陶瓷应该注意的细节问题！！！

kobezhaowei

近来骚扰各种北美prof，发现基本上很大一部分人的页面上都描述了对他陶瓷的要求， 有些人反感陶瓷，有些人表示接受，但也有一定要求，发个贴分享一下里面的一些资料。 下面的Tip描述得很详细，从称呼到简称，还有介绍自己的时候千万别提webpage design, using     word-processing software, or programming，更多强调problem-solving，听起来比这些technical detail的东西要高级很多。 Points to keep in mind before sending an e-mail I get a LOT of e-mail from prospective graduatestudents. It is nice that so many people are interested in studying here. Whatfollows is a list of things to consider BEFORE sending an e-mail to me (oranyone else, for that matter). Keep in mind thefollowing points:

·         I will definitely NOT evaluate your     resume/GRE/TOEFL scores to tell you if you are qualified to be a student     in our department. If you want to know, submit your application like     everyone else.
·         The person you are e-mailing     is probably very busy. Even if I spend an hour a day, every day,     reading/answering e-mail, there still is not enough time to write a     thoughtful response to each one. If you keep your e-mail short and to the     point, you are more likely to receive a response.

·         Why are you writing? What do     you hope to get in a reply? The recipient should not have to guess.·         Do not use slang and     abbreviations. "How r u?" may be appropriate for chat-rooms, but     not if you want to be taken seriously.

·         Please use the Web to answer     your questions, if possible.

·         Get the recipient's name     right! I've had all kinds of variations on my name used by people who I     don't know. People have mis-spelled my name, or confused my first and last     names.

·         If you really want me to     answer your question, address the e-mail to me. If I see that your e-mail     is addressed to "Dear professor," it sounds to me like you've     e-mailed everyone in my department. Why should I have to answer an e-mail     that you've probably received a response to already?

·         Yes, I consider it rude when     I receive e-mail that was sent to everyone in the department. We do talk     to other faculty members! One of the first times I got such an e-mail, I     discussed it with another faculty member, only to find out that he     received the same e-mail. The e-mail sender said to both of us, "I am     interested specifically in your research". That cannot possibly be     true, since we had completely different research areas.

·         Do not include your resume as     a .doc attachment. If you send me an attachment, I have to go through     extra steps to read it. It also tells me that youassume that I'm on a PC with     Microsoft Windows, as if this is the only type of OS. I run Linux on my     PC. It is much easier just to delete the e-mail.

·         Do not say you are interested     in my research, then go on to say that you want to work on my operating     systems (or algorithms, or databases) project. This tells me that you     either do not know what I do, or do not understand it.

·         Get the person's title     correct. Some teachers at a university go by "rofessor", some     by "Dr.", and some by "Mr.", "Mrs." or     "Ms." If you get it wrong, the person will assume that you don't     know the difference between the titles, or that you don't care. He or she     may even be offended. By the way, "doctor" is the Latin word for     "teacher". It is a term of respect given to people who have     completed a doctorate degree, and one of the few perks of spending 8+     years in college!

·         Do not assume that I have     funding to hire a graduate assistant. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.

·         Some people try to make a     good impression by touting their skills in webpage design, using     word-processing software, or programming. I assume that everyone applying     for a CS graduate program is already proficient in these things. Actually,     I assume that any second-year undergraduate student is proficient with     these things. If you are bragging about these skills, it gives me the     impression that you don't know what CS research is all about.

·         On a related topic,     "computer skills" do not equate with "CS skills".

Above all, if youare sending an e-mail to faculty member you don't know, be sure it is professional, short, and specific (and that itis really necessary). I think all facultymembers are nice people who want to be helpful, but who are also very pressedfor time.
Ultimately,acceptance into graduate school is done by people examining your file. I haveNEVER heard of someone being accepted into a program because of an e-mail thathe/she sent. Computer Science departments like mine are blessed with many,many, good applicants every semester. We can only handle so many students at atime. If you apply, but do not get in, remember that not every deservingstudent is accepted. Keep a positive attitude.
Here is a relatedpage on e-mailettiquette, written primarily for undergraduate students.