1 personal situation
- School: A certain Mojiu
- Major: Computer Science and Technology (Top-notch Experimental Class)
- Score: 1/30
- English: CET-6 526 | CET-4 587
- Awards:
Coursework: National Scholarship
Programming: ICPC International College Programming Contest Asian Regional Competition, Silver Medal
Mathematics: National College Student Mathematics Competition (Non-Mathematics), Second Prize Mathematical
Model: MathorCup College Mathematical Modeling Challenge, Second Prize - Scientific research:
Broad and in-depth understanding of machine learning, no paper output. - Internship:
Summer Internship at Huawei Beijing Research Institute - Final destination:
Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (VIPL), Master's degree
2 Application for postgraduate study guarantee
Only write those with whom you have contact.
In the future, I tend to do more theoretical research on machine (deep) learning.
When looking for tutors, I mainly look at csranking and the college’s homepage (new teachers are not included in csranking).
To evaluate tutors, I mainly look at the tutor’s homepage and DBLP (Google Scholar is always incomplete).
| college | type | result |
|---|---|---|
| Tsinghua Statistics Center | Master's degree, machine learning theory | The teacher said that we need to communicate after entering the camp, but we haven’t entered the camp yet. |
| Turn in computer | Master's degree, machine learning theory | The teacher said that we need to communicate with each other after passing the departmental assessment, but I didn’t join the camp. |
| Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences | Master's degree, machine learning | The teacher has basically been contacted, but it needs to be approved by the department and has not yet entered the camp. |
| Zhejiang University Computer | Direct blog, deep learning computer vision | Zhejiang University Computer Science only accepts direct Ph.D. students and requires summer internships. The teacher didn’t reply for a month but invited me to come after the registration deadline. I did so but the department didn’t let me go. |
| Xiamen University | Master's degree, deep learning computer vision | The tutor has received the message and the college oq has not entered. |
| Nanda Intelligence | Master's degree, machine learning | Entered the camp, clashed with the National People's Congress, and gave up. |
| NTU Intelligent Suzhou Campus | Master's degree, machine learning | Entered the camp, clashed with the National People's Congress, and gave up. |
| West Lake Institute of Technology Zhejiang University Joint Training | Direct blog, machine learning theory | The teacher replied that he only recruits long-term interns. If he joins the camp, he will conflict with the prestigious department of Tsinghua University and give up. |
| NPU Computer | Not registered yet, machine learning | The teacher replied that the quota was reserved, which conflicted with Fudan Big Data and was given up. |
| Xidian Intelligence | Master's degree, machine learning | During the window period between Hillhouse and the Institute of Computing Technology, I wanted to live in Xi'an for a few days and join the camp, but my tutor from Tsinghua University happened to contact me and I was ready to give up. |
| Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | Direct blog, machine learning theory | The teacher wanted it very much, but the advanced algebra major in cross-border mathematics was too difficult, and the assessment in May was too bad, so he gave up registration for the summer camp in July. |
| Tsinghua University | Direct PhD/Master's degree, Machine Learning Theory | The teacher gave the camp entrance assessment, but he failed to pass advanced algebra and was not admitted to the camp. |
| nanda lamda laboratory | Master's degree, machine learning theory | The assessment did not match well, and I was not admitted in the final result. |
| Chinese University of Hong Kong | Direct blogging, machine learning | The college has reviewed it, but no suitable tutor has been contacted. |
| The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) | Not registered yet, machine learning | Tutor raises fish and gives up |
| Peking University Intelligence | Master's degree, machine learning | The instructor raises fish but does not join the camp |
| Hong Kong Baptist University | Direct blogging, machine learning | Passed the preliminary assessment, asked to do the project, decided to give up |
| University of Science and Technology of China Computer Science | Master's degree, machine learning theory | The teacher contacted someone but didn’t really like him, joined the camp but gave up. |
| Fudan Big Data | Master's degree, machine learning theory | The teacher wants it, but cross-border statistics is difficult, and summer camp math is terrible. |
| Tsinghua University | Direct blogging, machine learning | Entering the camp, Excellent Camp, contacting the tutor only one reply and the direction is not very suitable, currently I plan to give up. |
| NPC Hillhouse | Master's degree, machine learning theory | Entering the camp, there is no result yet, it is not better than the calculated vipl, and I plan to give up now. |
| Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences | Master's degree, machine learning theory | The teacher recommended me to join the camp. I passed the written test and got full marks in the computer test. I had a great time chatting about machine learning knowledge during the interview. I received an offer to study for a master's degree that night. |
3 Assessment situation
Tsinghua Statistics Center
This is a statistics research center under the Department of Industrial Engineering (Tsinghua’s Department of Mathematics does not pay attention to probability and statistics).
