留學申請，如何找教授套瓷？

這取決於你聯繫教授的主要原因是什麼。如果你是一個本科申請者，並不具有任何專業研究資格，那麼我想不出你該套瓷教授的理由。否則，這樣你在教授的眼裡會顯得很自以為是和令人煩厭。以這樣的出發點聯繫教授顯然是個錯誤。

如果你是轉學或研究生申請者，而且符合以下條件，那麼我全力支持你去套瓷教授。你之前在本科是否做過很多的科研項目，並且希望在所申請的研究院有更多的與教授合作的機會。你做過充分的研究調查，比如研讀教授發表的文章／研究報告，讓你對這個教授和這個研究部門有充分的認知和了解。你與他們套瓷的語氣是否讓他們感覺到你是個在他的研究室中能發揮修鍊成才的專業知識而不是一個只想趁機利用他們資源而不知回報的小孩？在你研讀教授的研究成果後，是否還有疑惑的地方或想了解更多關於它的信息？

說了這麼多，其實最重要的就是不要浪費教授的時間。教授們非常忙，在繁忙的教課的同時，他們還要做科研項目。他們不是為你服務的奴隸，也不是你可以隨時利用的資源，除非你已向教授證明你的自身價值。

問問你自己，是真心想要了解這個教授的信息還是只想利用教授寶貴時間趁機獲得沒用的信息？如果是前者，那麼你可以放心去寫你的套瓷信了！

最後，在寫你的套瓷信時，盡量請一位母語是英語的人檢驗一下你的語法。你寫陶瓷信的最終目標是想得到教授的回復與認可，而不是被教授無視地扔進垃圾箱。

That all depends on why youre contacting professors in thefirst place. If youre an undergraduate applicant, one who isnt qualified forvery, very, VERY specific research opportunities, then I cannot conceive of asituation in which you should be contacting professors. To do so would bepresumptuous and highly annoying to the professors. Contacting them at allwould be a mistake.

If youre a transfer or graduate applicant, however, thenyou absolutely should be contacting professors, but only if youve earned theright to do so. Have you conducted extensive undergrad research and are seekingnew and very specific research opportunities with a professor at your newschool? Have your researched all the professors and their department? Have youread their research? Do you understand it? When you speak to them, do you comeacross as a fiercely disciplined student who can viably contribute to thatprofessors research or classroom? Or do you come across as a sneaky andpresumptive (if not juvenile) kid whos trying to steal an advantage? Did youread that professors book and feel confused about a specific, complex issue?Did you understand the book entirely and want to know what else you shouldread?

With all this in mind, the key mistake to avoid is simplywasting a professors time. These are insanely busy, highly nerdy and focusedpeople. They arent your servants, and arent even a resource until youveproven yourself worthy of benefiting from their time and expertise.

Ask yourself this: do I genuinely need to get informationfrom this professor, or am I trying to squeeze out some amorphous advantage? Ifits the former, then youre good to go!

Last but not least...if you do contact a professor, get anative speaker or someone similar to proofread your email. There are veryspecific ways you should be polite, and they can be the difference betweenstriking up a wonderful correspondence, or having your email ignored.

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