{"id":3502,"date":"2013-08-20T13:06:49","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T06:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/science-technology.vn\/?p=3502"},"modified":"2013-08-20T23:18:18","modified_gmt":"2013-08-20T16:18:18","slug":"xin-vao-truong-sau-dai-hoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/?p=3502","title":{"rendered":"Xin v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng sau \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc"},"content":{"rendered":"

M\u1ed9t sinh vi\u00ean vi\u1ebft cho t\u00f4i: \u201cEm \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p b\u1eb1ng c\u1eed nh\u00e2n trong Khoa h\u1ecdc m\u00e1y t\u00ednh \u1edf M\u0129 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 xin h\u1ecdc b\u1eb1ng th\u1ea1c s\u0129 \u1edf M\u0129. Nh\u01b0ng em nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0 b\u00e1c b\u1ecf t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. Em kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao nh\u01b0ng mu\u1ed1n xin h\u1ecdc l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Em ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n \u1edf l\u1ea7n sau? Xin th\u1ea7y l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u0110\u00e1p: C\u00f3 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa xin v\u00e0o ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh b\u1eadc \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc (b\u1eb1ng c\u1eed nh\u00e2n) v\u00e0 ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh sau \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc (b\u1eadc th\u1ea1c s\u0129 v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn s\u0129). M\u1eb7c d\u1ea7u m\u1ecdi sinh vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i \u0111i\u1ec1n m\u1eabu \u0111\u01a1n, vi\u1ebft ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch, g\u1eedi c\u00e1c b\u1ea3n sao h\u1ecdc b\u1ea1, \u0111i\u1ec3m thi (GRE, TOEFL v.v.), v\u00e0 th\u01b0 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v.v… NH\u01afNG vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh b\u1edfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb nh\u1eadp h\u1ecdc ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 s\u1ed1 l\u1edbn c\u00e1c \u0111\u01a1n xin v\u00e0o bao qu\u00e1t m\u1ecdi l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean chu\u1ea9n nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc; TRONG KHI vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o sau \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc (b\u1eadc th\u1ea1c s\u0129 v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn s\u0129) \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n b\u1edfi t\u1eebng u\u1ef7 ban c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y trong khoa d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n v\u00e0 quan t\u00e2m nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n

Do \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 v\u00e0o b\u1eadc sau \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, hai y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 Ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch n\u01a1i b\u1ea1n ch\u1ec9 ra khu v\u1ef1c chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n n\u00e0o l\u00e0 khu v\u1ef1c b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp, t\u1ea1i sao b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc n\u00f3, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ea1n l\u1eadp k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m sau khi ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp (m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n), v\u00e0 th\u01b0 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u t\u1eeb ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ed1 v\u1ea5n hay gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n, ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n.\u00a0Sinh vi\u00ean ph\u1ea3i hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh th\u1ea1c s\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 cho h\u1ecd tri th\u1ee9c v\u00e0 k\u0129 n\u0103ng trong m\u1ed9t khu v\u1ef1c chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n ho\u00e1. Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh ti\u1ebfn s\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 cho sinh vi\u00ean tri th\u1ee9c chuy\u00ean gia r\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u trong m\u1ed9t khu v\u1ef1c chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n ho\u00e1. Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh sau \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec1u mong \u0111\u1ee3i r\u1eb1ng sinh vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 tri th\u1ee9c chung v\u00e0 n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng v\u1eefng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ed9i t\u1ee5 v\u00e0o c\u00e1c khu v\u1ef1c chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n trong l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp, v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ai v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng sau \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc tri th\u1ee9c c\u01a1 s\u1edf.<\/p>\n

