How to pick one student out of 5+ applicants?

热度 2 虞左俊 2013-7-19 11:44

站着说话，不嫌腰痛 。Because I am not a professor, I cannot have any students. All I write here is my "day dream," WHAT IF I were a professor and had funding to support one Ph.D student. How should I pick this student from more than five applicants? I will take each recommendation letter ...

个人分类: Thoughts of Mine|3146 次阅读|4 个评论 热度 2

如何申请读博（读美国博士）

热度 3 虞左俊 2013-7-17 11:38

​ 老皇历，也许过时了。另外，每个专业也不同。仅供参考。 Writing in Chinese takes too much time, so I will write itin English. (If you cannot understand this simple Blog but wants to study inthe US, maybe you should improve your English first.) I applied to three graduate schools in ...

个人分类: Education|7580 次阅读|6 个评论 热度 3

Never too old to say "Sorry"

虞左俊 2013-7-17 08:13

A few days ago, I got into a rather heated argument with a neighbor, who must be at least 70 years old. I was wondering what the heck was wrong with him, because he sounded rude. He and I used to wave to each other whenever I walked toward my car, because he is one of the bench-warmers. Oh well, I ...

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It reminded me of O.J. Simpson

虞左俊 2013-7-15 03:44

DOJ urged to press civil rights charges against Zimmerman This is what wikipedia has on O.J. Simpson's life related to the case: Criminal trial for murder Main article: O. J. Simpson murder case On June 12, 1994, Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman were found dead ou ...

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现实生活中的美国超人：超级富人和超级穷人

热度 5 虞左俊 2013-7-13 05:52

如果你像我一样来美国读书，毕业后一边搞科研，一边 带 孩子，大概很少能有机会与这些超级富人 （ super rich） 和超级穷人 在一起聊天 。 这些超级富人和超级穷人都住在同一条街上， 纽约市 的 派克大道 （ Park Avenue） 。作为富和穷的分水岭的则是一条窄窄的哈林河 （the Harlem River ） ...

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