To study in South Korea, applicants need to be certified for a magnetic set, to ensure that their own set of magnetic letter can get the professor’s response, for the application of extra points.
The following is the small edition of the South Korean study abroad set of magnetic message requirements and matters needing attention.
1. Do not directly express your intention to apply, but talk about your own knowledge and understanding of the subject according to the professor’s research topic.
In this way, students have high academic requirements. They should combine their own knowledge and do their homework on the professor’s research in advance.
2. Come straight to the point, express your intention to apply, directly express your interest in the professor’s research direction, and ask your own questions about the professor’s research project and field or make a research plan related to it.
Once you’ve sent a “magnetic message” by email, all you have to do is wait.
In general, if the professor is interested in the point you are making in your email, he or she will respond quickly.
After receiving the professor’s reply, don’t be too excited. Read the professor’s tone and content carefully and make further reply and communication according to the professor’s requirements.
1. Koreans attach great importance to etiquette, so in the process of “setting up a conversation” with the professor, it is important to make the professor feel respected. It is important to use honorifics correctly.
The length of the set of magnetic signals should not be too long.
There is no uniform style or requirement for a set of magnetic messages. You can elaborate your views according to your own understanding of the subject.
Be sure not to rush the professor for a response or result.
2. Discipline foundation and research level are the key points of the sleeve.
In order to get the professor’s attention, you need to convey that you have genuine motivation for admission and some research ability.
The contents of the set of magnetic mainly introduce their own research experience and future plans, highlight their own strengths, if you are familiar with the professor’s project, you can show it, but remember not to know what you do not know.
If you don’t have research experience, make a brief introduction and let the professor know you.
3. Don’t rush!
Don’t get stuck!
If the professor doesn’t respond to your email for more than a week, there will probably be no follow-up, and students can move on to other professors.
4. Don’t “mass email” multiple professors in a department.
Professors don’t talk about who they’re going to hire, but the names of the candidates will be circulated, and it will be awkward for the professor who wants you to see that your name has been written by another professor.
One or two of the most important professors in a department will do.
FAQ transmitting frequency if sent, a professor at the first letter after waiting two or three days failed to reply, this is very normal, but not received or think professor and professor wants to let you have the impression and the next two inside back cover letters every day, this will let professor impression is very poor, it is best to 1 ~ 2 weeks in frequency, of course if the professor to reply you,
Then you should reply promptly.
Remember back to set of porcelain letter many people are afraid to disagree, in the mind, applying for graduate school is a lifetime event in my life, how can I forget.
What I want to say here is that people in China are used to using wechat, QQ and phone. They don’t realize that overseas university email is the official communication channel.
You may not get back to your professor right away if you send him a letter, but don’t give up. Once he does, don’t wait a while to reply.
Don’t ramble on and on about your stories, hobbies, personality and other irrelevant topics. Professors have limited time to read a letter. When they open an email and see a very long letter, they lose the courage to read carefully, let alone read several paragraphs that have not come to the point.
Professor in the letter, not to mention the actual research content some letter just said hello, XX professor I am XX, XX, I made my professor is very interested in your project, to look forward to reply, and so on, the obvious is that’s not the right attitude, there is no work, no project and essay for professor to do some homework, said the surge of emotion surge in your mail,
It’s hard to get a professor to take you seriously.
If you are not sure what words to use, try to keep them simple. If a letter is not clear to the professor, the professor’s first impression is that the student has communication problems.
Generally speaking, professors prefer to be more direct. They do not like brownnose flowers and do not want to see the feeling of caution from students, so they can say what they want to say directly. However, they should pay attention to basic politeness, do not call the professor by his or her name, and write best wishes at the end of the letter.
However, don’t read between the lines to make the professor feel like you’re pushing him to make a decision, or that you’re arrogant, or that you don’t care if the professor wants you, etc.
These are sometimes just the result of our unintentional, but must be avoided.