Machine learning theory direction instructor recommendation: ypk
The teacher’s reply:
I didn’t join the camp in the end.
Turn in computer
The computer Qingyuan Research Institute gave me a big surprise. There are many good teachers.
Machine learning theory direction instructor recommendation: hwr
Teacher’s reply:
The tutor’s homepage stated that it was recruiting master’s students, but it was very difficult to apply for a master’s degree. In the end, we didn’t get into the camp. No one from our school got into the camp. (It is too expensive to submit a master's degree)
You should have applied for a direct doctorate at that time, but you can modify it after entering the camp.
It is recommended that all students in the final nine should apply for the direct PhD and then look at it after entering the camp. Like me, if I didn't enter the camp, I would have no chance.
Because SJTU only has summer camps, pre-recommendation exemptions are only available if you need to re-enroll.
Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Machine learning direction instructor recommendation: lj
The teacher held a Tencent meeting to communicate and
put forward some helpful suggestions, such as not having too much content on each page of the ppt and being more clear in the future.
It's a pity that I didn't enter the camp in the end.
Zhejiang University Computer
Machine learning and computer vision instructor recommendation: zz
I contacted the instructor on May 31, and the teacher replied to me after the Zhejiang University summer camp ended on June 30:
I didn’t get admitted after a few days:
Analysis:
Zhejiang University can only apply for a direct PhD and requires two months of summer internship.
This caused a large number of big bosses who contacted the tutor in the early stage to give up Zhejiang University (because the big boss was unwilling to give up more possibilities for Zhejiang University) and replaced the tutor. ,
which resulted in the replacement of talented mentors and the search for interns (the final list was a bit miserable),
from which the final doctorates and masters are likely to be born.
Therefore, it is necessary to weigh carefully whether you can reduce the probability of going to other schools in exchange for the probability of going to Zhejiang University as a tutor .
Xiamen University
I contacted Teacher Niu Jrr from Xiamen University, and the teacher’s reply was more positive.
But then I was probably out of luck and I wasn’t admitted. Our major was admitted second.
Nanda Intelligence + Nanda Intelligence Suzhou
Both have master's degrees.
If I wasn't admitted to Nanjing University's lamda, there would be no attraction for me to compete with Renmin University.
If there is a conflict when entering the camp, give up decisively.
In fact, the lamda theory of Nanjing University, judging from the published papers, is still based on traditional machine learning.
Although it cannot be said to be unimportant, it is indeed not the mainstream method theory that I hope to do.
West Lake Institute of Technology Zhejiang University Joint Training
Teacher recommendation for natural language processing direction: zy
Teacher recommendation for machine learning theory direction: lt
I have a little story with Xihu. I contacted Mr. Zy during the summer vacation of my sophomore year. I was studying NLP at the time. He was a great expert and was looking for interns.
But later on, I became less and less interested in NLP without theoretical support, and I became bored with doing part-time work, so I quit.
After that, I applied for a theoretical LT teacher. He said that he would only consider internships in advance and not me.
On the other hand, if I have a conflict with the prestigious Tsinghua University, of course I will go to Tsinghua University.
In short, the hard requirements for students recruited by West Lake University are not so high. The key is to practice in advance. It is recommended that students with average hard conditions do internship early. After graduation, it is better to get a doctorate from Zhejiang University.
NPU Computer
Machine learning direction teacher recommendation: nfp
Teacher n is very high-level and his h-index is in the hundreds.
The teacher readily agreed to the offer and was the first one. I was very happy because of the book I read. Thank you very much, Teacher N!
Later, I found out that a good teacher could go to a better school, but because of conflicts with Fudan Big Data, I declined the offer.
Xidian Intelligence
I happened to have a few days free in Beijing and could go, so I signed up.
Food and accommodation are included, travel expenses are included, I signed up for the most awesome tutor, and I plan to visit the city of Xi'an.
But finally a tutor from Tsinghua University came back. In order to prepare, I informed the admissions office that I decided not to go.
Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Institute of Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is the top mathematics research institution in China, equally famous as Peking University.
Regarding machine learning and dynamic systems, the highly respected teacher tyf replied to me. Thank you very much for your kindness!
But I'm not up to par. I'm terrible at math (especially advanced algebra).
The Chinese Academy of Sciences Mathematics has one enrollment in May, July, and September.
I did very poorly in the May exam.
In July, I told the teacher that I would not participate because it was too difficult to cross majors. I decided to find a place in the computer field that I am good at. Postgraduate study.
Tsinghua University
Recommended by instructors in machine learning theory: zjz
This topic has three questions, namely advanced algebra, mathematical analysis, probability theory and mathematical statistics, but it is very cutting-edge and not within the reach of engineering majors.
Questions were not allowed to be asked in the open book, so I didn't ask them. But in fact, it all depended on self-consciousness.
