英国约克大学的研究生预科（Pre-PhD）项目，实际上早就不是啥“金标准”了，那种仿佛全英国人都拿着同一份《约克大学研究生预科指南》宣扬的印象，实际上是一点也不存有的。
要是你确实在去英国深造前，拼命往网上搜那些像教科书一样严谨、结构死板的要求，那你可能刚刚是没找到路，而是把自己困在了别人的框架里。 实际上做科研预备，特别是为了进入约克的研究生项目，最该看的不是那些充斥着“起初、其次、最终”这种机械排比的官方条款，而是你自己脑子里那些怪的念头，是你对读研这件事到底想不想得深一点。约克大学挺看重的是你有没有那种“想把事儿做实”的劲儿，而不是你背得有多熟那些教条。
比如大量人会纠结要不要先拿 Bachelor 的 GPA 刷高一点，要么是不是务必得过啥特定的竞赛奖项，实际上这些条条框框在你心里要是装忒实了，反而好办把自己限制死，认定“我不够格”，结局到时候一看人家要求，才发现自己居然那些预备还不够连贯，那种尴尬和焦虑比真没预备更折磨人。
故此，有人或许认定搞个雅思高分能立马冲进去，有人可能认定考个 GRE 随意凑个数就行，又要么有人认定只要我能在本科三年里把论文写细了，逻辑理顺了，随意投个申请也行。
实际上这些想法都是对的，但都是个人化的选择，不是那个被放大的标准答案。 说实话，要是你硬是要去查证那所谓的“标准流程”，你会发现那些数据像是被机器拼凑出来的，毫无血肉。
比如网上飘忽不定的那个“学术背景要求”，有时候写着你要发表过一篇前三年内的文章，有时候又写着你要拿过啥级别的科研基金，有时候就连还会在“研究经历”这一栏里让你随意填填，填了也没难题，填了也没压力。
这种不清楚性本身就挺怪，出于它暗示了真正的门槛可能在某些地方，但官方又在那儿故意留了个口子，让你当作只要缺了个没毛病的小瑕疵，就能通。
这种“我当作只要不违规就行”的侥幸心理，恰恰是大量预备不够的人最好办踩的坑。
实际上真正的门道，往往藏在那些“不得不做”的硬性条件里，比如要是你连根本的英语听力都没练熟，连那种地道学术腔调都学不会，那就算你论文写得再漂亮，导师看了也可能直接认定你“没长个脑子”要么“不适合这种学术圈”，那时候再想救都晚了。 并且，约克的研究生项目，特别是那些硕士级别的，实际上对申请人的心理状态和性格特质也有个微妙要求。它不像某些大牛学校的申请那样，恨不得把性格都洗白掉，换一套完美的画像再提交。约克大学的导师们，他们特别看重那个“你是你自己”的感觉。
要是你申请的时候把自己塑造成一个乖乖听指挥、只为了毕业而读书的机器，那根本是没戏的。他们希望你有的那种主动探索、敢于试错、哪怕错了也能挺着胸膛持续往下走的姿态，哪怕你那会儿一直是个沉默寡言、总认定自己不够智慧的人，只要到了那个阶段，你眼神里有了光，愿意为了一个课题哪怕花三个月去再死磕一遍，那你的申请]|[ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |