我友给我来一信,其中有些东东我想会对诸位申请者有所启迪.
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I took some time to read your statement. Its telling. Anyway, I talked
with the chair of our department today and asked about his opinion on what
he expects one to be. He gave me a few points:
First, you need to show why youre interested in biology. It could be just
a brief history, a class or something that turned on your interest. But
dont give the impression of being too romantic. He told me about a bad
statement, in which a Chinese student told the story of when he was 2
years old and his mother showed him a tadpole and hes been interested
in biology ever since then and bla bla bla...
Second, tell what kind of field you would want to work in. Dont be too
specific because if theres no one in the department doing such a thing,
the committee will think you wont be satisfied when you get here. So, you
may check first to make sure that the research area you want in
represented in the department.
Third, tell why you want to be a Ph.D. This is generally showing that
youre interested in research.
I told them you have been in the lab. Them means the chair and his wife.
They said you should stress that in your statement. I think you can write
about what your lab is doing, what kind of experimental techniques are you
using and what your role is in there.
They also said that they are looking for someone with genuine interest in
biology research and they expect this expressed in the statement. Since
youve been working so long, you can sound more mature or formal when
describing your lab experience. And, dont make the statement too long,
they get tired out before reaching the end. You can have your script read
by some other teachers and have some feedback on what they think of it.
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我友给我来一信,其中有些东东我想会对诸位申请者有所启迪.
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I took some time to read your statement. Its telling. Anyway, I talked
with the chair of our department today and asked about his opinion on what
he expects one to be. He gave me a few points:
First, you need to show why youre interested in biology. It could be just
a brief history, a class or something that turned on your interest. But
dont give the impression of being too romantic. He told me about a bad
statement, in which a Chinese student told the story of when he was 2
years old and his mother showed him a tadpole and hes been interested
in biology ever since then and bla bla bla...
Second, tell what kind of field you would want to work in. Dont be too
specific because if theres no one in the department doing such a thing,
the committee will think you wont be satisfied when you get here. So, you
may check first to make sure that the research area you want in
represented in the department.
Third, tell why you want to be a Ph.D. This is generally showing that
youre interested in research.
I told them you have been in the lab. Them means the chair and his wife.
They said you should stress that in your statement. I think you can write
about what your lab is doing, what kind of experimental techniques are you
using and what your role is in there.
They also said that they are looking for someone with genuine interest in
biology research and they expect this expressed in the statement. Since
youve been working so long, you can sound more mature or formal when
describing your lab experience. And, dont make the statement too long,
they get tired out before reaching the end. You can have your script read
by some other teachers and have some feedback on what they think of it.