博士申请
1. 学生背景:北京大学;面试时间:2009年1月2日
在这北风呼啸的早晨,我就这样结束了第一次凄惨的裸面,成为了所谓的"炮灰"。不过按照预先的设想,是要发面经的,造福一下还没有面purdue的其它同学.
早晨还在睡梦中,手机响了,之前邮件联系过,只说约时间要简单聊聊我的expectation,谁知来的这么快——而且还这么学术。一看号码,室友们还在zzz,来不及穿衣服就在走廊里接通了电话——后来证明这是个disaster...同学们面试以后一定要电脑在旁边,而且要保暖,否则悲剧…
面试持续了一个多小时,老师(Prof. Z.)人很nice的。寒暄过后,开始闲聊,说了些无关的话题(北大呀,学物理呀,物理系有什么方向呀,他之前的研究经历呀,blabla)。正当我以为面试要结束的时候,Prof. Z.说::好,我们开始测试一下你——
- First, let's test your understanding in the field. What is MBE, please explain.
- What is ALD, please explain.
- What is MOCVD,please explain.
- Prof.Z.: You are majoring in physics, so I will ask you some questions about physics.
- Prof.Z.: What is Hall effect, please explain.
- Prof.Z: What is Quantum Hall effect?
- Prof.Z: I could not let you write down Maxwell equations, but what is AB effect?
- Now, let's test whether you have a broad knowledge understanding.
- There are mainly two kinds of nanotubes, what are they?
- Now, introuduce your work on PRE.
- Did you write this paper yourself?
- What do you think contributed to this paper? 给出了5个备选答案:
- Lucky B. Talent C. Advisor D. Industrious E. Phd. Student
- Ok, now let me learn about your expectations. What do you want to do after Ph.D.?
- Ok, now, I have to make sure about two things. Are you sure you want to do experiment, It would be hardworking?
- What's your question?
我问的问题: When would I know the result?
答:2月底3月初,现在无法决定,45个committee,但我会起到很大影响。 If you really want to come to Purdue, keep in touch with me.
在面试过程中lafing还问了一两个很傻的问题,之前教授的paper 确实没有认真地读,基本是裸面的,所以问题一问就被人家纠正了,自己觉得这次面试很丢人 皑皑,希望以后的同志们可以基于这些经验教训好好发挥。