[Shenbo introduction] VI How to contact your favorite doctoral tutor

Related note links ：
【 Shenbo strategy 】 One . Academic doctor of Beijing Jiaotong Computer College “ apply - Assessment of ” strategy （ Enrollment brochures ）
【 Shenbo strategy 】 Two . Academic doctor of Beijing Jiaotong Computer College “ apply - Assessment of ” strategy （ Application materials ）
【 Shenbo strategy 】 3、 ... and . Academic doctor of Beijing Jiaotong Computer College “ apply - Assessment of ” strategy （ Experience sharing ）
【 Shenbo strategy 】 Four . How to write the personal Autobiography of the doctor's application
【 Shenbo strategy 】 5、 ... and . Expert recommendation template
【 Shenbo strategy 】 6、 ... and . How to contact your favorite tutor and precautions in the early stage

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1. preface .

Although they all choose tutors , But it is more important to study doctoral tutors than to study postgraduate . Because doctors are generally 4 Started in , You should get along with him at least 4 years . So when choosing a mentor, you should be careful and prudent , In addition to scientific research and academic aspects, we should also pay attention to some other aspects . Of course, there is something I particularly want to say ： No one is perfect , Teachers are not gods , Heaven and earth are not complete, how can we ask others to be perfect people ？ Before you choose a mentor, you need to know something , But don't pay too much attention to , After all, scientific research is the first .

2. Preparation .

Early preparation means , What you need to do before you contact your tutor . I often look for a job 、 Choose a mentor 、 Love these three things to take for example , It feels easy to understand （ But not very close to cheha , No joy, no spray. ）.

You should know , Choose a mentor , Whether it is pushing or exempting （ Baoyan ） Or choose a tutor after the final exam , The process of tutor selection is two-way . You have to choose a mentor , The tutor should also choose you . It's like falling in love ： You like each other , Only when the other party likes you can they get together ; It's like looking for a job ： You have a crush on the company , The company also wants you .

Go back to the point , What preparations should we make , The most important thing is Learn about mentors 、 Understanding the laboratory . For example, the following questions ：

• Are there any places for tutors , There is a place ？
• What is the major of the tutor , Academic doctor or engineering BOOS？
• How many students does the lab or tutor take each year ？
• How many people in the lab are reading ？
• What is the research direction of the tutor ？
• What do mentors do for their projects ？
• Is there any allowance for research assistants during doctoral study , About how much ？
• What benefits can a lab or tutor provide ？
• Where did the fellow martial brothers and sisters go after graduation ？
• Can you graduate on time , What is the training mode ？

The above questions , Let me explain .

• Are there any places for tutors , There is a place ？【 Every tutor must have a quota , There's a ceiling . Since you are interested in him , So you have to understand , Can he accept you , Don't end up having a good time .】
• What is the major of the tutor , Academic doctor or engineering doctor ？【 Doctoral places are not as many as master's places , Many teachers only 1-2 individual , So the big household must ask clearly 】
• How many students does the lab or tutor take each year ？【 Students admitted every year , We can know his scientific research equivalent . Some teachers' workload is not enough , I can't afford students . So you can get more , There are many items 、 Money makes money 、 Students are likely to graduate on time .】
• How many people in the lab are reading ？【10 A student will be divided into 10 Share heart , There is too little research atmosphere , It's all up to you ; There are too many teachers to manage , Stocking is not good for you .】
• What is the research direction of the tutor ？【 The major that the tutor recruits affects whether you can be admitted , And the research direction is what you will do in the future , So the importance of the research direction is self-evident . Some majors, such as computer 、 Artificial intelligence 、 Soft work , It's all very close , So it doesn't matter which major you are admitted to , The point is to see what the teacher does .】
• What do mentors do for their projects ？【 Look at what mentors do , What kind of , Is there any money . No project description, no money , Without money, I can't send it to you .】
• Is there any allowance for research assistants during doctoral study , About how much ？【 Schools generally have subsidies , Tutors also have a minimum allowance , Then there are scholarships . Tutor subsidies account for the majority , For example, we have more laboratory projects, so we have more money .】
• What benefits can a lab or tutor provide ？【 Like our lab , The teacher booked a badminton venue to play ; The lab has a coffee machine 、 bar counter 、 The refrigerator , Suitable for sitting together to brainstorm ; The teacher has resources at hand , Can recommend jobs , These are benefits .】
• Where did the fellow martial brothers and sisters go after graduation ？【 No matter how much you read , After all, it will go to the society . Take a look at the graduation of your classmates , Can you graduate on time , Where have all gone , They may be your future path .】
• Can you graduate on time , What is the training mode ？【 Let's see what kind of training mode it is , Free range or push, The teacher has a temper 、 What is your personality , How to behave , We should all know from the side . I always think that graduation is a matter for my tutor and myself , Not his mentor , Not exactly mine , It takes two people to work together .】

