吉林大学飞跃手册.doc

写在前面 今天，吉大飞跃手册的初稿总算完成了。虽然不是像北京大学、上海交通大学的飞跃手册那样的“巨著”，一来，我们编辑组的人员及时间有限，二来，既然已经有了相对完善的体系，我们也就不再花费精力另辟蹊径了。（如果你说我们偷懒，我们也无可辩驳的,呵呵）但是，我想说，这里面有很多我们的经验及教训是十分珍贵的，是我们作为飞跃者，同时是一个吉大人的切身经历，我相信这是对吉大后来的飞跃者们更具有针对性的帮助。所以，在阅读本文前，我建议同学们最好先看一下北大或者交大的飞跃手册，或者结合两者一起阅读，从中你会有意想不到的收获。同时，我想在这里强调的是：我们写这个的目的不是为了怂恿大家都出国，说国外是多么多么的美好。而是让更多的人了解出国究竟是怎么一回事，并能够把它视为自己职业、人生规划的一种可能性，像考研、工作一样，而不是很多人眼中的有钱人家的孩子或者所谓学习尖子的专利。诚然，在这个过程中，我们需要投入大量的时间与精力，以及一定的金钱，但不管最后的结果如何，当你回头，你会发现你的用心投入终究是有回报的，不管它是物质层面上的，还是精神层面上的。Life is either a daring adventure，or nothing！ PS：本文是按照上海交通大学留学手册2008-2009版的编排顺序进行编写。同时，和上有几乎所有出国留学所需的参考资料，请充分利用资源。鸣 谢 3.2 英语考试问题在/上，有包括TOEFL,GRE和GMAT的官方的关于考试内容，流程及报名方法的具体介绍。3.2.1 TOEFL考试吉大有三个托福考场，考试较为方便。考试时务必携带要求的两类证件和学生处开具的在读证明。（学院的教务处就行，好像需要照片，盖章） 小编D：由于iBT考试中口语、写作部分都需要听文章或对话，因此听力是iBT的关键因素，建议考前精读官方指南，熟悉题型和评分标准，而后将delta作为基础训练册，提高水平。Barron中的模拟练习题可以作为考前强化训练，要强调的是，官方指南和delta的难度均低于实际考试难度，Barron的听力及口语的第四、第六题、小作文是略难于实际考试的，因其脉络不如真题清晰。delta分蓝、红两版：蓝版侧重技能分项训练，红版侧重成套模拟试题的训练，但是两版都没有电子模拟考场。Barron的电子模拟考场略有别于真实考试，不过相对来说比较有参考价值。另外，近几年被新航道引进的Kaplan也是TOEFL的经典参考教材，其整体难度略高于真题，不过个别出题思路与真实考试相左，有相应的电子模拟考题，但大陆版都似乎有个别乱码现象。口语的练习推荐新航道的口语真经。里面有多年的真题，可以用它重点练习3-6题。小编J: 推荐看老友记，个人觉得它创造出一个英语学习的环境，对听力和口语都有很大的帮助。还有就是科学美国人：/podcast/?ref=p_house，跟托福考试听力的内容很相近，个人觉得比VOA什么的好。其他推荐美剧：经典爱情剧Sex and the City，医生题材爱情励志剧Greys Anatomy，时尚励志剧Ugly Betty，政法题材励志剧Boston Legal，现代奇幻剧Lost，都市奇幻剧Hero，史诗奇幻剧Legend of the Seeker3.2.2 GRE 考试 吉大学生一般在哈尔滨考GRE，机考地点在智力大厦302室（文库街16号，从火车站打车10元左右，或坐16路,109路到文景市场下车,走一小段路就到了.），具体路线可以使用google地图搜索一下，建议大家住哈尔滨工业大学的留学生公寓，咨询电很近，而且价格公道。笔考地点在黑龙江大学，建议住黑大留学生公寓，最好预约，电话/ 86609033。另外，考场座次安排在考前几天可以在太傻或寄托上查到。3.2.3 GMAT考试哈尔滨GMAT考点：黑龙江大学一号教学楼303室备考材料 最基本的备考材料包括Official Guide、刘振民的GMAT语法改错精解、陈向东的GRE GMAT LSAT逻辑推理、北美GMAT范文、白勇的GMAT语法全解。 如果想在逻辑和阅读方面多做些强化训练，可以用LSAT的逻辑题和GRE的阅读。备考材料的选择是一个战略性问题，可以根据自身情况选择不同的组合。许多资料可以在找到。P.S 如果有具体问题欢迎联系作者，email & MSN：dl_IELTS ? SUB ?Sub: 哈尔滨考点：地点和GRE general考试一般是一样的，只是偶尔会因为学术会议更改。考前可以去国际交流中心核实个人考场位置，但其实不核实也行，因为一般所有专业的sub都在一个考场（对，所有在哈尔滨考sub的人一般只有一个考场那么多）。Sub一般在每年8、9月份报名，考试时间在每年11月初。因为一年只有一次，所以比较令人头疼。比较建议大四时再考，不是特别耽误申请，但是可能需要对个别申请截止较早的学校申明自己sub成绩的问题。至于sub的复习，建议咨询同方向的前辈。一般来说，sub复习有两大尴尬，一是，某些考试内容可能需要你自学，二是，复习资料缺乏。推荐普林斯顿出的Cracking GRE Sub系列教材，很基础却很有用。PS：很多sub材料可以从淘宝等网上小店买到。4.3.1 成绩单 本科生在读成绩单吉林大学在校本科生办理出国成绩单具体程序如下： （1）新版吉林大学本科生出国成绩单模板在吉大主页“教学在线”左侧的“下载中心”处的“学生下载”。（注：为方便广大已经办理过出国成绩单的同学，直至本学期期末，我处将采取两套成绩单格式并行的方式办理出国成绩单。）（2）学生登录进入学分制教务管理系统或登录网址下载原始成绩单，并按照模板制作出国成绩单。 （3）参照“原始成绩单”按学期顺序将课程名称等内容翻译成英文，并添加到“吉林大学学生成绩单”（中英文）空表格中。英文成绩单中百分制成绩保持不变；英文成绩单中五级分制成绩折算如下：优：A; 良：B; 中：C; 及格：D; 不及格：E. （4）中英文成绩单要如实填写培养方案规定的所在专业的必修课、选修课各门课程的学时、学分和成绩，不得随意增减课程、修改成绩。全校普通教育公共选修课在满足四大类八学分的基础之上不做硬性要求。 （5）本科生办理出国成绩单按学校相关规定，每张成绩单收取工本费人民币5元。办理地点：教务处综合科（行政楼320房间）电话85166993 。 