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<h1><strong>数据科学&经济学双方向</strong></h1>
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<p>我很早就决定申请美本,但出于某种执念,仍然选择了一所体制内高中(以高考课程为主)。</p>
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<p>在应付日常课业的同时,我利用周末学习AP和SAT,最终以换算后3.5的GPA和1460的SAT成绩进入罗切斯特大学(2020年U.S.News排名第29)。显然,我的能力不足以同时驾驭两种教育体系。</p>
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<p>罗切斯特的中国同学大多来自美高、国际学校或体制内高中的国际部(IB/AP体系),因此他们更快适应了美国的教学方式。</p>
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<p>相比之下,<strong><span style="color: #0086d1;">我的优势在于高考训练塑造的“做题家”能力</span></strong>——考试拿高分对我来说并不困难,而三年的高压学习也让我学会了高效管理时间。</p>
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<p>我在高中时就被经济学吸引,启蒙读物是《牛奶可乐经济学》。这本书让我意识到,<strong>经济学不仅是关于市场和货币的学科,更是研究人类行为的科学</strong>。从政治经济学到博弈论,它的广度让我决定将其作为主修之一。</p>
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<p>而数据科学专业则是出于现实考量——它正推动着AI、大语言模型等技术的发展。尽管我认为这个领域已趋饱和,但为了强化数学能力并跟上时代,我仍选择了它。</p>
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<p>此外,我还辅修了数学以巩固理论基础,并选修了流行音乐课程,保持兴趣的平衡。</p>
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<p>以我理解,本科教育已经不再是服务于就业的业务能力培训基地。那个学英语做翻译、学新闻做报社、学化学做化工的时代早已经一去不返了。</p>
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<p>现在繁多复杂的生产流程、全球化产业链分工明确的时代,学生是不可能在短短4年学会如何完成一个全套生产流程的学习,更不会成为一个领域内的专家。</p>
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<p><span style="color: #0086d1;">本科教育早已经不是技术的传授——而是批判思维的熏陶。</span></p>
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<p>我对与批判思维的理解分为三个关键词。</p>
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<p>1. 包容性:<span style="color: #444444;">批判性思维的第一要义在于包容,其次是包容自己未知的领域,最后,它还要求我们包容不确定性。</span></p>
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<p>2. 信念感:<span style="color: #444444;">批判性思维并不意味着彻底的相对主义或怀疑主义。相反,它往往需要一种更坚定的信念感。这种信念,不是对某个观点的执拗坚持,而是对思考本身的尊重,对理性与价值的坚守。</span></p>
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<p>3. 逻辑优劣的判断:<span style="color: #444444;">批判性思维的核心操作层面,是判断逻辑的优劣。</span></p>
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<h1><strong>GPA对美研的影响微乎其微</strong></h1>
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<p>在多数硕士申请者眼中,GPA(平均成绩点数)是决定能否“过关斩将”的关键门槛。</p>
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<p>然而,在我看来,GPA在硕士申请中远非决定性因素,<strong><span style="color: #0086d1;">我个人甚至肯定GPA的数字本身根本不是申请研究生的因素</span></strong>。</p>
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<p>课程选择的深度与广度、课程的挑战性、以及所修课程与目标项目的契合度,才是真正会引起招生官注意的关键所在。</p>
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<p>招生官并不会仅仅被一个“3.9 GPA”所打动,而是会顺着你提交的本科课程列表问一个问题:<strong>你究竟学到了什么?</strong></p>
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<p>因此,在我看来,选课时不应以“是否容易拿A”为首要标准。我甚至认为:GPA应是申请过程中“最不值得考虑”的变量。真正有意义的是你选了什么、学了什么、如何展示出来——而不是你是否在最轻松的路上“刷”出漂亮分数。</p>
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<p>更何况,当你真正进入了自己喜欢但有挑战性的课程领域时,往往会被逼迫着成长,从而获得更高的成绩。这是一种“由兴趣驱动的努力”所带来的正反馈。</p>
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<h1><strong>科研才是美研申请的决定性因素</strong></h1>
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<p>两年前,大二暑假,我在linkedin上联系了Cantay Caliskan教授,他对于用计算机视觉分析社会问题的研究颇有兴趣。正巧,我也觉得这很有趣。</p>
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<p>他的课题组并没有薪酬,但对我而言,这是一段宝贵的成长经历。</p>
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<p>在Caliskan的课题组的岁月里,我完成了第一篇署名论文:《Measuring Political Polarization Through Visible Interactions Between Religious and Non-Religious Citizens》。</p>
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<p>在这项研究中,我使用计算机视觉模型分析大规模媒体数据,识别行人,并基于性别与服饰进行分类。</p>
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<p>我们发现,衣着远不只是个人选择,更是一种无声的社会对话——它透露情感、关系,甚至政治与宗教的身份符号,<strong><span style="color: #0086d1;">这个项目终获得了本科学院President Award Nomination</span></strong>。</p>
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<p>这个项目固然揭示了隐藏的社会动态,却也可能无意间放大了它原本试图理解的偏见与恐惧。</p>
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<p>我意识到,数据科学确实能够撬开隐藏的真相,但如果缺乏伦理监督,它同样能扭曲、甚至武器化真相。</p>
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<p>在数据极大丰富的今天,我们更不能忘记,叙事的责任,是为了照亮理解,而不是遮蔽世界——一言蔽之,耕耘我们自己的花园。</p>
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<p>选择research的时候,是看教授名气,还是分配到自己的任务分量?</p>
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<h2>答</h2>
