干貨 | 美研面試常見(jiàn)10大問(wèn)題

干貨 | 美研面試常見(jiàn)10大問(wèn)題，相信這個(gè)問(wèn)題是許多正在準(zhǔn)備留學(xué)的同學(xué)關(guān)心的一個(gè)問(wèn)題，那么下面小編就來(lái)和大家說(shuō)一說(shuō)，感興趣的您趕緊往下了解吧。

面試準(zhǔn)備并不是說(shuō)你可以知道面試的準(zhǔn)確問(wèn)題，然后去一一應(yīng)對(duì)。而是說(shuō)無(wú)論如何你都能夠大概猜到一些“必問(wèn)”的問(wèn)題或者問(wèn)題類型。然后有針對(duì)性地去準(zhǔn)備這些問(wèn)題的應(yīng)對(duì)思路。

在有了這樣的準(zhǔn)備后，可以保證你在面試過(guò)程中不出現(xiàn)方向性的錯(cuò)誤，并且因?yàn)橛辛藴?zhǔn)備而表現(xiàn)得更加自信。

今天，老師和大家分享在美國(guó)研究生面試過(guò)程中最容易被問(wèn)到的10個(gè)問(wèn)題以及這十個(gè)問(wèn)題的回答思路和回答示例。

首先，我們來(lái)看看這10個(gè)最常見(jiàn)的問(wèn)題是什么吧：

1. Why do you want to go here, instead of other schools?

2. What are your research interests?

3. How will you contribute to our program?

4. What are your short-term and long-term career goals?

5. What do you see as the major trends in your field of study?

6. Tell me about you achieved a significant accomplishment?

7. Lists some of your strengths and weaknesses.

8. Tell me about your hobbies and interests.

9. Where else have you applied?

10. What questions do you have for me?

接下來(lái)，我們就逐個(gè)分析這10個(gè)問(wèn)題，分別看看應(yīng)該采取怎樣的思路進(jìn)行回答吧：

一

Why do you want to go here, instead of other schools?

你為什么要申請(qǐng)我們學(xué)校，而不是別的學(xué)校呢？

嗯，是的，這個(gè)問(wèn)題差不多可以算是在研究生面試過(guò)程中最常見(jiàn)的問(wèn)題了?；卮疬@個(gè)問(wèn)題時(shí)，你可以從以下幾個(gè)方面思考：

1. 你最喜歡的這個(gè)學(xué)?；?qū)I(yè)的什么地方。

2. 你對(duì)這所學(xué)校的熟悉程度（例如你曾經(jīng)在這所學(xué)校進(jìn)行過(guò)科研一類的經(jīng)歷）

3. 具體地說(shuō)清楚自己認(rèn)為這個(gè)學(xué)校的這個(gè)專業(yè)能夠幫助自己實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo)、支持你的興趣與愛(ài)好的發(fā)展。

強(qiáng)烈建議同學(xué)們?cè)诨卮疬@類問(wèn)題的時(shí)候參考一下以上的三種思路。

這樣做能夠確保你在回答的過(guò)程中較為專業(yè)并且思路清晰。并且充分顯示出自己對(duì)學(xué)校的喜愛(ài)、對(duì)專業(yè)的熱愛(ài)，以及在申請(qǐng)過(guò)程中多付出的努力。

顯示出這些內(nèi)容的好處在于學(xué)校認(rèn)為你在收到Offer后更有可能選擇這所學(xué)校，因此，有可能在一定程度上使你更容易被錄取。

從總體上來(lái)看，你的回答應(yīng)該做到兩點(diǎn)：1.誠(chéng)實(shí)、2.具有建設(shè)性。

但是要注意，一定不要讓學(xué)校覺(jué)得你是因?yàn)闆](méi)有辦法了才選擇我們學(xué)校的的（即使這有可能是事實(shí)）。一定要在回答中充分展現(xiàn)出自己對(duì)學(xué)校、專業(yè)的熱情和奉獻(xiàn)精神（當(dāng)然了，也要保持一個(gè)度，不要看起來(lái)有吹捧的嫌疑）。

示例：

“I like (School X) because of its 1:3 faculty to student ratio. This is important to me because it suggests I’ll get a lot of mentorship. Also, Billy Bob Corndog’s research focus on venomous animals and poisonous plants of the Rocky Mountains aligns very strongly with my interests. It would be great to work closely with him. I’ve also heard great things about the student culture and fieldwork opportunities from Elvira Discovampire, who is a recent graduate.”

二

What are your research interests?

