? 别让‘模板化感谢’毁了你的学术人设
在新加坡,教授特别看重真诚中的分寸感。本地学生常用这种句式: "I’m deeply grateful to Prof. Lim—not just for his feedback, but for always replying before 9 a.m. even on weekends."。 看见没?具体时间+真实行为,比十句‘衷心感谢’更有分量。
NTU有项非正式统计:82%被退回修改的致谢都卡在开头这句:"First and foremost, I would like to thank..."——校内导师戏称它为「万能僵尸开场白」。
? 新加坡特色:把‘隐形支持’光明正大写出来
别只盯着导师!当地文化鼓励你感谢非学术支持者。比如:
- “Thanks to Ah Lian from the library’s 24-hour helpdesk—who patiently walked me through IEEE formatting at 11:47 p.m. on a Friday.”
- “To my flatmate Wei Jie: for never complaining when I rehearsed my viva answers aloud for 45 minutes straight.”
这些细节能让答辩组觉得你懂本地生活,也懂团队精神——尤其在SMU这类重视soft skills的学校。
✨ 亲测有效的‘三行黄金结构’
1. 情感锚点:“There was one moment—when my data failed—that Dr. Tan stayed back after class.”
2. 行为具象:“She re-ran the SPSS test live, explaining each click like I was her own student.”
3. 反向价值:“That 22-minute session taught me more about mentorship than any workshop.”
这套结构在KI Exchange Program学员中传疯了,NUS写作中心也默认这是「高分致谢密码」。


