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面试经历--死去活来

面试经历--死去活来

今天早上完成了第二个电话面试。心情至今不能平静。我将这两次面试比较一下,把一些小经验拿出来分享。同时还有一些问题向大家请教。ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
第一次是Florida的中国教授。时间12月2号凌晨1点在寝室。整个面试持续了1个多小时,除了寒暄的话之外,其他的全都是学术方面的。把我的整个货水全都弄了去。把我问的筋疲力尽,而且后来还有一些冷,直打哆嗦。还好,最后他告诉我,希望我去他那里,让我等学校的消息。可是至今还没有消息那。 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
第二次是purdue的美国教授。时间1月10号上午8点在实验室。教授按时打电话过来,由于上次的经验,我早已经把准备了很久的研究经历烂熟于胸,BBS上面的客套话也准备了好几条,还是很自信的。结果却出乎意料。 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
教授(LMM):Is that the Chinese guy? ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: (我愣)Yeah, this is **. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: Ok. What shall I call you? ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: My chinese name is **. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: So I will call you **. Nice to talk to you. You know that I have a chinese student ** here and I will let him to talk to you now. (声音转换,一个boy) ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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, **. Nice to talk to you. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: (感觉教授特别nice,让我放松一样,找了一个中国学生和我聊聊)Nice to talk to you too. I saw you on the website.  ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM:(又换成了教授) Okay...You can also contact with him if you have any question about your application and my research work. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: I see and I would like to. Thank you very much. (这个完全不在准备之中) ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: You shoule not care about your application to the ** program and I will sort it out at this end. (因为教授说我申请错系了)(感觉教授的声音特别随意,好像一边做饭一边聊天,而且,声音时大时小,有好多关键字都听不到,让我非常郁闷) ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: I am sorry that the phone is really not clear. I wonder why?... ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: Now is okay? (这回好一些了) ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: Yeah, it's okay now. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: Maybe it's because the Microphone. ............(重复上面的一句话) ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: I see. You have told me about this in the email. I am not worry about my application now. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: (长叹了一口气,好像是说我终于听懂了) Okay......., that's good. ... Do you have any questions about our conversion? ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: (又是电话不清楚,我只听清question,可能是问我研究经历,感觉这个应该是下一步 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
了)I have participated in several reseach acitivities... ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: (立刻打断)No...no..no..I dont care about your research experience.  ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
(我愣...)Okay, I ask you. What will you do after you finish you phD in the United State? ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: I will continue to do research work on computational biology. Because I am very interested in it and ...(一些牵强的理由). ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: ...university...company...?(没有听清) ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: I will stay in the university becasue I like the atmosphere of studying in the school. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: Okay...Will you go back to China or still stay in the United State. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: I think after finishing my phD I will go back to China... ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: I have a chinese colleague who is doing research on computational biology too. And he went back to Taiwan now. I think you can contact with him. It's necessary for you to talk to him about this question, although there are differences between the Taiwan and the mainland. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: Okay, I will. (感觉有点奇怪,但是又不敢轻易回答这个问题) ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: You know that there're also many differences between USA and China. Here in the USA, a graduate must study himself and figure out ideas himself. And the ...(这个时候好像教授收到了一个电话)please hold on a moment... ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
Boy: The professor is on another phone, please wait for a moment. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: It doesnt matter.(然后就和他聊了起来,当然还是英文。他介绍了他们实验室的情况,又说,他自己现在在作生物信息学。这个我最感兴趣了。我和这个中国学生了得很愉 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
快,大概聊了20多分钟的样子。) ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: I am back now. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: I have had a good talk with **. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: Yeah. I go on with my talk. You know the phd study takes so many years, and it is very hard and ... one's interest is very important. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: I see. And I am ready for it. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: LOL...nobody is ready for it...LOL... ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: ...(无语) ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: I think it's important for you to think of these questions. Becasuse the problem of the phone, you need not to answer me now. You can write to me later. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: Okay, I will write to you soon. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: Not soon. You can take a few days. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME: Okay, I will write to you as soon as I have answers. ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
LMM: Yeah! Have a good Saturday.....Take care! Bye! ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
ME:BYE! ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
总体感觉教授非常nice。根本没有刁难的意思。他好像也知道电话的问题,于是也没有 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
要求我回答很多的question。那个中国学生也非常好。整个面试很愉快。只可惜我被第一个中国教授吓坏了,那次把我弄得死去活来的,所以这次准备的全部都是专业知识,而其他问题只看了一遍,没有太多准备。结果这次面试却一点专业知识都没有涉及。倒是问了关于未来打算的问题。 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
这里我将这次教授问我的那几个问题拿出来,和大家讨论一下,到底我应该怎么回答那 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
个教授。尤其是最后一个问题。 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
1, What do I want to do as a graduate? ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
2, What am I interested in? ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
3, After finishing my phD, what will I do? ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
4, Will I stay in the United State or go back to China? ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
我不知道将来留在美国和回到中国对于录取有多大的影响。这个问题该怎么回答那? ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
总结,我觉得,中国教授一般都很了解自己人,一定要摸清底细才放心。所以中国教授的面试,一定要准备好专业知识。可能这也是BBS上面说得为什么不要找中国教授了。外国教授不会象中国教授这样问的那么细。一般都很nice。把那些经典问题准备一下,就没有问题了。 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
最后祝所有飞友都被offer砸。ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ

