How to contact the tutor?
1. Telephone contact. The "telephone" mentioned here is the office telephone number of the instructor. Instructors' personal calls should generally be avoided. Except for some colleges and universities, most tutors' office telephones are made public on the campus network. Candidates can search for information about tutors by logging in to the website of the colleges they apply for. As the office telephone is public, candidates can call during the tutor's office hours. The advantages of telephone contact are low cost and high efficiency. For example, if you talk to a tutor by telephone, the tutor may be deeply impressed by some important information of the candidates. The biggest disadvantage of telephone contact is the lack of information. Obviously, it is impossible for the tutor to talk to you for a long time, and the nervousness of the candidates will further narrow down the useful information transmitted to the tutor. For example, some candidates are so nervous that they don't know what to say when they talk to their tutor for the first time.
2. Email contact. Like the telephone, the tutor's email is usually posted on the campus network. The advantages of email contact are low cost and large amount of information. For example, candidates can introduce themselves to the tutor in detail by email, such as research interests, hobbies, specialties and so on. In this way, the tutor can have a more comprehensive grasp of the candidates. The biggest disadvantage of email contact is lack of intuition, which may not leave a deep impression on the tutor. For example, candidates' personal image, temperament and other information. However, email contact is still a good way to communicate between candidates and tutors.
3. Face-to-face communication. The advantage of this method is that it is intuitive and informative. With its help, there will be a deep understanding between candidates and tutors. If the tutor praises the candidate, it will undoubtedly increase the chances of the candidate's success, and some tutors will even designate the candidate. The disadvantage of face-to-face communication is high cost, and sometimes it even backfires. The cost of face-to-face communication includes accommodation, transportation and time. Some candidates apply for colleges far away, so it is not a small expense. In addition, in recent years, the enrollment unit has increased the weight of the second interview, so the time before the second interview is extremely precious and the time cost is huge. To make matters worse, some candidates are nervous because they are not fully prepared before meeting the tutor, and may hide their excellent side and enlarge their small shortcomings. For example, big talk is irrelevant, I am embarrassed to express it and so on.
LZ should give less gifts when meeting with the tutor. First of all, it is inappropriate not to give it away at all. China is called "the state of etiquette". It is human nature for relatives and friends to meet and exchange gifts. After all, China society is a state of etiquette, and it is not in line with the general moral norms to meet important people empty-handed. Of course, some tutors will refuse small gifts such as LZ fruits, but after all, they are very few. Secondly, it is not appropriate to be too expensive. Teachers, especially the old teachers, are extremely disgusted with this phenomenon. They often aim to be teachers and be rigorous in their studies. Too expensive gifts can easily arouse the vigilance of instructors, and then doubt their own character. It is true that academic research needs pure mentality, and it is difficult for students who are too sophisticated to study well and to win the favor of teachers. In a word, it is easier to get the recognition of the tutor by sending the special products and fruits with low value to the tutor when meeting. And should be generous and natural, timid, but suspicious!