办理时间：每周二、周四的上午8：3011：00，下午1：304：00。 相关要求：办理成绩单时请携带电子版或发邮件至 教务处的工作人员会将成绩核对无误之后打印在防伪纸上并盖章，同时教务处有售成绩单专用信封，5元一个，可以当场封口盖章。 研究生在读成绩单 吉大在读研究生，若本科学位也在吉大取得，则可在吉大行政楼12楼档案馆同时开具本科和研究生期间的成绩单。4.3.2 在读证明的办理吉林大学在校生（包括本科生和研究生）办理在读证明具体程序如下： （1）在田家炳学生活动中心B座（原C食堂）学生管理处201室开具学生处的在读证明。（此证明同时可以用来在TOEFL考试时证明学生身份） （2）带上述证明去行政楼517室开带有学校题头的中英文在读证明（那里有模版），然后盖章，5块钱一份。在读证明可以与成绩单一起封在成绩单的信封里。4.4 信用卡的准备经过我们多个同学验证，招商银行的双币卡比较好用，操作方便，功能稳定。4.6 选择申请学校 应该是4.5吧学校的选择涉及的范围很广，包括所选学校的排名，地理位置，气候环境，资金状况等等等等。不同专业的定位很不一样，同学们最好能在申请前咨询一下本专业的飞跃成功的师兄师姐，对本专业的定位有一个了解（但请勿将TA们当百度知道使用）。但也不一定拘泥于此，申请的过程中有很多的可能性。选校时找到所申请专业的大学排名，最好是Excel格式的，便于做标记。推荐一个选校网站： 5留学文书准备 PS，CV，推荐信用纸若能找到带有本学院标头的是最理想的，如果没有，行政楼打印室（跟校长室在同一层）或者友谊会馆内的吉林大学纪念品中信有售带吉大标志的纸和信封，信纸15元一本，显得更为正式一点。如果学校对这方面要求不很严格，用A4纸也行。5.2 个人陈述 思考录取委员会想从PS中得到什么信息?一些很有用的建议： A Picture of Your Overall Personality - How will you give a picture of your personality? I would suggest that you imply rather than state the facts. For instance, dont say I am a smart person. Demonstrate it, imply it. Dont say I am energetic. Give evidence by the fact that you worked after school for six hours every day and still had time to play on the volleyball team. Academic Background and Work Experience - It would be a mistake to talk about your high school. Start with your undergraduate career. School records may be worth mentioning if there is something extraordinary about them. Continuity - Admissions officers are looking for some continuity in what you have done, what you want to do in the near future and what you hope to do in the distant future. So, connect them. Commitment and Motivation - Rather than simply saying I am committed, find a way of inferring that you are indeed highly committed and motivated to your proposed field of study. Communication Skills - They will be looking at your writing skills - how well you can present yourself clearly and intelligently when writing, hence the importance of spending considerable time on the statement.These five points are very general but almost every university wants to know about them. They may be too general but if you miss one of them you are probably missing something important.General Dos and DontsDos Do take a lot of time writing your personal statement. - Dont do this at the last minute. Plan to spend a month or so preparing for the essay. Plan to let it rest for a week, so you have time to mull it over and get a perspective on it. Dont be hasty and sloppy. Do read the question carefully. - If they ask you why you want to go to law school, answer that. If they ask what your career goals are, answer that question. Dont go off on a tangent or get too