套磁信导师回复分析

2021-10-18

套磁信回复一般分为以下几类：

1，如果老板回信通篇只是提到说要你去提交申请，或者说得好听点鼓励你去申请，那么这个是不能算数的，这种情况多出现于模板中。随便他说得怎么天花乱坠，都是无用功。

2，老板说：你来申请，申请好了告诉我，我来跟招生委员会的人说。这种情况属于成功50%，多出现于老板本人没有招生权利的情况下，这就要看老板有没有影响力了，如果是业界大牛，即使没有在委员会里，往往也是能让学校收你的。Anyway，毕竟这个不是100%保证的。

3，老板说：你把材料给我，我来向委员会推荐。这种情况属于成功80%，因为老板提到他个人去推荐，说明了两点，首先是他真的想要你；然后是他的推荐是肯定有用的。但是，这个推荐的话只是给予你申请以很大的加权，跟2中的情况一样，如果老板属于大4殷情况下说出这话就基本offer在手了，否则的话，仍然有被招生委员会驳回的危险。

4，老板说：很好，你真的确定要来这里吗？那你填写一下系里的申请，我来跟系里说我要你。这个就是offer在路上啦，多见于老板本人有招生权利的情况，收到这样的信，那么就congratulations。

怎样分辨教授给你的是不是模板回复？

模板回复最正面的意义就是：对方是个看了你套磁信，并愿意回信的教授。对于这种教授，你只要多问问题就好了。比如看他文章，然后学术上问一问，写个小的proposal。这就是学术套。

除了开头称呼，非专门针对你本人撰写经典模板：首先Thanks for interest，然后宣传下自己的Research，最后再Encourage一下你只要没有实质性的东西（面试、口头Ofer、强烈的Interest、要看你CV/PS等），就基本上可以算是模板回复。

套磁信回复实例分析

1．会给 admissions committee 建议

Great. I will keep a lookout for the file when MSE starts to review them. I am not directly involved in admissions but can offer to them my suggestions.

分析：这是有戏了。

2．录取是由 admissions committee 决定的，我的意见只做参考

I appreciate your interest, but I am unable to provide feedback to prospective students at this stage. all I can do is encourage you to apply to our graduate program and indicate my name as a faculty you would be interested in working with (that way, the admissions committee will make sure to get my input on your application).good luck!

分析：不是所有的录取都是教授决定的。这里教授已经点明了，录取是“admissions committee”决定的，他们会参考一下这个教授的意见，但是教授没有最终的决定权（各个学校各个专业录取都不一样，像我们专业最终的录取完全由 committee决定，其他教授就不允许插手）。而且从回复内容来看，还是比较positive的。

3．想做 Research Associate 吗？

Thank you very much for your interest. What kind of position are you applying for? a research associate or a Ph.D.Student?

分析：这里教授是在问你是要求给他做研究助理还是在他的手下念PhD。研究助理是没有学位可拿的，纯粹是打工。

4．留意到了你的学术观点Thanks for your reply.

I have many emails that | receive and I’m sorry that | have not replied to this one for several months.| think you have some possible good ideas with respect to what concepts you use to do the machine learning in this context.We have not started to look at students for next year, but if you are still planning to apply to the U of S, I will see your application shortly after Christmas.

分析：算是比较正面的回复，至少表明这位教授注意到你了，而且还比较认可的你对机器学习的一些Idea。

5·没有资金，如果自费的话，不介意

Thank you for your letter.The lab is not hiring, but if you can get the funding from China to come to the lab, we may consider it.

分析：这个教授想招人但是没有资金了，如果你不介意的话，可以继续套，表示你并不介意自费。

6．申请之后再来找我

Hi,After you send your Ph.D. application to CMU, please send me an email. I will be able to tell you more information at that time.Regards.

分析：不太乐观，属于模板回复。

7．我想录取你，但是没钱

Today I recommended to the Office of Admissions that you be admitted to the Graduate College as a student of mathematics and a candidate for the degree of Master of Science. You should hear directly from the Admissions Office within three or four weeks.Our screening committees have now completed their work and I regret that we will not be able to offer you financial aid.If you have questions about our department or our programs please contact me. I will be happy to provide you with all of the information that you need in order to evaluate the opportunities at Illinois.

分析：你被录取了，但是没钱。

8．问职业规划，问Motivation

求鉴定：之前我的 referee 认识这个Prof，就重点向我推荐他，说他的学校和他都比较好，然后我就义无反顾地申了。myreferee前天写了一封信给他，然后让我联系这位Prof，于是早上写信一封，每想到这么快就回复了。有两处不懂，还请大家指教：

1）他手里到底有没有研究生名额呀？

2）他让我联系department招生委员会的头，一般来讲我应该说些什么好呢？

Dear XXX, Thanks for your email. Prof. XX has communicated with me concerning your application. I trust his judgement.I am interested in your research topic but still need time to read it more carefully. My quota of students is full right now but I should have 1 Ph.D. and 2 M.Phil. students completing their degrees this summer. |I have been contacted by many applicants this year.They are all interested in XXX. The selection process will be very competitive but I am glad that you will attempt. I believe that you are an intelligent student with a vision of making the world better.What is your career plan? Are you going to become a scholar in the future? I am copying this email to Prof. XXX who is the chair of graduate penal in our dept. You may need to contact him during your application process. Best wishes for your application.

分析：

1．他能招生，但是找他的人很多，他还需要仔细的筛选。

2．他提到招生委员会的头意思是招生过程的问题别问他了。

3．好好回答他的问题，你以后的职业规划是什么的，想不想做个学者，就是说你的motivation。这个问题应该是你应该重点考虑的，也会影响到他是否招你，作为硬件以外的因素，motivation 对于他筛选学生是很重要的点。

4．另外，我觉得他把信转给招生委员会的头其实是帮你通前几轮选拔，挺好的。

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