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如何使用这些Links
看。看的基础是什么看的基础是你要结合自己目前的申请局势来分析，这些Links只是提供一些观点，仅供参考。在你分析一件事情的时候，千万不要忘记三大要素：时间、条件、地点!
另外你如果这样做的话，会有惊喜发现!拿以下这个link来说，看完 http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/advice/prospective.html之后，回到上一级，也就是http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/advice/，你会有新的发现!
如果有些link失效了怎么办怎么防止失效
GOOGLE文章题目，作者等等。防止失效的办法有：边看边做笔记或者CTRL C CTRL V 保存在word里，或者直接将网页转成PDF文件。
一、理解PhD的本质
申请PhD，最好搞清楚PhD的本质是什么，这对申请也是大有裨益的!我们能否把目光放远点，申请PhD对于PhD来说，仅仅是小小的一步。
1、什么是PhD
经典回答：The illustrated guide to a Ph.D. (http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/)
2、一个成功的PhD有哪些特质
为什么要提这个问题如果你现在就想申请攻读PhD，看到了别人给出了这个问题的答案，那么你就要从现在开始培养这些特质。在申请文书中可以提及反应这些特质的例子。
So long, and thanks for the Ph.D.! (http://www.cs.unc.edu/~azuma/hitch4.html)
Graduate school is not nearly as exam-basedas undergraduate education and requires different skills, the GRE andundergraduate grades are not as good an indicator of who will excel and whowill drop out as admission committees seem to think. Those tests do not measurecreativity, tenacity, interpersonal skills, oral presentation skills, and manyother important traits.
3 qualities of successful Ph.D. students:Perseverance, tenacity and cogency(http://matt.might.net/articles/successful-phd-students/)
3、PhD真的那么神秘吗
At Cross Purposes: What the experiences of doctoral studentsreveal about doctoral education (http://www.phd-survey.org/)
简介：The Survey onDoctoral Education and Career Preparation is a national survey of doctoralstudents intended to provide a snapshot of their experiences and goals. Over4,000 students completed the 20-page survey. These students were from 27selected universities, one cross-institutional program (The Compact for FacultyDiversity), and represented 11 arts and sciences disciplines. 虽然该报告出版于2001年，但还是很值得参考的
二、申请大局
申请文书怎么写如何与教授沟通申请PhD与申请商学院、法学院有什么不同诸如此类的关键问题，你都能在以下link中找到答案。有些虽然是只言片语，但也能让人恍然大悟;有些虽然是针对某个特定领域，某个特定学科，但体现的核心思想都是一样的，就是申请时学校、教授最看重什么。最看重什么大家去寻找答案吧，或许你已经知道了，不过不要紧，读这些仍就能给你启发。
1、HOW TO：Get into grad school for science, engineering, math andcomputer science
简介：如果我在申请的时候没有发表论文怎么办在这个文章中会找到答案[Showing interest;Showingexperience;Showing potential]。最吸引的人是最后作者说的话：If you got rejected from everywhere but you followed my advice,contact me. I'll do my best to give you a candid assessment of why I think youwere rejected and what you can do to improve your chances. 当然申请之前也可以向他寻求些意见，不得过慎重。
2、Advice for Undergraduates Considering Graduate School http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/grad-school.html
简介：A brief how-to,perhaps ten pages, for undergraduates who think they might want to get a PhD. Ioriginally wrote it for students in my own department, but over time I haveextended it in response to comments from people in other fields. It emphasizesthe value of getting involved in research and is especially intended forsophomores and juniors.
3、Advice for preparing to apply and actually applying to science Ph.D.programs http://www.stanford.edu/~pgbovine/grad-school-app-tips.htm
简介：The Ph.D. applicationis best viewed as a job application rather than as a traditional college orprofessional school application. Candidates are applying for the job of a paidresearch assistant who just happens to also be able to take classes and worktowards a degree. Therefore, to maximize your chances of admission, you mustshow how you will be a valuable asset to the school in terms of producingresearch results. 写的很中肯，实在，包括对陶瓷的看法。
4、Advice for Foreign Students Wishing to Pursue Graduate Study inComputer Science at UCSC http://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~ejw/advice/
一些观点非常有道理：I frequentlysee high GRE verbal and TOEFL scores accompanied by a poorly written personalstatement. This says to me that the student takes tests well, but still has problemswith written English expression;If you sendsupplemental information, make sure it is directly relevant to the pursuit ofgraduate study in Computer Science; otherwise it indicates the student doesn'thave the critical analysis skills to determine what information can truly helptheir application
5、Advice for Prospective Research Students http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/advice/prospective.html
作者从自己的立场讲了神秘的套磁，提供了一些很实用的建议！
6、Advice for prospective doctoral students http://www.phd-survey.org/advice/advice.htm
提供了Art History、Chemistry Ecology、English Geology、History Mathematics、Molecular/CellularBiology、Philosophy、Psychology、Sociology等学科来自各个研究生院的在读学生的建议
7、http://www.gettingintogradschool.com/ PDF简版( Getting In An Applicant s Guide to Graduate School.pdf )，如果喜欢可以在他的这个网站上买整本书
8. Council of Graduate Schools http://www.cgsnet.org/
