一封教授建議的"陶瓷"信 寫法

Now, here is a letter that would DEFINITELY attract my attention:

Excellent email

Dear Prof. Das,

I am applying to KSU (amongst other places) for a Ph.D., and I am very interested in your research areas. I would like to explore the possibility of doing my research with you, with financial support.
One possible area that would interest me a lot is in applying Tikhonov
regularization to your problem in computational neuroscience, since I
understand that neural data can be very noisy, and yet sparse.
Alternately, I am also interested in applying evolutionary algorithms toyour genetic neural network parameter estimation. One of my other interests in in parallel processing. Are you considering parallel implementations for any of your optimization/estimation algorithms? Considering that the projects that you list in your web site would probably be very computationally intensive, that may be a worthwhile strategy to pursue.
I presented a paper entitled "Hybrid Gradient Descent Based Training ofProbabilistic Recurrent Networks" in the International Conference on Neural Networks and Image Processing, Bangalore, last year. It is a reviewed publication. If have attached a copy of the article in pdf format.
If you have available funds, and are interested in my application please let me know soon.
XYZ

My comments: This is a straightforward letter from someone with a genuine interest in my area . He is an exceptional candidate. He has evinced a keen desire to learn, and already has considerable mastery over my area of research . If I have any funding available, I would definitely try my very BEST to get this person . This person may have an MS degree, while many applicants have only a BS degree.

All grad schools deadline

Deadline and requirement

Harvard
Master of Architectural Design Studies
January 18, 2008

MIT
Master of Science in Architecture Studies (SMArchS)
December 15

• SOP-In the statement of objectives, applicants should indicate clearly which SMArchS area of study they seek to enter and why. Statements should clearly outline the applicant's qualifications for research in that area.

• TOEFL 100 Institution Code: 3514 Department Code: 12
• Portfolio
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MIT
MS. Media arts and science
December 15 (applications must bem submittedonline)
Tests required:
TOEFL IBT 100

• Send supporting materials to: MAS, Room E15-401

Special instructions:
1) Online applications are required.
2) Applicants must specify at least one but not more than three faculty with whom they are applying to work — list these faculty in order of preference at the opening of the statement of objectives. A list of faculty who are admitting students

CMU
MS. architecture
February 1

• A non-refundable application fee of US$75
• Official transcripts
• Statement of purpose
  On a separate sheet of paper type or print a one- or two-pages concise statement that includes the following information:
  1. A concise statement of your primary educational and research interests.
  2. An outline of your research experience and a list of any publications.
  3. A description of your background in architecture and allied fields that is particularly relevant to your objectives. Include any relevant work experience and any academic honors.
• GRE - Institution code for the GRE: 2074 Department code for the GRE: 4401
• TOEFL IBT-100 Institution code for the TOEFL: 2074 Department code for the TOEFL: 12
• 3 Letters of Recommendation- Do NOT include letters of recommendation in the package you are mailing to the School of Architecture. Download .PDF
• Financial Aid Request Form Download .PDF

Columbia
MS. CS
on-application link

NYU ITP
January 8th

• a completed application form

• personal statement, current resume

• 2 letters of recommendations

• official transcripts

• the application fee

• an optional creative portfolio.
• TOEFL
  *everything can now be submitted online except transcripts, portfolios and TOEFL scores.
  

Gatech
January 15
• Georgiat Tech Graduate Admissions On-line Application
• Three Letters of Recommendation
• Examples of previous design work -if required by selected area of specialization
• Examples of previous research and written work -if required by selected area of specialization
• Official transcripts from all previously attended institutions of higher learning
• Statement of Personal and Professional Goals
• Personal Biography Form
• Scores of Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for non-U.S. residents/citizens whose native tongue is other than English
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
• Financial Statement (for non-U.S. residents/citizens)


Boston
MA. CS
January 1

• General test required (no specific minimum score required)
  
• TOEFL IBT-79
• full on-line registration link