[錄取] Cornell, PhD in Physics
Admission: Cornell (Physics, PhD, with RA)
Rejection: None
Pending: None
Background:
B.S., Physics, NTHU 2004-2008 (Major GPA 3.6/4.0)
Test Score:
TOFEL (R 28, L 27, S 22, W 25, Tot 102)
GRE (V 370, Q 800, Subject 890)
Recommendation:
3 letters from the faculties in my department:
1 from advisor
2 from collaborators
Publications:
1. Yen-Chih Lin, et al Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 125504 (2008)
2. Yen-Chih Lin, et al Phys. Rev. E 78, 067101 (2008)
3. Yen-Chih Lin, et alPhys. Rev. Lett. 103, 263902 (2009)
4. Yen-Chih Lin, et al Phys. Rev. E, 80, 066114 (2009)
Honors/Awards:
1. Student Journal Awards, Chinese Physical Society (2009)
2. Student Journal Awards, National Tsing-Hua University (2009)
3. Research Creativity Awards, National Science Council (2008)
4. Senior Student Research Grant, National Science Council
心得(I):
我大約是去年(09)十一月收到offer的,那時候雖然很多人多說應該再等等,
我應該申請更好的學校,而我的名校情結也一直在作祟。
但最終我還是於一週後回覆答應了,畢竟想進自己心儀的group做自己夢想的研究,
應該比一張文憑更有價值。
我愛物理,可是不愛念書,大學成績平平,班排名大概只有一半,
所以話說回來能到Cornell也是意料之外。
比起練習習題和熟背所有公式推導,我更愛挖定理背後一語慣之的道理。
這眼高手低,走清談路線的個性讓我在成績上吃足苦頭。
心得(II):
托福我考了兩次,第一次考了93分,本來喜孜孜的想說夠用了,
沒想到最想去的學校居然要105,只好二戰(教材:Barron,知英,60 sec,TED)
,預料中的還是沒考到低標,於是我硬著頭皮申請,然後寫封信給系上教授,
請他們幫幫忙,經過系主任還有TA的負責人認可後,我跨過了第一關。
至於GRE及SGRE,我沒有很認真準備(從分數應該也看得出來),
General大概一個月,Subject不到兩週。一部分是我很懶,
另一部分算是我不服現今申請風氣的叛逆因子吧,
我們無奈的被推向追逐分數的懸崖,最後被迫像追逐車子的小狗一樣,
真的追到後卻不知所措起來。我在申請的過程,不斷提醒自己出國的初衷,
做科研的初衷,以免走向看來實在的空虛。
心得(III):
某些學校申請越早越好,因為先到先審(例:Cornell),
但相對有些則是統一審(例:Princeton, UT Austin),
建議直接寫信去學校問問制度。
sop我天真的設計了自以為很炫的版面,被我同學吐槽的很慘,
甚至寫推薦信的老師都說太花俏了。但我就是喜歡這種版,所以還是寄出了。
cv我倒是採納很多專家意見,在此跟各位分享一下,
希望對同樣申請理工的朋友有幫助:
1.不超過一頁(教授日裡萬機,沒時間拜讀履歷)
2.不寫重複於申請資料內容
3.最終目標就是告訴教授你會成為實驗室的好幫手,幫他取得終生職。
4.多寫不該出現的文字,會沖淡你的賣點。
附上我自己的給大家參考。
http://0rz.tw/TsXZF
http://0rz.tw/BSqRc
心得(IV):
我是個很好運的人。發表的文章,回想起來我功勞也不多,
也不是包山包海完成,大部分工作都是其他人的貢獻。
要不是老洪每天浪費好幾小時解釋奇怪的物理問題,我想不到研究的方向。
要不是物圖那群怪咖給我瘋狂的建議,我設計不出實驗方法。
要不是同步輻射胡教授直接幫忙做出現成的數據,我大概還在玩斷層掃描。
最後我要感謝我的女朋友,還有感謝上帝,給我這麼大的包容,
一路上鼓勵我堅持自己的夢想,一直安慰我。
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