[박사과정 준비] 박사과정 가고싶은 연구실 교수님께 컨택메일 보내기, 받은 답장

 내가 보낸 컨택메일의 목적은 기본적으로 나라는 사람이 있다는 것을 알리고 싶은 마음과, 혹시나 이번 해에 대학원생을 받지 않을 수도 있을까봐 확인차 보내게 된 것이었다. 현재 난 한국 대학원의 디펜스만 남겨두고 수료상태로 미국에 넘어 온 상태였기에 (all but thesis) 이를 상세히 적고 지금 하고 있는 연구도 함께 적었다.

 그리고 내가 컨택드린 교수님의 연구실에서 나왔던 논문 중에 인상적이었던 점을 통해서 대충 조사한 것이 아니라 더 깊이 이 연구분야에 지원하고 싶음을 어필했다. 이는 제목에서도 단순히 prospective graduate student라고 보내는 것이 아닌 연구 분야를 뒤에 더 붙여준 것과 같은 맥락이다.

 나와 같은 상황이 흔치 않은 만큼 이 글을 보시는 분들 상황에 맞게 수정해서 보내시면 되겠다 (바뀌어야 하는 부분은 bold처리 해두었다). 기본적인 틀은 https://yoursopcoach.tistory.com/9?category=628148 여기를 많이 참고했다.

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Title: Prospective graduate student interested in (RESEARCH FIELD)

 

Dear Professor ABC,

 

 Thanks for reading my email. My name is Gildong Hong. I am writing this letter to inquire whether you are currently accepting graduate students. I am planning to attend graduate school for Ph.D. program at A University (2020 fall semester). I had finished my master’s degree all but thesis in December 2018 at Department of Chemistry, B University, Seoul, Republic of Korea under the guidance of Prof. C. I also had acquired one-year research experience as a visiting scholar at Department of Chemistry, D University, under the guidance of Prof. E.

 During my master’s degree, I have worked on “Fluorescence etc.” and published several papers as described in my resume. At that time, I had read the papers in your group, especially the paper for Fluorescence (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 100, 1000–1002) was really impressive because of the systematic approach for fluorescence. After that, I have been looking closely into your works for mechanism-based signaling and became greatly interested in joining you on this line of work. Thus, I could develop my understanding of your academic interests, viewpoints and approaches, and became to believe that I would be able to further develop my research in this field under your guidance.

 Also, during my visiting scholar, I had the opportunity to work on TOPIC and presented my work in the ACS conference which was held on August in San Diego.

 I wish to introduce myself in more depth in my next email. Thank you very much for reading my email. I know you must be very busy, and I will greatly appreciate any time you can give me.

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

Gildong Hong

 

email@abc.edu

 

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받은 답장 1.

Dear Gildong Hong,

Thanks for writing and for your interest, we plan to take new grad students next fall but it is unclear how many in terms of space and funding. Good luck with your applications in any case and please give my regards to Larry.

Best wishes,

ABC

 

받은 답장 2.

Hi Gildong Hong,

Thanks for thinking of me. I will take 2 overseas students this coming cycle. So far, a talented A and a B prospective student have contacted me. It is not first come, first serve, but rather whom I judge will have the best chance of success. The ultimate decision is made by a committee (of which I am not a member). They look very carefully at TOEFL and other exam scores, as well as the letters of recommendation.

Anyway, the bottom line is that I encourage you to apply. It is my gut feeling that your application will be very competitive. However, I am not in a position to make promises right now. I trust you understand.

All the best,

ABD

 

받은 답장 3.

Dear Gildong Hong,

 

Thanks for your email (and apologies for the response). I don’t typically take graduate students at ABC since we don’t have the critical mass to support a rich graduate experience in chemistry. Always happy to collaborate though!

 

Best,

 

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다시 보낸 답장, 마무리

 

1.

Dear Professor ABC,


Thank you very much for your kind reply.
I really hope I get to work in your lab next year.

 

Sincerely yours,

 

2.

Dear Professor ABC,

Thank you very much for your kind reply.
I'll apply with the high scores and the letters of recommendation.

I really hope I get to work in your lab next year.

Sincerely yours,

 

3.

Dear Dr. ABC,

 

Thank you very much for your kind reply.

I understand what you are saying.

I wish I could collaborate someday with your group.

 

Sincerely yours,

 

Ju Byeong Chae