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给国外导师的自荐信给国外导师的自荐信doingresearchformanynewgraduatestudents,graduateschoolisunlikeanythingelsethey'vedone.sometimesit'shardtoknowexactlywhatitisyou'resupposedtobelearning.yes,youhavetocompleteadissertation,buthowdoyoustart?whatshouldyouspendyourtimedoing?graduateschoolisaveryunstructuredenvironmentinmostcases.graduatestudentstypicallytakeninehoursorlessofcourseworkpersemester,especiallyafterthesecondyear.formany,thethirdyear--aftercourseworkislargelyfinishedandpreliminaryexamshavebeencompleted--isaverydifficultandstressfulperiod.thisiswhenyou'resupposedtofindathesistopic,ifyou'renotoneoftheluckyfewwhohasalreadyfoundone.onceyoudofindatopic,youcanexpecttwoormoreyearsuntilcompletion,withveryfewlandmarksormilestonesinsight.thefollowingsectionstalkabouttheday-to-dayprocessofdoingresearch,criticismandfeedback,workingonthethesis,andfinancialsupportforresearch.thedailygrindbeingagoodresearcherinvolvesmorethan``merely''comingupwithbrilliantideasandimplementingthem.mostresearchersspendthemajorityoftheirtimereadingpa-pe-rs,discussingideaswithcolleagues,writingandrevisingpa-pe-rs,staringblanklyintospace--and,ofcourse,havingbrilliantideasandimplementingthem.alatersectiondiscussestheprocessandimportanceofbecomingpartofalargerresearchcommunity,whichisacriticalaspectofbeingasuccessfulresearcher.thissectioncontainsideasonkeepingtrackofwhereyou'regoing,andwhereyou'vebeen,withyourresearch,stayingmotivated,andhowtospendyourtimewisely.keepingajournalofyourresearchactivitiesandideasisveryuseful.writedownspeculations,interestingproblems,possiblesolutions,randomideas,referencestolookup,notesonpa-pe-rsyou'veread,outlinesofpa-pe-rstowrite,andinterestingquotes.readbackthroughitperiodically.you'llnoticethatthebitsofrandomthoughtsstarttocometogetherandformapattern,oftenturningintoaresearchprojectorevenathesistopic.iwassurprised,lookingbackthroughmyjournalasiwasfinishingupmythesis,howearlyandoftensimilarideashadcroppedupinmythinking,andhowtheygraduallyevolvedintoadissertation.you'llhavetoreadaloto