Taoci

熊韬

Background

Overall GPA ： 3.61/4.0

Upper Divison GPA: 3.75/4.0

Rank: 23/60 GRE ： Verbal 540 Quantitative 800 Analytical Writing 3.5

TOEFL ： Reading 28 Listening 20 Speaking 23 Writing 27 Paper & Patent: 1 accepted journal paper (2rd author) on

Applied Physics Letters

and 1 pending patent

Result

Offer:

The Johns Hopkins University (ECE) (Accepted)

University of Washington – Seattle (ECE) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (ECE) Admission: University of California – Davis (ECE) Vanderbilt University (ECE) University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (ECE) Waiting List: Washington University in St. Louis (ECE) Duke University (MEMS) Rejection: Princeton Univeristy (ECE) Brown University (ECE) Columbia University (ME)

Motto

套磁实际上就是一个获取信息和输送信息 的过程，当你和你的申请对象相互沟通并占 有了足够多的对等信息，从而相互了解，可 以精确匹配的时候， Offer 也就差不多了。 —— 孙公晨

Asymmetric Information

信息不对称  信息对称 or 信息更不对称

 Before Dec

Time Series

 Dec - Jan  Jan - Feb

Template

My name is Tao Xiong and I am a senior undergraduate student majoring in Microelectronics in the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University

.

I am writing to you to seek opportunities of working with you for my graduate education and I have submitted my application to Northwestern University.

My research interest focuses on utilizing Micro/Nano fabrication technology to design and manufacture device or system to seek solutions for novel applications, and I am indeed very interested in your research.

on Applied Physics Letters.

My previous research focused on the optoelectronic device for retina prosthesis and I have submitted a paper based on this project, which has been published

You can check my CV in the attachment, in which contains my detailed research experience and background.

Besides, I wonder whether you are planning to recruit new PhD students in your group and I have an opportunity to participate in the project of your lab.

Classification

• 学术套 – Paper & Idea • 感情套 - I have sent you an email before and I have been waiting for your reply.

up establishing a contact with you.

Although I know that you are busy and perhaps have no time to reply each email, I don't want to give

• 过节套 – Thanksgiving, Xmas, Lunar new year

Reverse Taoci

 保持一定的 暧昧 但是不要 过分亲密 。  表忠心

Tips

 CSC – We are not short of money (Caltech) 张 阳的节操掉了一地 {UIUC 等公立大学 , Columbia}  私推 – Alice Zhang (PSU, Columbia, UC Ivrine)  邮箱转发 – 刷邮箱会导致 神经质

Analogy

 追妹子 & 表白 – 斐哥的海发，平均每天

30+

 套磁最正常的结果就是 没有回复 。  Sincerity & Patience

Thanks 祝大家

2013 2014 2015 Fall

飞跃成功。 QQ

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