)生，funding，scholarship等)

I will be applying to Ph.D. programs this fall and would very much like the opportunity to join your lab group. Will you be accepting applications for new graduate students for entry in 2017.

Thanks very much for your time. I hope we have the chance to speak about research in the future.

Sincerely,

TIPS:第一封郵件，不是必須添加CV,Paper等，如果得到回復(fù)，可以進(jìn)一步發(fā)送這些文件。

套磁注意事項(xiàng)

1.Have an informative subject line

2.Be concise

3.Be formal: Dear Dr. Smith; Sincerely, Your Name

4.NOT use Mrs. or Ms.

5.NOT have slang, abbreviations, or emoticons

6.If applying for an opening:

address any qualifications the professor is looking for and demonstrate your experience

7.If asking for a research opportunity:

state specifically your interest in that research group (you need to read the professor's website and a few recent papers); explain why research is important for your goals; ask to schedule a meeting in person or Skype or say that you will be coming to office hours if you're on campus; NOT write the same e-mail to 10 different professors (i.e. spam them)

總的來(lái)說(shuō)，申請(qǐng)PhD的套磁信就像promotion，必須show出自己有能力做研究，證明給導(dǎo)師看你已經(jīng)讀過(guò)他們的paper，并且能有自己的觀點(diǎn)。

發(fā)出第一封信后...

情況一：教授沒(méi)有招生計(jì)劃

[Professor will not be considering applications this year.]

At this point, it is safe to either remove the program from the list of those you will be applying to and replace it with another program or make contact with another professor in the first program whose research interests you. Do not email more than two people per program though.

解決辦法：尋找其他導(dǎo)師，或讓導(dǎo)師介紹其他教授

情況二：教授有招生意向

[Professor will be considering applications.]

By all means, keep this program on the list of those to which you will be applying. The faculty member who you corresponded with will likely recognize your name when it comes time to review applications and this could work to your advantage. Refrain from reading too much into a warm or overly positive reply though. It does not mean much about your chances for admission.

解決辦法：保持聯(lián)系，繼續(xù)套磁

情況三：沒(méi)有收到回復(fù)

[You do not receive a reply at all/]

解決辦法：仍然可以申請(qǐng)，但成功的幾率很低。