verbose. Do write the length of personal statement they ask for.If they ask for 200 words give them that or 190 or 220. You dont give them a 1000 and you dont give them 50. Type your final draft unless they tell you not to. - Type it well with no mistakes. Buy some good paper. If youre writing it, see that it is clear and legible. Do write a separate personal statement for each university. - There is no reason why you cant take a paragraph from one essay and apply it to another. Your essays dont have to be every word different but each university would like to think that you are especially interested in their program. Each university is different. Make something about your essay distinctive to that university and mention its name. Dont write an all-purpose general essay. Admissions faculties dont like that. Do as much research on the university as you can. - If you can get hold of a catalogue, read it. If you can find someone who went to the university, talk to them. Find out as much as you can about the university. You dont want to say I have always wanted to go to Harvard because I wanted to find out about the Great American West. As most of you know, Harvard is not in the Great American West. It is in Massachusetts. Accentuate your positive qualities. - If you had the highest mark in class, make sure that they know it. Make sure that they know that you were able to hold a full-time job while going to school. Make sure that they know that you won any awards. Make sure that they know that you were captain of a team. Mention your positive achievements as they apply to your graduate admission. - The information you provide in your personal statement about your important achievements must be related to your field. If you are applying for medicine and you have won a poetry prize, dont mention your poetry prize because you may not have space. It is a good thing, but you may need to fill your application with more relevant information. On the other hand, you could mention your work as organizer of blood donation camps or your internships as a psychiatric care worker. Do mention your work experience, or volunteer work that you may have done or extra-curricular activities if they relate to your field. - For example, if you are going to apply to business school and you were on the basketball team you may think that it is not relevant. However if you learnt leadership qualities, if you learnt how to endure defeat, if you learnt management skills by being captain of the basketball team, then it is relevant. You have to show the relevance. If you had a job after school, working in the