B\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y trong khoa ra quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u1ec1 \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n, b\u1ea1n c\u1ea7n nh\u1eadn di\u1ec7n r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng khu v\u1ef1c \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t n\u00e0o b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc. Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n c\u00f3 v\u00e0i khu v\u1ef1c chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n trong Khoa h\u1ecdc m\u00e1y t\u00ednh nh\u01b0 h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng nh\u00fang, An ninh m\u00e1y t\u00ednh, Robotics, T\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e1c m\u00e1y ng\u01b0\u1eddi, Qu\u1ea3n l\u00ed ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m, H\u1ecdc m\u00e1y, Khoa h\u1ecdc d\u1eef li\u1ec7u v.v. v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eadn di\u1ec7n c\u00e1i n\u00e0o b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n h\u1ed9i t\u1ee5 v\u00e0o. M\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u chung chung kh\u00f4ng x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ecb b\u00e1c b\u1ecf b\u1edfi v\u00ec trong ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh sau \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc sinh vi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ec3 chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n ho\u00e1 trong m\u1ed9t khu v\u1ef1c \u0111\u1eb7c th\u00f9. N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc, th\u00ec b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 v\u00e0o trong ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n. B\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 g\u1eedi m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch chung chung cho m\u1ecdi tr\u01b0\u1eddng sau \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 mong \u0111\u1ee3i r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 nhau. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 sai l\u1ea7m th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y v\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng l\u00ed do ch\u00ednh t\u1ea1i sao nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb b\u00e1c b\u1ecf.<\/p>\n

B\u1edfi v\u00ec \u0111\u01a1n c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ki\u1ec3m \u0111i\u1ec3m b\u1edfi khoa, \u0111i\u1ec1u logic l\u00e0 h\u1ecd ch\u1ecdn ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eefng sinh vi\u00ean chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n ho\u00e1 v\u00e0o trong khu v\u1ef1c li\u00ean quan t\u1edbi nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u v\u00e0 quan t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh sau \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc (th\u1ea1c s\u0129 v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn s\u0129) \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng tr\u00ean m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 h\u00e0n l\u00e2m gi\u1eefa sinh vi\u00ean v\u00e0 gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 v\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i d\u00e0nh nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian c\u00f9ng nhau trong k\u00e8m c\u1eb7p, h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 l\u00e0m nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u. Do \u0111\u00f3, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi n\u1ed9p \u0111\u01a1n v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t k\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o, b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c ki\u1ec3m \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh khoa c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 v\u00e0i gi\u00e1o trong khu v\u1ef1c chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n m\u00e0 b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp. Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 websites, Facebook hay trang Linkeln ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, \u0111i\u1ec1u cung c\u1ea5p cho b\u1ea1n m\u1ed9t danh s\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c m\u1ed1i quan t\u00e2m nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u v\u00e0 xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. B\u1ea1n c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u00ec b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c h\u1ecd r\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 sinh vi\u00ean \u0111\u00fang cho ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. B\u1ea1n s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n t\u00ecm \u00edt nh\u1ea5t ba hay b\u1ed1n gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 trong khoa c\u00f3 chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n li\u00ean quan t\u1edbi m\u1ed1i quan t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n. B\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft th\u00eam v\u1ec1 h\u1ecd r\u1ed3i s\u1eeda \u0111\u1ed5i ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1edbp v\u1edbi m\u1ed1i quan t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 bi\u1ebft c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n h\u1ed9i t\u1ee5 v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 trong khu v\u1ef1c \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd xem x\u00e9t b\u1ea1n thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i h\u01a1n trong phi\u00ean ki\u1ec3m \u0111i\u1ec3m nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o.<\/p>\n

Th\u01b0 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u t\u1eeb c\u00e1c gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 d\u1ea1y b\u1ea1n cung c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ed1t v\u1ec1 n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n v\u00ec h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft b\u1ea1n r\u00f5. \u0110\u1eeaNG g\u1eedi th\u01b0 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u t\u1eeb h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng hay b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 b\u1ea1n, cho d\u00f9 h\u1ecd c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft b\u1ea1n r\u00f5. B\u1ea1n ngh\u0129 u\u1ef7 ban khoa s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 n\u00f3i \u201cCon t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4ng minh nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t\u201d hay \u201cCon g\u00e1i t\u00f4i l\u00e0 thi\u00ean t\u00e0i trong khoa h\u1ecdc m\u00e1y t\u00ednh.\u201d V\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 nh\u1eadn h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng?<\/p>\n