你的科研興趣是什么？

相對(duì)于申請(qǐng)碩士或者其他以職業(yè)為導(dǎo)向的課程，在申請(qǐng)博士時(shí)，對(duì)于這類問(wèn)題的回答會(huì)變得尤為重要！老師建議同學(xué)們可以從以下幾個(gè)角度回答這一問(wèn)題：

1. 非常具體地談?wù)撟约核鶎Ｗ⒀芯康念I(lǐng)域（一定是具體的，而不是寬泛的，就像你不可能研究整個(gè)落基山脈但是可以研究落基山脈的有毒動(dòng)植物）

2.你在自己最感興趣的科研領(lǐng)域的經(jīng)驗(yàn)與成就。（包括但不限于已經(jīng)完成的科研、曾經(jīng)跟進(jìn)的課題、接受過(guò)的相關(guān)課程、實(shí)習(xí)或工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)以及專業(yè)領(lǐng)域內(nèi)的比賽等）

3. 你之所以對(duì)這一研究領(lǐng)域感興趣的原因。（可以談你的導(dǎo)師在這一方面對(duì)你的啟發(fā)與幫助，或者其他相關(guān)的經(jīng)歷。要注意！一定要具有個(gè)性化！用自己的親身經(jīng)歷來(lái)感染面試官。）

當(dāng)然，根據(jù)你所學(xué)習(xí)的專業(yè)不同或者你所申請(qǐng)的學(xué)位不同，上述三點(diǎn)有可能不會(huì)對(duì)你完全適用。同學(xué)們?cè)谑褂眠@些回答建議時(shí)一定要因地制宜喲。

示例：

“My work is in the area of venomous animals and poisonous plants of the Rocky Mountain region. I first became interested in this topic when I got lost up near the Continental Divide and ate raw elderberries for sustenance. This caused some gastrointestinal issues, but piqued my interest. In college I majored in Biology, and took coursework in Spiders of the Southwest, Rattlesnakes of the Rockies, and Berries You Shouldn’t Eat. I also had a research assistant position with Professor Hiss and together we published our findings as an article called “Beware the Brown Recluse”, which was published in 2005 in the American Journal of Things To Avoid.

三

How will you contribute to our program?

你將會(huì)為我們學(xué)校做出什么貢獻(xiàn)呢？

在你申請(qǐng)研究生時(shí)，你肯定非?？粗剡@個(gè)學(xué)校可以帶給你什么。同樣的，學(xué)校也非?？粗猩暾?qǐng)者在被錄取后可以帶給學(xué)校什么，為學(xué)校做些什么貢獻(xiàn)。

有時(shí)候，一些面試官會(huì)針對(duì)這一點(diǎn)向申請(qǐng)者發(fā)問(wèn)。對(duì)于這一問(wèn)題的回答，根據(jù)你個(gè)人不同的情況會(huì)有很大的發(fā)揮空間?？梢詮膶W(xué)術(shù)、特長(zhǎng)、能力等多方面入手回答這一問(wèn)題。在回答中突出自己可以為學(xué)校做的，可以幫助學(xué)校有更大的提升的方面。

注意：千萬(wàn)！一定！必須！不要出現(xiàn)過(guò)分夸大的情況。盡可能地實(shí)話實(shí)說(shuō)，因?yàn)?，在面試時(shí)的謊話在你被錄取后就像一層窗戶紙那樣一捅就破。

示例：

“Well, I bring a unique research background. For example, I spent a summer in college doing fieldwork that focused on identifying and tracking live nests of poisonous baby snakes. I’m really excited about the advances in the field and love to experience and employ the latest technology, such as heat-sensing devices and snake-tail spray painting. There’s lots of opportunity for collaboration with other scientists and students I’ll meet in the program. I also find my sense of humor comes in handy and can uplift others’ spirits during stressful periods like finals, or getting accidentally injected with venom.”

四

What are your short-term and long-term career goals?

你的短期和長(zhǎng)期目標(biāo)分別是什么？

如果您申請(qǐng)的并不是以學(xué)術(shù)為導(dǎo)向，而是以職業(yè)為導(dǎo)向的學(xué)位，那么，對(duì)于這一問(wèn)題的回答就相當(dāng)重要了。雖然是這樣，但是也要明白，學(xué)術(shù)無(wú)論在什么時(shí)候都不會(huì)是單純的學(xué)術(shù)，不為現(xiàn)實(shí)服務(wù)。所以，在回答這一問(wèn)題是也要適當(dāng)展示一下自己在學(xué)術(shù)方面的能力，給學(xué)校更多的錄取你的原因。

老師建議同學(xué)們?cè)诨卮疬@一問(wèn)題時(shí)從這三個(gè)角度出發(fā)：

1.將你追求的學(xué)位、你研究的領(lǐng)域和你將要從事的職業(yè)范圍三者結(jié)合起來(lái)！向面試官們展示這個(gè)研究生學(xué)位對(duì)自己意義重大。

