1. Taoci 熊韬

2. Background Overall GPA ： 3.61/4.0 Upper Divison GPA: 3.75/4.0 Rank: 23/60 GRE ： Verbal 540 Quantitative 800 Analytical Writing 3.5 TOEFL ： Reading 28 Listening 20 Speaking 23 Writing 27 Paper & Patent: 1 accepted journal paper (2rd author) on Applied Physics Letters and 1 pending patent

3. Result Offer: The Johns Hopkins University (ECE) (Accepted) University of Washington – Seattle (ECE) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (ECE) Admission: University of California – Davis (ECE) Vanderbilt University (ECE) University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (ECE) Waiting List: Washington University in St. Louis (ECE) Duke University (MEMS) Rejection: Princeton Univeristy (ECE) Brown University (ECE) Columbia University (ME)

4. Motto 套磁实际上就是一个获取信息和输送信息 的过程，当你和你的申请对象相互沟通并占 有了足够多的对等信息，从而相互了解，可 以精确匹配的时候， Offer 也就差不多了。 —— 孙公晨

5. Asymmetric Information 信息不对称  信息对称 or 信息更不对称

6. Time Series Before Dec Dec - Jan Jan - Feb

7. Template My name is Tao Xiong and I am a senior undergraduate student majoring in Microelectronics in the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University. I am writing to you to seek opportunities of working with you for my graduate education and I have submitted my application to Northwestern University. My research interest focuses on utilizing Micro/Nano fabrication technology to design and manufacture device or system to seek solutions for novel applications, and I am indeed very interested in your research. My previous research focused on the optoelectronic device for retina prosthesis and I have submitted a paper based on this project, which has been published on Applied Physics Letters. You can check my CV in the attachment, in which contains my detailed research experience and background. Besides, I wonder whether you are planning to recruit new PhD students in your group and I have an opportunity to participate in the project of your lab.

8. Classification 学术套 – Paper & Idea 感情套 - I have sent you an email before and I have been waiting for your reply. Although I know that you are busy and perhaps have no time to reply each email, I don't want to give up establishing a contact with you. 过节套 – Thanksgiving, Xmas, Lunar new year

9. Reverse Taoci 保持一定的暧昧但是不要过分亲密。 表忠心

10. Tips CSC – We are not short of money (Caltech) 张 阳的节操掉了一地 {UIUC 等公立大学, Columbia} 私推 – Alice Zhang (PSU, Columbia, UC Ivrine) 邮箱转发 – 刷邮箱会导致神经质

11. Analogy 追妹子 & 表白 – 斐哥的海发，平均每天 30+ 套磁最正常的结果就是没有回复。 Sincerity & Patience

12. Thanks 祝大家 2013 2014 2015 Fall 飞跃成功。 QQ ： 395612677