college bookstore or you have done volunteer work at a hospital, this is relevant - you have learnt management skills at the shop. You have learnt to interact with people while you worked in the hospital. Be definite in your application. - Dont say - I hope to do this; I might like to do that. Say I want to do this, I am planning to do this, I intend to do that. Your language is definite. It is not hesitant and indecisive. Donts Dont try to second-guess admissions faculty, as I have already said, and dont flatter them. - Dont say Ive always wanted to study at the University of Montana because I have heard that it is the best university in the world to study medicine. It may not be and even if it is, it sounds like flattery. Dont be phony. - Be honest. Admissions faculty can spot a dishonest essay a mile away. It would not be to your advantage to be dishonest as you might get into a university and then find it was not the right place for you. Dont glorify yourself. - Dont say - I was the best tennis player in the whole city of Madras. That is boasting. However being modest and subtle are also not good qualities. There is a medium between being modest and boastful. Do not repeat materials that are already on the application. - Dont say My major is Physics because you have already said that somewhere else. Instead say While I majored in Physics I also took . or My Physics major enabled me to take special courses in. and. Do mention your knowledge and experience in the field at the university level. It is usually a poor idea to mention your high school experience unless something exceptional happened at that time that changed your life or affected your career choice. Follow these guidelines and your personal statement for graduate school will stand out among all personal statement submitted. 小编D： PS修改，我用的是essayedge：/, 他们提供的Grand Service很划算，提交初稿之后，对方会指定一名编辑为你修改，并将改过的版本发还，此后一周内，你可以无限次的提出修改意见及问题，要求再次修改直到满意为止。编辑非常负责（至少我遇到的是这样），每次回复不会超出24小时，一般都是晚上发出意见，早上就能收到回复，有几次一小时之内就收到回复。缺点是费用相对较高，Grand Service要$192.95.小编J：PS自己和请别人都改了很多遍，但心里总不踏实，最后我使用的是usadream：/usadream2009，一个美国留学生创办的文书修改组织，由在美国学习多年的各专业学生帮助修改。他不像一般的留学机构那么商业化，而且在专业内容的修改方面独有一套。同时，将自己的PS发过去询问一些意见时免费的。推荐两个网址/apa/personalstatement/gettingstarted.html/index.html5.3 简历 挑最重要的，最有特色的写在前面，整体要简洁。某厚脸皮小编的简历样本，加不加？（请有选择的模仿）：Jiang，WenyanAddress：2699 Qianjin Dajie,NanYuanSiShe xxx, Jilin UniversityChangchun, Jilin 130012P.R.ChinaE-mail: EDUCATIONJilin University, Jilin, China, Sept. 2005-presentB.S. in Biological Science, College of Life Science GPA: 88/100 3.83/4.0 Major GPA: 87/100 3.87/4.0RESEARCH INTERESTCell Biology, Neuroscience and ImmunologyRESEARCH EXPERIENCE Participated in the innovative research in soilless culture of capsicum Oct. 2005-Aug. 2006 Joined in the innovative research in the “Application of near infrared reflected spectroscopy to quantitative analysis of protein and polysaccharides in Coriolus versicolor“ Mar. 2006-April. 