2. 比較取巧的一種做法是：將你的目標(biāo)套在在場(chǎng)的老師身上。他們中是否有人有著讓你非常欣賞的職業(yè)生涯？他們的經(jīng)歷是否對(duì)你有所激勵(lì)，讓你想要效仿？

3. 將你的目標(biāo)放大！不要僅局限于自身，而要考量你的目標(biāo)是否是為了世界更好、為了自己所在的學(xué)科領(lǐng)域更好、是否會(huì)使自己所在的城市更好、或者是否能夠更好地造福人類幫助他人？

示例：

“I really admire Professor Hiss’s professional track – for about ten or fifteen years he focused on snake and spider handling, research and publishing on Australia’s deadliest creatures. Once he had really established himself he stepped into an academic role. I see myself doing the same – learning in the trenches in the short-term, and then teaching in the later part of my career. In America, there’s a notable lack of university-based research centers on venomous animals, and I have a dream of establishing a one. Ideally it would be located in the American Southwest so as to have the best access to the most venomous animals.”

五

What do you see as the major trends in your field of study?

你認(rèn)為你所學(xué)習(xí)的領(lǐng)域的主要趨勢(shì)是什么？

這一問(wèn)題主要考察學(xué)生的專業(yè)能力。

了解了考察的目的之后，針對(duì)這一問(wèn)題同學(xué)們的做法就是一定要熟悉自己的研究領(lǐng)域內(nèi)較新的一些研究與發(fā)現(xiàn)，并且能夠?qū)τ谶@些新的發(fā)現(xiàn)提出自己的意見(jiàn)。

在面試的過(guò)程中一定不要害怕分享自己的評(píng)論。一般情況下，面試官會(huì)更喜歡有想法的學(xué)生。

示例：

“In the past year, there’s a trend in Europe and in parts of Asia that involves dying venomous animals in pastel polka-dot shades. The rationale is that it will make these animals easier to spot, and therefore avoid, but frankly, I disagree with their choice of color and pattern. Pastel polka-dots can make the animals look harmless and cartoonish and there have been several instances in the past year of people grabbing the animals excitedly and sustaining a toxic bite as a result. I like the approach used in East Africa in the 1980s of implanting a tiny musical device within these animals that plays the theme song from “Jaws”. But that proved too costly so the program was discontinued.”

六

Tell me about how you achieved a significant accomplishment.

跟我講講你是如何獲得一個(gè)重大的成就的。

按照我們的文化來(lái)看，在回答這種問(wèn)題時(shí)，要保持謙虛。

But！

在面試官問(wèn)到你這一問(wèn)題時(shí)請(qǐng)專注于您的學(xué)術(shù)領(lǐng)域，而不要過(guò)分地謙虛。最好可以在回答這一問(wèn)題時(shí)“順道”講述一個(gè)能夠證明你的學(xué)術(shù)能力的具體時(shí)間。

如果你認(rèn)為只是簡(jiǎn)單地說(shuō)自己獲得成就的過(guò)程聽(tīng)起來(lái)會(huì)比較像是在吹牛，那么，我建議嘗試著將獲獎(jiǎng)過(guò)程中自己遇到的挫折、克服的障礙以及自己是如何一一克服這些困難的經(jīng)歷，還有自己在這些經(jīng)歷中學(xué)到的東西都講述出來(lái)。

示例：

“During my junior year of college we went to Arizona to do fieldwork. One component involved trapping the most venomous animals without being bitten. I won by catching nine scorpions and three Gila monsters in one day. It was tough! I was up all night, hiding under pine needles and behind cacti. But I was determined to take home the prize, which was a trip to Australia to hunt box jellyfish, so I made it happen.”

七

List some of your strengths and weaknesses.

列出你的優(yōu)勢(shì)和弱項(xiàng)。

在你被問(wèn)到這類問(wèn)題時(shí)一定要保證自己時(shí)刻記著自己的目標(biāo)：被這個(gè)學(xué)校的這個(gè)專業(yè)錄取。也就是說(shuō)，在回答這一問(wèn)題時(shí)請(qǐng)一定圍繞著自己的專業(yè)領(lǐng)域來(lái)進(jìn)行。

在談到優(yōu)點(diǎn)的時(shí)候請(qǐng)盡量用真實(shí)的具體事件來(lái)證明。在談到缺點(diǎn)的時(shí)候，說(shuō)實(shí)話，但是一定要談那些可以改正的，并且針對(duì)自己的情況提出建設(shè)性的意見(jiàn)。

有些小技巧可能會(huì)告訴你，在面對(duì)這樣的問(wèn)題是可以嘗試著說(shuō)一些不算是缺點(diǎn)的缺點(diǎn)，例如“我這個(gè)人太認(rèn)真，有時(shí)候會(huì)鉆進(jìn)牛角尖”。