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康乃尔面试实录

1月12日,北京,大风,艳阳,寒冷,交通拥堵。ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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人物背景:Prof. Alexander, Director of Graduate Studies,the Department of Physics at Cornell, Highenergy physics, attending a workshop at IHEP, Beijing. 我,物理系小本。 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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9号收到的面试通知。老头子很体贴,说考虑到我在南京上学,可以给我250USD的差旅 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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费,我谢绝了,因为我住北京。 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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当时那个慌阿,赶紧上水木清华看面试实录,总结可能问到的问题,感觉受益很大。这都 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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是前人为我们打下的基础,所以,我感觉有义务也把自己的经历写下来。另外我考虑了半 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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天衣着问题,西装革履显然是不妥的,最后我决定用一个爱因斯坦的造型,希望能增大我 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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的录取概率。 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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头天晚上11点打电话把老头子叫醒,问他第二天在哪里。说实话,不是故意的,他回来 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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得迟。提前来到business centre of the 4-star hotel(我还是第一次到四星级饭店),坐那等了10分钟,听见里面一哥们极其亢奋地在交流,传出阵阵爽朗的笑声。那哥们似乎很牛,有research的说,我感到有点慌。 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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到我了,一个有力的握手,走进去坐下。老头子显然是对我的造型很感兴趣,掏出来一个dc,问能否给我找一张相。我当然说可以拉。老头子照完了以后就开始说他这个dc是新买 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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的,400万像素,我说,牛B,唉,我也正好想买一个,不过牌子太多,还没决定。他表示 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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同感,*^%*%(^@(此处删去200字)。又解释说要面试10个人,给我拍照是怕以后忘了。 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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进入主题,老头打开我的personal statement,开始读,边读边问,首先是我的家庭背景(从小受到有关科学的熏陶),然后是本科教育(现在在上什么课,上过什么课),研究经历(做了什么研究)。是闲聊式的,“could you talk about...”这种提问方式,给了我自己谈话的空间。大概讲了35分钟。 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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然后老头说,我们再来说说cornell,你准备到这里来做什么?关于我们学校你有没有什么问题?我随便说了说,啊,我对你们的XXX研究很感兴趣阿,然后也随便问了问。 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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老头问,你还申请了什么学校?如果给你offer会不会来?我说我不能保证一定会来,但我一定会认真考虑的。我说我还申请了一些其他的学校,harvard,caltech,Upenn,Umichgan,UNC等等。老头子说,阿,我知道我们在和谁竞争了,harvard,嗯……那个Upenn 也是竞争,不过是比我们lower(……#……%¥—还挺自负的)。 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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我问,什么时候能知道结果,他说要等admission committee讨论完了以后,在二月中旬之 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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前。我说,那就是还要等一个月,他说那是最晚的,我会催我手下人干活。现在我手下有八个professors在看材料,我经常捧了一大叠东东去找他们,星期一之前看完!……¥%—…·¥我想,反正就是等消息呗,也就没多问了。本来是很想问问我有多大的几率被录取的。 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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最后我问他,上次申请的时候tse还没出来,现在出来了,要不要给你一份成绩。老头说你 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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给也行,不过没必要,我们这种谈话more valuable。 ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ
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接着就是礼貌地表示遗憾不能多谈了,还有人在等,谢谢你,握手告别。下午还有强化部的同学面试,祝他好运!!ßå«=¹hYÊR‹forum.liuxuehome.comòÙ£(.шðÖ

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