It was said that , The most important thing in the preliminary work is to understand , yes Learn about mentors 、 Understanding the laboratory . What is the second important thing ？ yes Let the tutor know you . You know him , He knows you , In this way, we have reached a state of two-way understanding , distance “ Two way to ” Not far away .

How to let the tutor know you , That's it resume + letter of self-recommendation .
Attach a resume , List your information on it , such as ：

• essential information ： full name 、 Age 、 mailbox 、 contact number 、 Political affiliation 、 Native place
• educational background ： University one is graduated from 、 School level （985/211 Or double first-class , You don't have to write this ）、 The name of the College 、 Major name 、 GPA 、 Professional ranking （ Including ranking percentage ）、 Grade four or six （ Or IELTS TOEFL scores ）、 Major courses （ And score ）、 Programming ability
• Project experience ： Project name 、 Project level 、 Project participation time 、 Responsible for the content
• The paper ： Title of thesis 、 Author rank 、 Thesis level
• awards ： In chronological order , Itemize clearly .

Why should there be a letter of recommendation ？ You should tell the teacher that you want to go to his graduate school （ It can be compared to that boys chase girls “ Love letter ”）. How can you impress the teacher , In addition to its own strength + Beyond fate , The most important thing is to show your love for him “ understand ”（ It's like falling in love , You told the girl where you met her , When did you move your heart , What little habits and hobbies does she have ）. Let me tell you a few scenes , Let's feel ：

• A teacher's research direction is blockchain , And you told him you wanted to follow him in the research of big data .【 Think , The research direction is wrong , What is the probability of success ？ Notice that there is a pit that is easy to step on ： Many teachers may have a homepage , But the homepage is not always updated in time , His research interests may be N Years ago , So you have to find his thesis , Look at him near 3 Where did the research focus in .】
• A teacher called “ Zhang San ”, You begin by writing respectfully “ Zhang Si ” Teacher or “ Li San ” teacher , There are even “ Li Si ” Teacher's name ……【 Think , What is the probability of success ？ Don't laugh. , I've really seen this kind of teacher with the wrong name .】
• In the letter of recommendation, he said that he had read the teacher's article , But this article was not published by the teacher .【 Think , What is the probability of success ？ Notice that there is also a pit here ： It's not his name in the paper, it's his achievement . Be sure to find a tutor who is the first author 、 Or students can be tutors and tutors 、 Or if the tutor is the corresponding author , The rest have his name , But it may have little to do with him .】
• ……

How should we write our recommendation letter ？
You can simply introduce yourself , Give a brief overview of your situation to the teacher （ full name , Undergraduate schools 、 Score ranking, etc , Let him read his resume specifically ）, Tell me about the articles you have read from the teacher , Then you tell me which direction you are interested in 【 You need to work hard , Go to Google Academy 、dblp Look for papers , If you really can't, just know the Internet （ Be careful ： Many teachers seldom send articles in Chinese , We must give priority to English ）】, Then, finally, I'll talk about some of your advantages , For example, bear hardships and stand hard work .

3. Contact time .

When you are ready, you can contact your tutor , namely ： When you know something about teachers or laboratories 、 The resume is ready 、 The cover letter is ready , You can contact your tutor .
Be careful , You have to pay attention ！ Contact your tutor as soon as possible . Because when you are ready , You may find that there are no more tutors you like .
So suggest You can contact your tutor when you are ready （ Especially if you are sure you can guarantee the research ）.

4. matters needing attention .

• Don't worry too much about the professional name , Unless you take the civil service exam in the future , Otherwise, the professional name of graduate students will not affect our job search . Follow the teacher to do research , Research direction is more important .
• It may be inconvenient to ask some questions directly , We need to use our brains , Contact some seniors and sisters to learn about the laboratory or tutor .
• Pay attention to the timeliness of information .N The news years ago is not very believable , It is better to know about the situation of the laboratory in recent years .