但是，老師認(rèn)為更加可取的做法是說(shuō)一些自己真實(shí)的缺點(diǎn)，并重點(diǎn)突出自己是如何努力嘗試克服這些缺點(diǎn)的！這一過(guò)程對(duì)于面試官而言可能更有價(jià)值。

示例：

“My strengths include my passion for the subject – as I mentioned earlier, I’ll stay up all night to catch Gila monsters and scorpions - and my attention to detail. I consistently get very positive feedback on my detailed knowledge of animal behavior. One weakness is that I can get caught up focusing too much on the details. For instance, I’ve been known to work for three hours on one sketch of poison ivy. I’ve been addressing my tendency to obsess by allowing myself a set amount of time to work. For instance, these days I set an alarm so that I allow myself to work for 45 minutes. When the alarm goes off, I have to stop or take a break. It’s been working well so far.”

八

Tell me about your hobbies and interests.

談?wù)勀愕呐d趣愛(ài)好吧。

前面的7個(gè)問(wèn)題大都與你的學(xué)術(shù)相關(guān)。因此，當(dāng)你被問(wèn)到這個(gè)問(wèn)題的時(shí)候一定要意識(shí)到，這是展示自己學(xué)術(shù)領(lǐng)域之外的自己的最佳機(jī)會(huì)！你可以全面地展示出自己是一個(gè)什么樣的人，展示出自己的激情，展示出自己的個(gè)性，展示出自己的價(jià)值觀?？偟膩?lái)說(shuō)這是一個(gè)非常好的在面試官面前塑造鮮明個(gè)人形象的機(jī)會(huì)。

另外，最好可以借這一機(jī)會(huì)引發(fā)面試官的共鳴，努力建立起更加親密的個(gè)人關(guān)系。如果你能夠把自己的興趣愛(ài)好與學(xué)校的社團(tuán)等活動(dòng)聯(lián)系起來(lái)，嗯，再好不過(guò)了！

示例：

“I know in order to keep a balanced lifestyle I have to attend to my health. I’m a squash player – I play 3-4 times per week. I notice your school has some great squash courts, which is a bonus for me! I also love to cook, especially Thai food, and tend to have small dinner parties once or twice a month to be sure I’m getting some socializing in.”

九

Where else have you applied?

你還申請(qǐng)了什么學(xué)?；蛘邔I(yè)？

可以說(shuō)這是一個(gè)比較棘手的問(wèn)題，在回答這個(gè)問(wèn)題之前，仔細(xì)回想一下，自己到底是為什么申請(qǐng)的這所學(xué)校的這個(gè)專業(yè)。

提出這一問(wèn)題的面試官很可能是想通過(guò)你的回答了解你更偏愛(ài)什么樣的學(xué)校以及什么樣的專業(yè)?；蛘呤窍胍私馑麄?cè)谀闵暾?qǐng)的所有學(xué)校中大致處于一個(gè)什么樣的地位。還有可能是想要了解一下你對(duì)你選擇的這一專業(yè)是否足夠堅(jiān)定。

回答這一問(wèn)題有兩種情況：

1. 所以如果你已經(jīng)在其他地方申請(qǐng)了，那么就實(shí)話實(shí)說(shuō)，并解釋自己在申請(qǐng)的所有學(xué)校中最喜歡這個(gè)學(xué)校。

2.如果這是你申請(qǐng)的唯一學(xué)校，那么就簡(jiǎn)單解釋一下這個(gè)決定就好。

示例：

“I’ve also applied to University of Arizona’s graduate program, because the fieldwork opportunities would be so excellent. But frankly, the faculty here is stellar, and the curriculum here aligns better with my interests than the curriculum at U of AZ. This is my top choice.”

十

What questions do you have for me?

你有什么想要問(wèn)我的嗎？

對(duì)于這一問(wèn)題，在面試前一定要事先準(zhǔn)備！

最不可取的做法是說(shuō)自己沒(méi)有任何問(wèn)題……（千萬(wàn)不要這么干）

關(guān)于提出的問(wèn)題有幾個(gè)小的原則：

1.有深度（準(zhǔn)確來(lái)說(shuō)要體現(xiàn)你的思維）

2. 能自己簡(jiǎn)單地在網(wǎng)站或者其他地方找到答案的問(wèn)題，請(qǐng)不要問(wèn)。

3. 你可以嘗試問(wèn)一些科研相關(guān)的問(wèn)題。

4. 你可以嘗試問(wèn)一些和職業(yè)規(guī)劃相關(guān)的問(wèn)題。

無(wú)論你問(wèn)了什么問(wèn)題，盡量保證這些問(wèn)題能夠體現(xiàn)你思維的活躍度，以及具有一定的前瞻性。

示例：

“I recently read a study by Dr. Corndog, on new methods for trapping Gila monsters - since I have unique experience in this practice, I was wondering if there is an assistantship opportunity on his staff?

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