Later, I didn't finish the algebra question, so I sent it in and was not admitted to the camp.
nanda lamda laboratory
Recommended tutors for lamda online learning and optimization: zlj, zp
Teacher zlj contacted me very early and didn’t know how to write a cover letter at that time, so the teacher didn’t take notice of me in the end.
Teacher zp was my second choice at the last minute, but he didn’t give me an offer.
(No regrets at all, the direction of lambda doesn’t quite match)
The interview has one side and two sides.
On the one hand, I met with senior students and asked some test questions on mathematics, statistics, algorithms and machine learning.
I couldn't answer the applicable conditions of Naive Bayes (each feature is independent), which was very impressive.
The second interview is with the instructor. Teacher zp is a new ap and requires master's students to follow his direction. However, I don't want to focus on online learning and traditional optimization yet.
So the teacher felt that I was not suitable, and I also felt that the teacher was not suitable, and in the end I was not admitted.
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Machine learning and computer vision instructor recommendation: ldh
The school reviewed the materials and let me in. I was admitted directly without an interview.
But there is no suitable teacher for machine learning theory here.
I contacted teacher ldh, but the teacher did not reply.
I didn't care about it.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
I contacted
the fish farming instructor wby. Check the date.
There is no news yet.
Don't trust your instructor easily, you can catch fish at a glance.
Peking University Intelligence
The person I contacted was
the fish farming instructor of Wys. Look at the date and
11 days after sending the email:
It means that the teacher did not read my materials seriously at all, and I wrote them all.
I responded immediately, but haven't heard anything since.
Peking University’s intelligent tutor loves to keep fish , and the rumors on the Internet are true.
Hong Kong Baptist University
Recommended by the instructor in the direction of machine learning: The hb
assessment is more difficult.
The first time is three questions:
algorithm, bottom layer of machine learning, and deep learning training. It takes 45 minutes to complete three questions, which is not easy.
The second time was a one-week test, and I passed the machine learning task list.
After passing these two assessments, I had to go deep into the scientific research project with the teacher’s students.
Later, I also put it off for a while because I had to spend time doing other things. Now that I got the offer, I declined it.
University of Science and Technology of China Computer Science
Instructor in the field of machine learning: dh
and the teacher were not a good match in terms of direction and personality.
When I knew that a teacher from Tsinghua University wanted to assess me, I refused to participate in the summer camp of the University of Science and Technology of China.
When I learned that I could go to the Institute of Computing Technology, I declined the teacher.
Fudan Big Data
Instructor recommendation for machine learning theory: hzf
hzf is a very good teacher. He led me to get started with the theory and gave me the classic machine learning theory textbook UML+PRML. He gave me guidance and improved my understanding of machine learning! In the end, I was able to answer questions brilliantly in the Computing Laboratory, mostly because of teacher hzf’s teaching materials.
Enter the camp, join the camp,
The assessment was for a master's degree in statistics, which requires high mathematics and basic computer skills. Therefore, I did not show my advantages and was eventually selected as a candidate:
First, there is a
2-hour written test, 50 multiple-choice questions, 20 statistics, 10 mathematics, and 20 computer-based questions.
Another
20 minutes of interview with 4 questions, mathematics + statistics + English self-introduction + computer basics. There is still some time to briefly ask about the project.
Tsinghua University
Your department has the best overall computer level in the country. If I want to go to your department, one needs to take the computer-based test and the other is to contact the instructor in advance.
I didn't contact the instructor in advance in the Tsinghua University department, but I entered the camp.
After entering the camp, I took the computer-based test first,
three questions in five hours, CSP competition format, and the ACM school team asked the questions.
The first one was the sign-in question. I passed it and got full marks.
The second one was a large simulation. It was very complicated and some of the points were only based on the data scale. I gave up decisively and completely. In the end, no one around me could write a single point. In addition, many people around me didn’t take it seriously because they spent too much time on this topic. Write the third question.
The third question is divided into 6 situations. I thought of how to do the first 4 situations and did it, and got half the points. Especially the 4th one is dynamic programming that requires thinking for a while, which widens the gap.
In the end, it was 150/300, and everyone around me was not as high as me.
Finally, Youying:
I also had a party with friends in Tsinghua University and had a lot of fun with tjy, rqy, cs, and xzh.
Then it was time to contact the instructor.
First of all, I contacted Director Niu before entering the camp. 13, 2 had no quota, and 11 were not
in the summer camp. I printed out a lot of materials and went to the office building to find them, but the teacher Basically, there is no place. One teacher said that there are no places for three teachers in their group.
After that, I sent electronic materials and magnets by email to all those related to artificial intelligence. In the end, 10 tutors told me that there were no places.
