How to Handle Being Wait-Listed for Graduate School http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/graduate-school-road-map/2013/02/22/how-to-handle-being-wait-listed-for-graduate-school
我简单贴上来几条中国人用得到的:
1. Don't assume you are going to be denied:
2. Make sure you follow instructions:
(1). Solicit and accept feedback like a professional:
(2). Mount a letter of recommendation campaign: This is the time to have two or three additional individuals write recommendation letters for you, or for some of your original recommenders to write again. Send at most three or four letters of recommendation at this point. More is overkill.
3 .Be cautiously creative: Some wait-listed applicants send a two- or three-minute DVD, poem, E-card or a "Top 10 Reasons Why I Should be Admitted" list. Please do not do all of these for the same institution! Choose one, and avoid sending the following.
4. Write a thank-you note: You should send a confidential, hand-written note to the person who signed your notification letter a few weeks before you expect a final decision. Indicate your level of interest in this program, and mention that you have responded as requested to your wait list status. End the note by thanking this person for the time and attention he or she has given and will give to your application. If this graduate school is your top choice, it is appropriate to indicate that you will enroll if admitted.
Lz感觉呢,就中国人来讲,补发推荐信这一块一定要去做,让推荐人再发一封邮件给学校不是什么麻烦的事情。最好是1封是申请该所学校推荐人补发的,1封是新找一个推荐人。2个就够了。。More is overkill.
然后自己一定要写一封感人肺腑的邮件,不要急于说自己多么多么优秀。 先是表达:1. 对被放在WL表示理解,毕竟申请人数众多。 2. 但是你很高兴There is still hope. 然后简单说一下,能怎么contribute到这个项目。(个人觉得不要说10 reasons why I should be admitted 比较好?总之大家见仁见智吧)。。