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<p>当然是兼顾最好。所以建议大家很早开始打听research机会。大二开始打听可能比较晚了。我还是后悔当时大一的时候,因为得知课题组不招大一新生而没有继续获得信息而懊悔。</p>
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<p>虽然大一做research为时尚早(连必修课都没学完),但是不耽误向多途径打听,了解需要学会什么技能,并根据此选课。</p>
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<p>如果像我一样开始时间比较晚,然后能力一般的话,我个人还是建议以自己自主学习分量为主导因素。因为经历和能力展现是申请/找工作最打动人的故事。若只是空有其名,多多少少显得空中楼阁。</p>
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<p>总之,还是早打听,兼顾名气和经历的教授还是不少的!</p>
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<h1><strong>哈佛、MIT、斯坦福,总得中一个吧! </strong></h1>
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<p>我是在大三暑假(6月15日)参加的GRE考试。当时学校在5月份就放假了,因此我利用了一个多月的时间进行备考,最终成绩333,满足申请项目的要求就没有选择再刷分了。</p>
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<p>从个人角度来看,我认为GRE这种标准化考试更多地是在<strong><span style="color: #0086d1;">考察一个人的学习能力和逻辑思维能力</span></strong>。</p>
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<p>它并不会成为研究生申请中的决定性因素,我也不认为必须要把分数刷得特别高。投入大量时间去提升分数,其实性价比并不高。</p>
<p>早在大二、大三的时候,我就开始计划申请研究生,其实原因是我在本校找工作不是太顺利。那时候,我看微博就发现了<strong><span style="color: #0086d1;">“美研申请老阿姨”</span></strong>的账号,发现那里对项目的解读非常深刻,在所有免费的资源当中,“老阿姨”的整理是最清晰的。 </p>
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<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://info.compassedu.hk/175023148950975.jpg?watermark/1/image/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbmZvLmNvbXBhc3NlZHUuaGsvd2F0ZXJtYXJrMS5wbmc=/dissolve/100/gravity/SouthEast/dx/0/dy/0/ws/0.25/wst/2" alt="" /></p>
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<p>大三暑假的时候,我其实纠结了好久要不要请中介。由于大三的时候非常忙碌,需要根据项目补足不同的课程和项目,花在研究项目本身的时间非常少,所以还是决定选择中介。当时我和指南者教育联系的时候,他们便推出了“南极星计划。”</p>
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<p>然后我自己将学校分为三个梯队,以下是我对学校的梯队分组,和我对于申请结果的预期。</p>
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<h1><strong>选校梯队划分</strong></h1>
<p> </p>
<h2><strong>第一梯队:</strong></h2>
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<p><a id="item_1750231717095" class="znz-autocompleter-item znz-autocompleter-major type-1" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_65733" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-item-data="{"cname":"哈佛大学数据科学硕士","res_id":65733,"id_univ":80,"univ_ename":"Harvard University","univ_name":"哈佛大学","imageurl":"https://logo.compassedu.hk/80.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim","url":"https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_65733"}" data-item-type="2"><span class="znz-autocompleter-content"> <span class="slot-left"><img src="https://logo.compassedu.hk/80.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim" data-role="div" /></span> <span class="slot-right-box"> <span class="slot-right"> <span class="title">哈佛大学数据科学硕士</span> <span class="sub">Harvard University</span> </span> <img class="icon-jiantou" src="https://info.compassedu.hk/mobile/univresult/univ_circle_jiantou.png" data-role="div" /> </span> </span><span class="znz-autocompleter-operate"> <span class="link-operate"> <span class="toggle"> </span> </span> <span class="card-operate active"> <span class="edit"> </span> <span class="content"> </span> </span> </span></a></p>
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<p><a id="item_1750314817700" class="znz-autocompleter-item znz-autocompleter-major type-1" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_60888" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-item-data="{"cname":"斯坦福大学统计学理学硕士(数据科学方向)","res_id":60888,"id_univ":86,"univ_ename":"Stanford University","univ_name":"斯坦福大学","imageurl":"https://logo.compassedu.hk/86.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim","url":"https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_60888"}" data-item-type="2"><span class="znz-autocompleter-content"> <span class="slot-left"><img src="https://logo.compassedu.hk/86.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim" data-role="div" /></span> <span class="slot-right-box"> <span class="slot-right"> <span class="title">斯坦福大学统计学理学硕士(数据科学方向)</span> <span class="sub">Stanford University</span> </span> <img class="icon-jiantou" src="https://info.compassedu.hk/mobile/univresult/univ_circle_jiantou.png" data-role="div" /> </span> </span><span class="znz-autocompleter-operate"> <span class="link-operate"> <span class="toggle"> </span> </span> <span class="card-operate active"> <span class="edit"> </span> <span class="content"> </span> </span> </span></a></p>
