申请英国研究生留学的同学,肯定对套磁二字并不陌生。那么套磁信要怎么书写呢?今天留学群小编带大家一起来了解下。
首先来看看套磁信的书写格式。
套磁要有一定的针对性,对你本专业方向有可能的导师是哪些心中有数。选定意向导师之后就可以套磁了,向导师写邮件表达读博愿望,邮件内容尽量简洁、明了,介绍学生基本情况,感兴趣的研究方向和计划,学生的研究成果等信息。
第一段,简单一两句话介绍自己的背景,然后说明自己写这封信的用意。这里介绍自己的背景一定要把自己背景中的最亮的点概括出来。
另外,要在开头就说明自己这一封信的用意。这是中国学生往往不太习惯的。但是在信的开头就说明你想干什么却是美国人惯用的思路和方式。
第二段书写中,尽量要表达自己对于对方所作的科研的兴趣和看法,结合自己的背景来谈,找出匹配的点来,并且结合要申请项目的导师的需求来谈。比如导师在做一个什么方向,你也有类似的经历,那这就是一个很好的结合点。
另外,要尽可能得写出一些有深度的看法来。这段的内容也是套磁信的核心,所以要想写好第一封套磁信,必须是在看了很多教授所发表的论文或者在做的项目或者之前做过的研究,深入挖掘之后才可以。
第三段,重点介绍自己的背景中比较值得说的经历。概括一下自己的背景,要遵循一个原则就是,你能带给对方什么。假如对方录取你,你能给他的项目组带来什么。
最后,建议把最近更新后的CV以附件形式附上,或者是有自己比较全面的个人主页的链接放上去也是可以的。
接着来看看注意事项。
1. 不要在同一个系里同时套两个教授。如果你在一个系里广撒网,可能造成这样一个后果,两个老师在同一个系,是好朋友,结果呢,他们都同时收到了你的来信,他们会认为,你这个学生不太靠谱,只是乱撒网,没有一点目的性。
2. 在套磁之前首先要熟悉教授的研究工作(包括阅读教授论文,看教授正在做的项目)。如果你只是单纯的看了点research summary就去套磁,假如教授真的对你有意想迅速和你建立更深入的联系,和你探讨点学术问题,那就囧了,所以有时间的话,还是多看点教授的文章,丰富一下自己对教授研究方向的认识。
3. 套磁最有效的方法是探讨学术上的问题,不要空泛的只说你对他的研究多么有兴趣。这一点和中国学生写PS一样,很容易犯“假,大,空”的毛病。所以,我们一定要脚踏实地,多读些文章,结合自己的研究兴趣和老师进行探讨。
4. 不要指望每个教授都会回复你的套磁信,教授的工作都很忙,而且每年这个时候他们每天 都会收到很多这样的套磁信(据了解,一位教授每天收到的邮件近 100 封),因此能够有十分之一的回复已经很不错了。但是,最好等两周没有回复之后再写信去提醒一下,不可以过于急躁。教授会收到大量的邮件,不回复的原因可能会有很多,比如出差,病假,退休,对你不感兴趣,不招生,离职等等。所以,要耐心等待,实在没有回信,只能另寻他家。
5. 套磁最适用于成绩不突出但研究工作很不错的情况。因此,当你的成绩很高但是研究工作一般时,套磁并不会有太大收获。教授最喜欢的学生,不仅仅是学习好的,如果你的科研能力很出色,你的成绩稍微差一点没有关系,刚刚达到3.0以上的GPA,去名校读理工科的PhD也大有人在。
6. 尽量争取和教授面对面或者电话交流的机会,这样比 email 要直接有效的多。套磁的一个重要目的就是争取面试的机会,电话、视频都行,一来可以证明你的英语听说能力,二来可以展示你的人际沟通能力,三来可以进行学术上的探讨。可以增大你被录取的概率。
最后来看看参考范文。
Dear Professor ####:
I am very sorry to bother you and send this e-mail, but I really wish to contact you. I am a graduate student majoring in Condensed Matter PhysicsTheory in the Department of Physics, Beijing University (Beijing). I wishto pursue a doctoral degree in Physics at your University. My desired dateof entrance is Fall, 2000. I have visited the homepage of the "Laboratoryfor Nanotech". I am writing this letter to you to introduce myself andquery about the graduate programs at NCCNM. Thank you very much for reading this email.
Born on SEP 10, 1979, I entered Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology (HUST) when I was 15 years old. I finished the four-year undergraduate program in three years and achieved my degree of B. Eng. (Optoelectronic Engineering) in June 1997 with the honor of "Outstanding Graduate". Then, I was admitted to the Graduate School of Beijing University at the Department of Physics. I will obtain my degree of M. S. (Physics) in June 2000. I have done much research work on the topics of mesoscopic physics, such as carbon nanotubes, persistent currents, Aharonov-Bohm geometric phase fects, electronic transport phenomena, etc. Such modern research topics attract me very much in that they are associated with both Condensed-Matter Physics and microelectronics, respectively my detail majors for M. S. and B. Eng.
I wish to say that I am indeed interested in the graduate programs at Physics Dept. of Princeton University, and I eagerly wish that I can join your research group. As I have also strong research interests on carbon nanotubes, I do believe that the doctorate-oriented study under your direction will be of great help to me. I wonder, however, whether you do theoretical or experimental research works? I wish to state that, although my current research topics on carbon nanotubes are theoretical, I can also do experimental research works, especially optical studies, due to my undergraduate major in Optics. I hope my solid background in both physics and engineering can meet your general requirements of entrance to Physics Department as a graduate with financial supports. I deem it a great honor to become a graduate of Princeton, if admitted.
Would you please consider my application and tell me whether it is possible for me to be enrolled as your graduate with financial supports? Thank you very much for your kind assistance. I am looking forward to receiving your reply.
My current address is: ####### Building Room University Beijing 100080 People&aposs Republic of China
Thanks!
Yours Sincerely #########
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