B\u00ean c\u1ea1nh ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch v\u00e0 th\u01b0 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u, y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 nh\u01b0 \u0110i\u1ec3m trung b\u00ecnh – Grade Point Average (GPA) c\u0169ng quan tr\u1ecdng. Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 s\u1ebd ch\u00fa \u00fd t\u1edbi c\u00e1c m\u00f4n li\u00ean quan t\u1edbi khu v\u1ef1c b\u1ea1n \u0111ang xin h\u1ecdc. Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n, n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc Khoa h\u1ecdc m\u00e1y t\u00ednh th\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec3m trong m\u00f4n tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 nh\u00e2n t\u1ea1o, m\u00f4n thu\u1eadt to\u00e1n, m\u00f4n th\u1ed1ng k\u1ebf, v\u00e0 m\u00f4n to\u00e1n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc v\u00ec ch\u00fang l\u00e0 n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng c\u1ee7a khoa h\u1ecdc D\u1eef li\u1ec7u. \u0110i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n v\u1ec1 thi t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p Graduate Record Examination (GRE) l\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 b\u00e1o v\u1ec1 tri th\u1ee9c t\u1ed5ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t b\u1ea1n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 sinh vi\u00ean n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i th\u00ec b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u1ed1t v\u1ec1 TOEFL v\u00ec th\u00e0nh th\u1ea1o ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t quan tr\u1ecdng v\u00ec b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecdc, vi\u1ebft v\u00e0 n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Anh tr\u00f4i ch\u1ea3y. \u0110i\u1ec3m t\u1ed1t v\u1ec1 TOEFL iBT l\u00e0 100 hay \u0111i\u1ec3m IELTS 7.5 l\u00e0 t\u1ed1i thi\u1ec3u \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng sau \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc t\u1ed1t.<\/p>\n

C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 sinh vi\u00ean th\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa tr\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ed1t th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o v\u00e0 l\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng t\u01b0 v\u00ec l\u1ee3i nhu\u1eadn m\u00e0 d\u1ec5 xin v\u00e0o h\u01a1n. Theo \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 d\u1ef1 tr\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 d\u1ef1 tr\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1t m\u1ea5y cho d\u00f9 b\u1ea1n v\u1eabn c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1eb1ng. B\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p chuy\u00ean s\u00e2u ng\u00e0y nay (th\u1ea1c s\u0129 v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn s\u0129) kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a nhi\u1ec1u n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 t\u1edbi t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00f4 danh. V\u1edbi b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p chuy\u00ean s\u00e2u, danh ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a tr\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t. \u0110i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 v\u00e0o ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh sau \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng tham d\u1ef1, n\u01a1i b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd h\u1ecdc l\u00e0 chuy\u00ean vi\u00ean, chuy\u00ean gia trong khu v\u1ef1c chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n h\u01a1n ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 “m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y v\u00f4 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb” t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00f4 danh.<\/p>\n

T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, khi b\u1ea1n xin v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng sau \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc t\u1ed1t, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd c\u1ea1nh tranh v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ed1t, c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u1ed1t, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u01b0 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u t\u1ed1t cho n\u00ean b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb. \u0110i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ea7n l\u01b0u \u00fd l\u00e0 v\u1edbi b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p chuy\u00ean s\u00e2u, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd \u1edf trong c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 chuy\u00ean gia h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u trong khu v\u1ef1c \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n tham d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc t\u1ed1t th\u00ec d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn b\u1edfi c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean kh\u00e1c n\u01a1i h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng v\u00e0 th\u0103ng ti\u1ebfn ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n.<\/p>\n

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Apply to graduate school<\/p>\n

A student wrote to me: \u201cI graduated with a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Computer Science and applied to study for a M.S degree in the U.S. But I got a rejection letter from the university. I did not know why but want to apply again. What should I do to get better the next time? Please advice.”<\/p>\n