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<p><br /><a id="item_1750314699492" class="znz-autocompleter-item znz-autocompleter-major type-1" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_59521" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-item-data="{"cname":"麻省理工学院商业分析硕士","res_id":59521,"id_univ":85,"univ_ename":"Massachusetts Institute of Technology","univ_name":"麻省理工学院","imageurl":"https://logo.compassedu.hk/85.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim","url":"https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_59521"}" data-item-type="2"><span class="znz-autocompleter-content"> <span class="slot-left"><img src="https://logo.compassedu.hk/85.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim" data-role="div" /></span> <span class="slot-right-box"> <span class="slot-right"> <span class="title">麻省理工学院商业分析硕士</span> <span class="sub">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span> </span> <img class="icon-jiantou" src="https://info.compassedu.hk/mobile/univresult/univ_circle_jiantou.png" data-role="div" /> </span> </span><span class="znz-autocompleter-operate"> <span class="link-operate"> <span class="toggle"> </span> </span> <span class="card-operate active"> <span class="edit"> </span> <span class="content"> </span> </span> </span></a></p>
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<p><a id="item_1750314839551" class="znz-autocompleter-item znz-autocompleter-major type-1" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_60901" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-item-data="{"cname":"卡内基梅隆大学计算数据科学硕士","res_id":60901,"id_univ":102,"univ_ename":"Carnegie Mellon University","univ_name":"卡内基梅隆大学","imageurl":"https://logo.compassedu.hk/102.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim","url":"https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_60901"}" data-item-type="2"><span class="znz-autocompleter-content"> <span class="slot-left"><img src="https://logo.compassedu.hk/102.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim" data-role="div" /></span> <span class="slot-right-box"> <span class="slot-right"> <span class="title">卡内基梅隆大学计算数据科学硕士</span> <span class="sub">Carnegie Mellon University</span> </span> <img class="icon-jiantou" src="https://info.compassedu.hk/mobile/univresult/univ_circle_jiantou.png" data-role="div" /> </span> </span><span class="znz-autocompleter-operate"> <span class="link-operate"> <span class="toggle"> </span> </span> <span class="card-operate active"> <span class="edit"> </span> <span class="content"> </span> </span> </span></a></p>
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<p> </p>
<p>预期:至少录取一个【结果全拒】</p>
<p> </p>
<h2><strong>第二梯队:</strong></h2>
<p> </p>
<p><a id="item_1750314875560" class="znz-autocompleter-item znz-autocompleter-major type-1" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_60890" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-item-data="{"cname":"宾夕法尼亚大学数据科学硕士","res_id":60890,"id_univ":88,"univ_ename":"University of Pennsylvania","univ_name":"宾夕法尼亚大学","imageurl":"https://logo.compassedu.hk/88.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim","url":"https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_60890"}" data-item-type="2"><span class="znz-autocompleter-content"> <span class="slot-left"><img src="https://logo.compassedu.hk/88.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim" data-role="div" /></span> <span class="slot-right-box"> <span class="slot-right"> <span class="title">宾夕法尼亚大学数据科学硕士</span> <span class="sub">University of Pennsylvania</span> </span> <img class="icon-jiantou" src="https://info.compassedu.hk/mobile/univresult/univ_circle_jiantou.png" data-role="div" /> </span> </span><span class="znz-autocompleter-operate"> <span class="link-operate"> <span class="toggle"> </span> </span> <span class="card-operate active"> <span class="edit"> </span> <span class="content"> </span> </span> </span></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><a id="item_1750315156182" class="znz-autocompleter-item znz-autocompleter-major type-1" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_65510" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-item-data="{"cname":"西北大学(美国)机器学习与数据科学硕士","res_id":65510,"id_univ":91,"univ_ename":"Northwestern University(United States)","univ_name":"西北大学(美国)","imageurl":"https://logo.compassedu.hk/91.