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发信人: bartonchen (闲云野鹤), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: 教授如是看待中国学生(zz)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2002年01月22日08:30:23 星期二), 站内信件
发信人: popodragon (泡泡龙), 信区: AdvancedEdu
标 题: 教授如是看待中国学生
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Fri Jan 18 15:31:20 2002)
Well, since you want an honest evaluation, I'll tell you what I can.
What we've found in the past is that students from China generally put
so much effort into their GRE and TOEFL, that the scores mean nothing.
We've admitted students who got perfect GRE scores and high TOEFLs who
didn't turn out to be all that bright or to speak English all that well.
Also, what we've seen are letters of recommendation that were clearly
written by the students and only signed by the professors. Since we're
just reading the student's words, we tend to focus on the statement of
purpose (where you describe your skills and what you want to do), and on
the grade transcripts. I've read many statements of purpose that are
two pages long and say nothing. If somebody can actually describe their
skills and the work they want to do, that stands out. Likewise, we'll
look at grades from all the students applying from a particular school.
Usually, you can find one or two classes that have professors who grade
more harshly. If somebody gets a good grade from a hard professor, that
stands out as well.
It's obviously easier to consider students from schools like Tsinghua
because we get enough applications from there that you can really
compare the students to each other. Coming from a less famous school
certainly hurts your chances, but it doesn't ruin them.
That's what I look for when I consider students from China. So, I hope
you understand that nothing that you've sent me allows me to tell you
how well you might do if you applied here. I would need to see your
whole application.
Thanks,
xxx
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