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Answer: There is a difference between applying to an undergraduate program (Bachelor\u2019s degree) and graduate programs (MS and PhD degree). Although all students must fill out application forms, write a purpose of statements, send school transcripts, examination scores (GRE, TOEFL etc.), and recommendation letters etc… BUT undergraduate admissions is done by the school admissions administrators who evaluate large numbers of applications covering every field of study based on the university\u2019s admission standard; WHEN graduate admissions (MS and PhD degree) is done by each department faculty committee based on their specialty and research interests.<\/p>\n

Therefore for graduate admission, the two most important factors are the Statement of Purpose where you indicate what specific area that you want to study, why you want study it, as well as what you plan to do after complete the study (Your education and career goals), and letter of recommendations from your school advisors or professors who know about your capability.\u00a0Students must understand that a Master\u2019s program is designed to give them knowledge and skills in a specialized area. A PhD program is designed to give students extensive expertise to do research in a specialized area. Most graduate programs expected that students already have general knowledge and strong foundation to focus in specific areas within a field of study, as no one go to graduate school to study basic knowledge.<\/p>\n

Because the department faculties make decision on your application, you need to clearly identify what specific area that you want to study. For example there are several specialized areas in Computer Science such as embedded system, Computing Security, Robotics, Human Computer Interaction, Software Management, Machine Learning, Data Science etc. and you must identify which one that you want to focus on. A general statement without being specific is often getting rejected because in graduate programs students are trained to specialize in a particular area. If you know what you want to study, then you should put it in your statement of purpose. You cannot send one general statement of purpose to every graduate school and expect that they are the same. This is the most common mistake that I have seen and it is one of the main reasons why so many get rejected.<\/p>\n

Because your application is reviewed by the faculty, it is logical that they select only students whose specialize in area that are relevant to their research and interests. Most graduate programs (MS and PhD) are built on the academic relationships between students and professors as they will have to spend a lot of time with each other in mentoring, learning and doing research. Therefore, before applying to any school, you must conduct your own research by carefully review the department as well as several professors in specific areas that you want to study. Most professors have their own websites, Facebook or Linkeln pages, which provide you with a complete list of their research interests and publications. You need to know about their works as you will try to convince them that you are the right student for their program. You will need to look for at least three or four professors in the department whose specialties are relevant to your interests. You must read some of their publications to know more about them then modify your statement of purpose to fit their interests. If you seems to know something about their research and state that you want to focus on learning something in that area then they would consider you more favorably during the admission review.<\/p>\n

Recommendation letter from professors who taught you provides some good evidence about your capabilities as they know you well. Do NOT send letter of recommendation from your relatives or parents, even though they also know you well. What do you think the faculty committee would react when they read some letters that say \u201cMy son is the smartest people on earth\u201d or \u201cMy daughter is a genius in computer science.\u201d And you should accept them?<\/p>\n

Beside the statement of purpose and letter of recommendations, factor such as Grade Point Average (GPA) is also important. Most professor would pay attention to courses relate to the area that you are applying. For example, if you want to study Data Science then the grade in Artificial Intelligence course, the Algorithm course, the Statistics course, and Math course must be excellent as they are the foundation of Data science. Also your score on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is an indicator about your overall knowledge to distinguish you from others. If you are foreign students then you must have good score on the TOEFL as language proficiency is very important since you must read, write and speak English fluently. A good TOEFL iBT score of 100 or IELTS score of 7.5 are the minimum to get into good graduate schools.<\/p>\n

A common question that student often ask me is about the difference between good schools which are difficult to get in and private for profit schools which are easier to get in. In my opinion, it is better to attend a good school for your graduate degree than to attend a not-so-good school even you still get a degree. Today advanced degrees (MS and PhD) does not mean much if it come from an unknown school. For advanced degrees, school reputation is the most important way to get good jobs. It is important to be prepared to get into a graduate program that is worth attending, where you will learn to be specialists, an expert in the specialized area than just have a \u201cworthless piece of paper\u201d from an unknown school.<\/p>\n

Of course, when you apply for a good graduate school, you will be competing against people who go to good schools, get good grades, and have good letters of recommendation so you must be prepared. It is important to note that with advanced degrees, you will be among a community of top scientists and specialists in a special area, if you are attending a good university then it is easier to get accepted by other members where they may help you to build and advance your career.<\/p>\n

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