2008 Took part in the research ”Rapid and simultaneous determination of essential components in five varieties of anti-tuberculosis tablets“ Dec. 2006-Sept. 2007 Worked as the research assistant in the project “The mutation of Cordyceps militaris and its molecular identificationsupported by XIUZHENG Company with a funding of 800,000 RMB Sept. 2007 -present Participated in the Academic Summer Camp holding by Institute of Nutritional Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai and discussed current research directions and techniques of Diabetes II and Obesity with academicians July 2008 Assisted in the project “The research of HPV vaccine mediated by AdenovirusJune 2008-presentPUBLICATIONW. Jiang, B. Yang and L. Zhang, “Application of near infrared reflected spectroscopy to quantitative analysis of protein and polysaccharides in Coriolus versicolor”, submitted to LiShiZhen Medicine and Materia Medica ResearchSKILLS Laboratory skills: RRLC System, LC/MS/MS System, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer, ELISA System, and Kjeldahl determination Computer skills: C, TQ Analyst, MatlabEXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Registered member of the Chinese Young Volunteers Association. Volunteer in Psychology Association of Jilin University. Member in Roller Skaters Union and Sports Amateurs Union of Jilin University. Volunteer in Wildlife Conservation Association of Jilin University. HONORS & AWARDS Academic Scholarship of Jilin University 2005-2007 Gold Medal in the Table Tennis Championship of Jilin University 2005-2006 Certificate of Public Relation of Higher Education 2006 National Computer Rank Examination Certificate (Level 2) 2006ENGLIGSH PROFICIENCY GRE General: TOTAL 1280, Verbal 510 (64%), Quantitative 770 (88%), AW 3.5 (20%) June 9th , 2008 TOEFL: TOTAL 104, Reading 30, Listening 29, Speaking 20, Writing 25 Nov. 1st, 2008HOBBIESTable tennis, Cuisine, Painting, Reading and Roller Skating 补充：为了看起来整齐美观，罗列各项时最好用表格形式，最后选择无边框即可。5.4 推荐信 虽然很多学校推荐将推荐信进行网上提交，有些学校甚至硬性规定，但还是同学们在寄送纸质材料的时候将信纸和信封口签有推荐人英文名字的密封好的推荐信（有些学校还要求特殊的推荐表）放在里面。因为在网上推荐的过程中会有很多意外。一般来说，网申推荐信的提交基本有三种模式：（1）有些老师会坚持TA帮你进行网上提交，你把写好的推荐信发给TA就行；（2）事先请求推荐人将收到的要求填写网推表格的邮件转发给你；（3）事先征得的推荐人同意，为TA申请一个邮箱，并用此邮箱接收申请学校来信，对自己进行推荐。 小编D：一定要找带过课的教授签，这样比较有说服力。之前一定要和教授有良好的沟通，最好面谈几次。内容方面越具体越好，最好有具体的事例。