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim","url":"https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_65510"}" data-item-type="2"><span class="znz-autocompleter-content"> <span class="slot-left"><img src="https://logo.compassedu.hk/91.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim" data-role="div" /></span> <span class="slot-right-box"> <span class="slot-right"> <span class="title">西北大学(美国)机器学习与数据科学硕士</span> <span class="sub">Northwestern University(United States)</span> </span> <img class="icon-jiantou" src="https://info.compassedu.hk/mobile/univresult/univ_circle_jiantou.png" data-role="div" /> </span> </span><span class="znz-autocompleter-operate"> <span class="link-operate"> <span class="toggle"> </span> </span> <span class="card-operate active"> <span class="edit"> </span> <span class="content"> </span> </span> </span></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><a id="item_1750315165920" class="znz-autocompleter-item znz-autocompleter-major type-1" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_65716" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-item-data="{"cname":"芝加哥大学社会科学硕士-经济学方向","res_id":65716,"id_univ":87,"univ_ename":"University of Chicago","univ_name":"芝加哥大学","imageurl":"https://logo.compassedu.hk/87.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim","url":"https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_65716"}" data-item-type="2"><span class="znz-autocompleter-content"> <span class="slot-left"><img src="https://logo.compassedu.hk/87.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim" data-role="div" /></span> <span class="slot-right-box"> <span class="slot-right"> <span class="title">芝加哥大学社会科学硕士-经济学方向</span> <span class="sub">University of Chicago</span> </span> <img class="icon-jiantou" src="https://info.compassedu.hk/mobile/univresult/univ_circle_jiantou.png" data-role="div" /> </span> </span><span class="znz-autocompleter-operate"> <span class="link-operate"> <span class="toggle"> </span> </span> <span class="card-operate active"> <span class="edit"> </span> <span class="content"> </span> </span> </span></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><a id="item_1750315177410" class="znz-autocompleter-item znz-autocompleter-major type-1" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_71706" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-item-data="{"cname":"耶鲁大学生物统计硕士","res_id":71706,"id_univ":82,"univ_ename":"Yale University","univ_name":"耶鲁大学","imageurl":"https://logo.compassedu.hk/82.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim","url":"https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_71706"}" data-item-type="2"><span class="znz-autocompleter-content"> <span class="slot-left"><img src="https://logo.compassedu.hk/82.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim" data-role="div" /></span> <span class="slot-right-box"> <span class="slot-right"> <span class="title">耶鲁大学生物统计硕士</span> <span class="sub">Yale University</span> </span> <img class="icon-jiantou" src="https://info.compassedu.hk/mobile/univresult/univ_circle_jiantou.png" data-role="div" /> </span> </span><span class="znz-autocompleter-operate"> <span class="link-operate"> <span class="toggle"> </span> </span> <span class="card-operate active"> <span class="edit"> </span> <span class="content"> </span> </span> </span></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>预期:录取一半【结果全部录取】</p>
<p> </p>
<h2><strong>第三梯队:</strong></h2>
<p> </p>