Finally, I communicated with my seniors on the face-to-face day, and they taught me the following key points when writing a magnet:
1. Review my own experience and the common points with my mentor
2. Plan what I want to do in the future.
I listened to my senior’s instructions and carefully wrote more than a dozen magnet emails. I almost feel sick writing this, it’s not easy.
After 10 days, a teacher finally got back to me. I was conducting an assessment, but the direction was not particularly suitable. Even if I pass, I will probably go to a computer lab.
In general, you should contact your tutor as early as possible . Only by contacting the tutor will you have a chance (but you have to choose one from several). If you don’t contact the tutor, you will basically have no chance.
Even if Daniel doesn’t reply to the email, you still have to contact Mavericks. If you don’t contact Mavericks, it will be difficult to find the right Mavericks.
NPC Hillhouse
Recommended tutors for the direction of machine learning theory: ly
Recommended tutors for the direction of generative models: lcx
graphs. Recommended tutors: xht, wzw Recommended
tutors for the direction of natural language processing and information retrieval: wxt
Hillhouse College is a college supported by Hillhouse Company. It has spent a lot of money and high salary to buy a group of outstanding young scholars, and the teachers are very good.
Renmin University Schoolhouse is divided into written examination and interview.
The written examination tests data structure and algorithm + mathematics + English translation. If you score above 300 in csp, 10 points will be added.
The interview tests include self-introduction, asking questions in English, and introducing projects, algorithms, and mathematics in Chinese.
The admission rate of Hillhouse is very low. Last year, the admission rate was only 11.2%, and all the applicants are scary rk1 guys. My written test score was over 60, with a full score of 75, so I was on the edge. I don’t know my interview score yet, but I thought there was something wrong with my math question, and I was probably on the edge.
We'll know after two days of waiting for notification.
Thanks to Teacher Ly for your guidance and support in helping me pass the exam!
Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Recommended tutor for machine learning theory direction: xqq
I am very lucky to be admitted to study for a master's degree under teacher xqq!
I am fortunate enough to study for the most competitive master's degree in one of the most powerful institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, one of the most powerful groups at the Institute of Computing Technology, and one of the most powerful tutors at VIPL, xqq!
I was admitted to the camp by
teacher , 5 questions in one hour is not a problem. I was very lucky in the interview. After the introduction, teacher xqq kept asking me questions. I have a broad understanding of machine learning and I answered fluently. I was very lucky.
The teacher's final comment:
"
I like your personality and hard work better!
As long as you work hard, you are not afraid of anything and you will have everything!
Your knowledge reserve today allows me to see your hard work. Your school cannot teach you this depth.
Your answer is very clever. Learned thoroughly
"
Only later did I realize that I had really reached the ceiling of domestic insurance research!
I’m really touched and will definitely read it carefully in the future!
All the hard work comes! The future is bright!
4 Some other experiences
Important things about research:
| project | evaluate |
|---|---|
| Performance rankings and school levels | It is very important to enter the camp. If you have the opportunity, you have to work hard to improve. It is also a sufficient condition for the instructor to judge the students' efforts. |
| Contact as early as possible and try more | Very important, the biggest factor for weak COM to pass (equivalent to the assessment of the target tutor), and the biggest factor for strong COM to select a tutor. It can be seen that I have failed too many times (including more complete failures that are not included in the list). I have accumulated experience and learned to upgrade, and I only encountered luck once. Don’t think that publishing papers for internships at other schools is just a part-time job. In fact, if you publish good papers, you will excel anywhere. How to set the magnet is mentioned above. |
| Assessment of target colleges | It is very important. The biggest factor in passing the strong COM is to look at the postgraduate experience and contact the instructor to ask how to prepare for the assessment. |
| Research Experience | It is very important. Graduate tutors are looking for research talents, especially those with outstanding papers! You need to have in-depth mastery and thinking, spend time accumulating in the field, become a small expert, achieve equal academic exchanges with teachers, and use a cooperative method to make the tutors of Match want you to continue research. It is recommended that you find a target tutor from another school to send you a good thesis and a magnet, and you find a teacher from your own school who can send a good thesis. |
| competition | ICPC is more important. In terms of computers, the ICPC competition is unique because it trains the ability to think and solve problems, programming algorithms, mathematics, and English reading. In addition to writing papers, it also trains all abilities in scientific research. When I went to graduate school, everyone in the target school said that I won the ICPC silver medal, but no one said anything about the second prize in the mathematics/digital analog competition. |
| practice | Internships in large factories are more important. My internship experience at Huawei’s Beijing Research Institute was also mentioned. |
| match | Matching with the teacher can help you gain an in-depth understanding of the teacher's research and plan future research, increase the degree of matching between the teacher and you, and increase the teacher's impression of your personality. This is a kind of motivation and passion that cannot be faked, but comes from the heart. |