另外，对于转专业出国的同学，可以找本专业的教授签，只要能说明申请人在学术能力方面的优越性即可。最后补充一点，三封推荐信一定要体现出差异性，从语言和结构上尽量不要雷同。6 网上申请小编J：可以先建立一个Excel的表格，把各个学校的信息分类汇总，包括学校排名，G,T送分情况，纸质材料寄送情况，网申表格填写情况，申请费支付情况，小米联系方式等，然后对每个学校设置一个超链接到一个文件夹，里面可以放争对这个学校的PS，推荐表等。这样整体比较有条理和层次。所有材料在提交前一定要仔细地检查一遍，或找个飞友互相检查。7 材料寄送UPS 吉大5折代理：尹磊同学邦快递 对吉大学生打折，电话预约8009881888-103的时候话务员会告诉你全价，但在交费的时候会按6折计算。8 联络考试中心要求寄送成绩 GRE现在有网上提交送分申请的服务，所有送分方式统一为20美元一份。TOEFL直接在教育部考试中心的往上送，136+2RMB一份。 小编J：T送分一定要早！高峰期，一送送一个多月是常有的事！而且有可能送丢，所以送完之后还要和小秘确认一下对方是否收到。小编就有惨痛教训，第一次没送出去，迟迟没能开始 。不过GT成绩单在截止日期以后到达是可以的，最好在邮寄材料中包含GT成绩复印件。有的学校有复印件就开始审材料了。9.3 套磁 始终保持一个积极的态度，会有意想不到的收获在陶瓷前一定要对自己的具体方向有所定位，切忌对一个学院的老师随机的乱套。在陶瓷初期，走学术路线比较容易吸引老师注意力！在了解被套老师的学术背景时，建议了解该老师最近的研究兴趣，研究方向，发表论文，近期学术会议，并检索该老师的代表性论文，总结其他学术人士对这些论文及观点的评价。在陶瓷中后期，建议要人性的陶瓷，不要轻易提出过分要求。另外，有时候电话面试你的教授也是可以套的，套的原理大致相同，但求更快取得对方芳心10 签证 小编S签经： 因为长春没有中信银行，所以要提前一天去沈阳交费。沈阳北站下车后向左侧走，大概10分钟，可以找到中信银行北站分行，在家乐福后面。交签证费904rmb。然后打车去美国领事馆，10元，也可以坐265去，在领事馆站下车。 到达美国领事馆，外面已经封路，还有武警守卫，感觉挺吓人的。下车后有很多人问是不是签证，什么住宿，填表格，照相，机票的服务。我在周围走了一会，就在附近找了家旅馆，30元，好象叫美日旅馆，条件一般。大家也可也住广联宾馆，那个条件好些。28日，早6点半起床，洗漱完去附近的粥铺吃饭。然后到领事馆街对面排队。大约8点，武警出来叫人。我竟然是第一个，过去之后对身份证，护照。然后左走，到窗口登记，交护照，身份证，ds-表格，签证费收据（玻璃上面写着）。这时那个中国女的态度很是不好，把东西一顿扔呀。之后右转，过安检，进去后有人带路，再过安检，来到签证大厅。（都有指示牌，不用担心迷路）先到5，6号窗口交材料，F1好像是护照，ds表格，sevis收据，签证费收据，I-20。之后会给你一张号码。再到1号窗口排队按指纹，先左手四指，再右手四指，最后两个大拇指，期间有中国志愿者帮忙，态度很nice。完事就回大厅等着，大厅电视里播美国的宣传片，不同人说Welcome to America。等喇叭喊你的名字跟号码到几号窗口面签。我是001号，到4号窗口，签证官小韩。可能因为我是第一个，感觉之前他已经看过我的材料，所以对话很简单。Me: Good morning, Sir.VO: Good morning, what will you study in US?Me: I will study biomedical sciences.VO: Can I see your resume?Me: Ok, here you are.Me：Do you want to see my Study and Career Plan.VO 连忙摇头，说no，noVO: How do you know this university？Me：balabala.VO: How many universities have you applied?Me: balabala.VO: OK, there is no problem. But your school will start on August 24th, and there is a long time from now. So your visa will be approved three months before your school start. 随后就拿出红条 盖上章 approved processing我一算, 开学前三个月是5月底才能拿到签证。我之前已经有check的心里准备，说了thank you ，拿着红条就出来了。出来后拿着红条到对面的邮局办理ems邮递，50元，不用担心找不到，有很多中介领路。准备的很多东西都没用到，但大家还是准备全一些。附：Check list:1. Passport 2. I-20 3. 签证费收据 4. sevis收据 5. 身份证，学生证 6. DS表格（沈阳要求双面打印，在南区的奔腾就能双面打印。照片我是在林园路的柯达照的，能照美国签证照片。DS-156 共三页，打印出来是一个双面的，一个单面的，共两张纸。DS-157一页一张纸。DS-158两页打在一张纸上。其中沈阳方面要求中英文对照的，DS-156是网填，填完后在7，8项要写中文名跟代码，地址也要在旁边写中文的。DS-157网上现在都是中英文左右对照在一页上那种，这样一个这种表就行，不用再找中文的。DS-158要求一个英文的，一个中文的，沈阳领事馆那个连接不好使了，大家去网上好好找找，找不到qq479588071跟我要。） 7. Resume，PS 8. Study and Career Plan （这个要好好准备，主要是归国计划要详细。但我问签证官想不想听或看我的归国计划时，他连忙摇头，说NO。 9. Official Transcripts 10. G，T 成绩单 Anan的签经开始迷迷糊糊的 把面谈的日子选在了5-12国难日 多少有点无奈的紧张11号中午到的沈阳，然后直奔中信银行交签证费，A和B已经在那里等我了。然后到了住处安顿一下就去领事馆踩点，馆外面都没什么人了，只有武警大哥们