<p><a id="item_1750315190356" class="znz-autocompleter-item znz-autocompleter-major type-1" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_65755" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-item-data="{"cname":"康奈尔大学运筹学与信息工程专业数据分析方向","res_id":65755,"id_univ":95,"univ_ename":"Cornell University","univ_name":"康奈尔大学","imageurl":"https://logo.compassedu.hk/95.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim","url":"https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_65755"}" data-item-type="2"><span class="znz-autocompleter-content"> <span class="slot-left"><img src="https://logo.compassedu.hk/95.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim" data-role="div" /></span> <span class="slot-right-box"> <span class="slot-right"> <span class="title">康奈尔大学运筹学与信息工程专业数据分析方向</span> <span class="sub">Cornell University</span> </span> <img class="icon-jiantou" src="https://info.compassedu.hk/mobile/univresult/univ_circle_jiantou.png" data-role="div" /> </span> </span><span class="znz-autocompleter-operate"> <span class="link-operate"> <span class="toggle"> </span> </span> <span class="card-operate active"> <span class="edit"> </span> <span class="content"> </span> </span> </span></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><a id="item_1750315208955" class="znz-autocompleter-item znz-autocompleter-major type-1" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_65708" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-item-data="{"cname":"加州大学洛杉矶分校数量经济硕士","res_id":65708,"id_univ":104,"univ_ename":"University of California, Los Angeles","univ_name":"加州大学洛杉矶分校","imageurl":"https://logo.compassedu.hk/104.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim","url":"https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_65708"}" data-item-type="2"><span class="znz-autocompleter-content"> <span class="slot-left"><img src="https://logo.compassedu.hk/104.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim" data-role="div" /></span> <span class="slot-right-box"> <span class="slot-right"> <span class="title">加州大学洛杉矶分校数量经济硕士</span> <span class="sub">University of California, Los Angeles</span> </span> <img class="icon-jiantou" src="https://info.compassedu.hk/mobile/univresult/univ_circle_jiantou.png" data-role="div" /> </span> </span><span class="znz-autocompleter-operate"> <span class="link-operate"> <span class="toggle"> </span> </span> <span class="card-operate active"> <span class="edit"> </span> <span class="content"> </span> </span> </span></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><a id="item_1750315221333" class="znz-autocompleter-item znz-autocompleter-major type-1" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_65703" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-item-data="{"cname":"哥伦比亚大学经济学硕士","res_id":65703,"id_univ":83,"univ_ename":"Columbia University","univ_name":"哥伦比亚大学","imageurl":"https://logo.compassedu.hk/83.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim","url":"https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_65703"}" data-item-type="2"><span class="znz-autocompleter-content"> <span class="slot-left"><img src="https://logo.compassedu.hk/83.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim" data-role="div" /></span> <span class="slot-right-box"> <span class="slot-right"> <span class="title">哥伦比亚大学经济学硕士</span> <span class="sub">Columbia University</span> </span> <img class="icon-jiantou" src="https://info.compassedu.hk/mobile/univresult/univ_circle_jiantou.png" data-role="div" /> </span> </span><span class="znz-autocompleter-operate"> <span class="link-operate"> <span class="toggle"> </span> </span> <span class="card-operate active"> <span class="edit"> </span> <span class="content"> </span> </span> </span></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><a id="item_1750315249604" class="znz-autocompleter-item znz-autocompleter-major type-1" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_65509" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-item-data="{"cname":"约翰霍普金斯大学商业分析与人工智能硕士","res_id":65509,"id_univ":92,"univ_ename":"Johns Hopkins University","univ_name":"约翰霍普金斯大学","imageurl":"https://logo.compassedu.hk/92.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim","url":"https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_65509"}" data-item-type="2"><span class="znz-autocompleter-content"> <span class="slot-left"><img src="https://logo.compassedu.hk/92.