Let's take classmate A as an example. If it were me, I would communicate with the teacher like this:

Me: Teacher, do you know any other places where mechanical properties can be tested? (Goal-oriented, explaining to the tutor where he needs help) Now I need to do a mechanical performance test on my graduation data, which can show that ... (Explain the experimental background and the necessity and importance of the experiment) We all did it in xxx before, but now their extensometer is broken, and I have also communicated with the maintenance engineers and their doctoral brothers, which is really endless. So I want to ask, do you have any relevant resources here to know where I can do relevant tests?

In this case, the general tutor will reply:

1, positive reply: xxx is ok, please contact xxx. (The tutor can match the bridge, give you contact information, and contact yourself)

2. The tutor can't help it: I don't know. Ask other students where they did it.

For the second answer, I will say:

Uh-huh, teacher, I asked other students now, and some of them were done in xxx. Their parameter is xxx, my sample parameter needs xxx, and the charge is xxx. In addition, you can also find xxx to do it, and the charge is xxx. Teacher, where do you think we should go? (Provide alternatives and reference details for the instructor to choose)

In this case, the tutor will generally reply, yes, go to xxx to do it. Then I will discuss the details with my tutor.

Expand the preparation before the information interview 1: Learn as much as possible about the research direction and articles of the tutor in recent years.

This is a job that must be done well, because the conversation with the tutor is your most important conversation. When this is done, a series of questions will be answered. For example, why did you choose me as your mentor? Your interest in scientific research? What kind of research do you want to do? At the same time, if the tutor smells that you have done this piece of homework during the interview, he will be very happy, because he can see that you attach great importance to opportunities. The suggestion is to thoroughly understand every detail and representative articles on the tutor information network (note: not browsing, but thoroughly understanding).

Pre-interview preparation 2: Carefully organize your college stage.

Organize every detail of the four-year scientific research work and student work in the university. It means that you can make your own affairs clear and tell the highlights. Solvable question: briefly introduce the main scientific research work of your undergraduate course? What is the best thing for your undergraduate course? What courses did you major in at the undergraduate level? Where does it fit with my research direction? Don't ask these questions. It's simple. Many students need to spend time thinking when they are asked, but you have no chance during the interview.

Pre-interview preparation 3: graduate stage planning

Many teachers like to know about students' graduate plans, mainly because they want to know whether you are willing to study for a PhD and whether you are mentally prepared to enter the graduate stage. In this regard, we need to have a clear understanding of our actual situation and know more about the postgraduate training plan of the colleges we apply for.