Teacher, if I have anything to ask, can you leave me your contact information?

I believe that students who have completed the exam in 2019 are deeply aware of the fact that the postgraduate entrance examination is an information war and a time war.

So after finishing the exam, I received a lot of messages from my friends! The question is the same: Do I need to contact my tutor?

You can see that the students are very active, and the senior sister is very happy~

Then senior sister will tell you a few things about contacting the tutor today~ ~~

There are three situations for contacting the tutor:

Before the preliminary examination of the postgraduate entrance examination: Contact the tutor in advance just to leave an impression on the tutor. The main teacher will not give a clear reply at this stage. , you can contact me or not. Anyway, there is no loss. Friends who have time can contact me.

Before the postgraduate entrance examination re-examination, and before the preliminary test scores come out: In fact, you can already contact the tutor at this stage. Although the scores have not come out, you still need to express your intention to the teacher

Postgraduate entrance examination re-examination Before and after the preliminary test scores are out: No matter how high or low your scores are, be sure to contact your instructor! ! ! ! The number of tutors is limited. To a large extent, the tutor will first select from the students who contact him.

First of all, I will give you an example of a friend’s self-recommendation letter to give you a sense of the reality of contacting a tutor.

I will call this friend Z for short. Below I will share with you the communication process of a teacher that Z contacted before~~ Although I failed to become the teacher’s disciple in the end, the teacher The encouragement and replies still brought a great source of motivation to Z.

(My performance in the retest was so good that I was accepted by the big guys in the group. It was also very hilarious (manual funny))

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z’s story

The following are some exchanges between z and the teacher:

Z’s first email was sent on October 26, which is what many students said to contact the teacher before the first test. The contact information can be found through the official website of the college.

This is z’s first email communication with the teacher. Now it seems that the amount of information is actually redundant and there is no streamlined information. A good email needs to contain: Who am I (school (professional achievement award), I want to apply for your postgraduate degree (intention and determination), these two key messages are enough, don’t be too long, the teacher is busy at work every day, so I only want to express my intention in concise words.

When the first email was sent out, Z felt uneasy because he didn’t know whether the teacher would reply. He was still a little worried. However, what made Z happy was that at noon the next day, the teacher wrote:

The teacher’s reply is relatively official, and you are welcome to apply for the official reply. But when the teacher replied to the email, he responded kindly with the last two digits of Z’s name. At that time, Z thought, this teacher replied and was kind, not bad, so let’s take the exam well.

Many students are discussing whether it is necessary to send an email to the instructor before the preliminary exam. I think the purpose of sending an email is to let the teacher know that you are a person and leave an impression on the teacher. As for whether the teacher will accept you or not, I can guarantee that many teachers will welcome applications, so the final admission will depend on your grades. So for this step, it depends on the individual. You can contact me in advance, or you can wait until the score comes out before contacting you.

Later, when the scores for the postgraduate entrance examination came out, z decided to strike while the iron was hot and attack again. As soon as the scores came out, z sent another email to the teacher:

The key information of this email is still It mainly includes: Who am I from before, how many points did I get in the exam, I really want to go to your graduate school, and the most important thing is, if you still have a spot, do you want me?

The teacher is very fast. I replied to z’s email:

The teacher’s first reply was very official. When z was thinking about life and trying to figure out the teacher’s intentions, the teacher directly sent another email. This email It directly caused the stone in Z's heart to fall to the ground, because he gave Z the information of his graduate students and asked Z to contact him if he had any questions. This was also a kind of acquiescence.

At this point, the communication with the teacher is basically over, which is equivalent to getting the teacher’s approval.

Z’s story is over, then my senior will talk to you about how to find a mentor.

How to find a tutor for the postgraduate entrance examination?

Supervisors will play a vital role in your future graduate career, and they absolutely need to be carefully selected and considered comprehensively. "The tutors all say that we should select students with spirituality and potential, but the interview time is so short. If you can find a tutor to sell yourself in advance, you will be more confident." This is a common thought among many postgraduate candidates. The tutor must be contacted. This does not need to be considered. How to contact the tutor is worthy of our consideration.

What should I pay attention to when contacting a tutor?

First of all, let me talk about two points. The first and most important point that needs to be considered is - matching. Choosing a mentor does not only depend on his professional title, paper publications, scientific research projects, etc., but more importantly, before choosing a mentor, you need to examine your own situation and clarify your own needs in order to find the mentor who best matches you. I hope everyone can understand that only the right one is the best.

Just like shoes that don’t fit, no matter how beautiful they are, it’s painful to put them on. How do you judge your compatibility with the many candidates for mentorship?

Second point, to put it simply, the key to choosing a mentor is three things: time, method, and channels.

Time:

Candidates with ideal scores will usually contact their tutors after their scores come out, but they must also know how to measure and use appropriate methods to avoid causing resentment to the tutors.

For candidates who may have missed the mark, it is recommended that you make sure you have passed the re-examination line after the score line is out, and then consider contacting the instructor. Even if you contact the instructor after the scores are out, the instructor has not confirmed that you can Before entering the re-examination, if you don’t know the student well, you will generally not make a promise easily. Generally speaking, you will not respond.

Method:

E-mail is the best way to contact you. Before writing an email, you need to pay attention to the format and wording of the email. The content of the email includes basic personal information, study status, research direction and interests. The research field of the target mentor, etc. Therefore, everyone needs to find the tutor’s most important works or most proud academic achievements in advance. Read it several times before sending the email, and show your sincerity by showing that you have read his book in the email content. The content should be organized, tell the tutor about your determination and confidence in studying for graduate school, and leave a good impression on the tutor; finally, the email should be drafted repeatedly to find out whether the written content is clearly expressed and whether the structure and organization of the content are clear. Tutors are generally very busy, so you should not send emails to the tutor frequently. Try to send them during working hours. It is best to register a new NetEase email account for your email account. Do not write a nickname in the account name. It is best to use your own name. Informal email addresses are very useful. It may be treated as spam by the instructor. It needs to be emphasized here that it is very impolite to call the tutor rashly, and it is unrealistic to meet with the tutor in advance. Moreover, it is very likely that you will not be fully prepared to meet with the tutor, exposing your own weaknesses, and the gain outweighs the loss. Everyone needs to remember this. Talking too much will lead to mistakes, especially when you pretend to understand something you don’t understand.

Channels:

The more you know about your tutor, the greater your chances of winning. The more you know, the more weight you have for success! So, from which channels should we get tutor information? The first is through consultation with fellow graduate students and fellow students. Due to the asymmetry of information, the biggest difficulty during the postgraduate entrance examination is not that you don't work hard, but that you want to work hard but have no direction. At this time, you need the guidance of the almighty seniors. The real resource advantage depends largely on whether you have access to information and opportunities that are not easily available to others.

Students who are graduate students usually have more contact with their supervisors and have a better understanding of their supervisors’ research habits and preferences. They can often provide a lot of important “exclusive information”. If we can learn about the tutor's research habits and academic concerns from their notes or conversations, then we can refer to the above information, be one step ahead of others, and prepare what the teacher cares about. In this way, we have a greater chance of winning. . At the same time, after a year of study (many tutors will teach them in the first year of graduate school), the seniors have a deeper understanding of the characteristics of teachers and are better able to provide accurate guidance. The second is the introduction of tutors from the school’s official website.

You can collect tutor information according to the instructions on the official website, including research fields, academic achievements, etc.

Finally, I wish you all success in your postgraduate entrance exams and that you can find your favorite teacher! ! !