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim" data-role="div" /></span> <span class="slot-right-box"> <span class="slot-right"> <span class="title">约翰霍普金斯大学商业分析与人工智能硕士</span> <span class="sub">Johns Hopkins University</span> </span> <img class="icon-jiantou" src="https://info.compassedu.hk/mobile/univresult/univ_circle_jiantou.png" data-role="div" /> </span> </span><span class="znz-autocompleter-operate"> <span class="link-operate"> <span class="toggle"> </span> </span> <span class="card-operate active"> <span class="edit"> </span> <span class="content"> </span> </span> </span></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><a id="item_1750315261484" class="znz-autocompleter-item znz-autocompleter-major type-1" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_67206" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-item-data="{"cname":"加州大学伯克利分校分析学硕士","res_id":67206,"id_univ":100,"univ_ename":"University of California, Berkeley","univ_name":"加州大学伯克利分校","imageurl":"https://logo.compassedu.hk/100.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim","url":"https://www.compassedu.hk/majr_67206"}" data-item-type="2"><span class="znz-autocompleter-content"> <span class="slot-left"><img src="https://logo.compassedu.hk/100.png?imageView2/0/q/62|imageslim" data-role="div" /></span> <span class="slot-right-box"> <span class="slot-right"> <span class="title">加州大学伯克利分校分析学硕士</span> <span class="sub">University of California, Berkeley</span> </span> <img class="icon-jiantou" src="https://info.compassedu.hk/mobile/univresult/univ_circle_jiantou.png" data-role="div" /> </span> </span><span class="znz-autocompleter-operate"> <span class="link-operate"> <span class="toggle"> </span> </span> <span class="card-operate active"> <span class="edit"> </span> <span class="content"> </span> </span> </span></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>预期:全录取【结果全录取】</p>
<p> </p>
<p>在文书写作过程中,指南者导师协助我系统梳理了我与数据科学的关系——从最初如何选择这个方向、在学术与实习中逐步感受到其独特魅力,到最终的反思与定位。</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://info.compassedu.hk/175023148992577.jpg?watermark/1/image/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbmZvLmNvbXBhc3NlZHUuaGsvd2F0ZXJtYXJrMS5wbmc=/dissolve/100/gravity/SouthEast/dx/0/dy/0/ws/0.25/wst/2" alt="" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>这不仅帮助我讲清楚了<span style="color: #0086d1;"><strong>“为什么是Data Science”</strong></span>,更重要的是构建起一条逻辑清晰、情感真实的叙述路径,使文书从内容到结构更具说服力。</p>
<p> </p>
<p>指南者在项目定位上经验丰富,深谙不同学校和项目的偏好与评估侧重点。无论是偏研究导向的项目,还是更注重实践背景的项目,导师都会提醒我针对性地突出某段经历,或者调整语气与框架,使申请材料更贴合目标项目的“审美”。</p>
<p> </p>
<p>除了内容层面的打磨,指南者也对我的申请材料进行了多轮proofreading,从语言、格式、语气到细节用词,力求避免任何可能引发误解或减分的“雷点”。这种细致入微的修改,让我在提交申请时更有信心。</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<h1><strong>第一梯队四连拒</strong></h1>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0086d1;">MIT的Master of Business Analytics项目的面试过程出乎我的意料,难度相当高。</span></strong>面试官以极快的节奏提出问题,几乎不给思考的间隙,我猜测这在某种程度上是为了防止AI辅助的干扰。这种快问快答的模式要求考生保持高度集中,且技术性问题与专业性、行为类问题穿插进行,节奏紧凑而紧张。我个人在这场面试中的表现并不理想,也意识到自己在即时反应与信息整合方面还有提升空间。</p>
<p> </p>
<p>回顾整个申请季,<strong><span style="color: #0086d1;">DS领域的顶尖项目(如MIT、Stanford、Harvard)门槛之高已近乎极限</span></strong>。我认为自己的背景可能刚好“够到边缘”,但由于本科学校的内生性限制、申请人数的激增,以及整体领域的过度内卷,最终未能如愿。这固然遗憾,但我并不感到后悔。</p>
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<p>在2025年申请季,我曾将哈佛、斯坦福、MIT与CMU等顶尖院校的数据科学及相关项目作为首选,然而最终却在二月遭遇四连拒。这一挫折促使我重新思考当前数据科学(Data Science, DS)的行业趋势与教育体系的匹配度。我逐渐意识到:DS作为一个高度热门的交叉学科,已呈现出明显的过热与趋于饱和的迹象。</p>
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<p>我逐渐意识到,<strong><span style="color: #0086d1;">许多DS项目的高录取门槛(如Upenn MSE-DS)并不一定意味着更优的产出</span></strong>。反而,这种高度“内卷”的申请环境可能本身就是一个混淆因子——即项目录取bar高,或许是因为行业整体竞争激烈、供需失衡,而非项目本身能显著提高毕业生的就业竞争力。同样,诸如Northwestern MLDS等毕业留美率较高的项目,也未必对每一个个体都具备稳定的转化价值。</p>
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<p>最终,我选择了耶鲁大学的MS Biostatistics项目。虽然该项目的录取bar相较前述项目略低,排名也并非biostats全美前列,但它给予我一个极具战略价值的学术跳板。</p>
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<p>生物统计作为一个交叉度高、科研驱动的领域,天然需要拥抱人工智能、大数据与因果建模等方法论创新。更重要的是,这一领域目前仍有大量尚未被算法完全重塑的空间,为我将本科学术训练与现实问题深度结合提供了更大的发挥余地。在一个包容性强、问题驱动而非工具驱动的学术环境中,我看到了未来发展的广阔可能。</p>
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