Admissions
If you have already applied for admission, you have done all that is required to gain full consideration for admission and financial support.
Please do not ask me to evaluate your admission packet. I would not be able to provide an accurate evaluatation. Please apply.
Here is a dream email from a student that I would be happy to meet.
Professor Lok,
Hello. My name is $FIRST_AND_LAST_NAME$ and I am in my $YEAR_AT_UF$ in the $MAJOR$ program. My anticipated graduated date is $ANTICIPATED_GRADUATION_DATE$. I'm also involved in the $POSITION$ in the $UF-STUDENT_GROUPS_RELEVANT_TO_MY_RESEARCH$. I was hoping to get involved in virtual reality undergraduate research as I am interested in $INTEREST_AREA_1$ and $INTEREST_AREA_2$. I have read two research publications you've worked on. Those publications are $RECENT_PAPER#1$ and $RECENT_PAPRE#2$. Given my interest areas and your research, I have the following research questions: $INTERESTING_RESEARCH_DIRECTIONS$.
I understand that the top students are best suited for research, and so I am including here a brief paragraph of my academic credentials and accomplishments. $ACADEMIC_PROFILE.
I see you have asked students to complete a trial project. I have completed the trial project which can be seen here: $YOUTUBE_LINK_TO_5_MINUTE_VIDEO$. For the trail project, I was thinking $WHY_IS_YOUR_IDEA_IMPORTANT$ (1 paragraph).
Could we possibly meet to discuss this further? I propose $A_SET_OF_AT_LEAST_THREE_TIMES_BASED_ON_YOUR_CALENDAR$.
Sincerely,
$YOUR_NAME$
Research
My research is in the areas of:
1. Virtual Environments (interaction, rendering, avatars, and real-world applications)
2. Human-Computer Interaction (interacting with digital characters, virtual worlds, 3D interfaces)\
If you are not interested in these areas, please contact a faculty member that shares your interests!
If our interests coincide, please drop on by. Please read through ufverg.com. Please complete the trial project within two weeks and contact me.
Preparation: Students should have an interest in virtual reality, human-computer interaction, or computer graphics. Students should learn Unity, C#, and Java.
General Advice: If you are an undergraduate or MS student and want to apply for a Ph.D. program (here, or at other places), you should become involved in research *NOW*. A senior project, MS project, or MS Thesis is a good test to see if you really enjoy and have talent for research. It will also improve your chances of getting accepted into a good Ph.D. program.
A good GPA is not enough for a highly competitive (top 20) graduate school. The acceptance rate is usually less than 10%. Everyone that applies has a very high GPA!
If you have already applied for admission, you have done all that is required to gain full consideration for admission and financial support.
Please do not ask me to evaluate your admission packet. I would not be able to provide an accurate evaluatation. Please apply.
Here is a dream email from a student that I would be happy to meet.
Professor Lok,
Hello. My name is $FIRST_AND_LAST_NAME$ and I am in my $YEAR_AT_UF$ in the $MAJOR$ program. My anticipated graduated date is $ANTICIPATED_GRADUATION_DATE$. I'm also involved in the $POSITION$ in the $UF-STUDENT_GROUPS_RELEVANT_TO_MY_RESEARCH$. I was hoping to get involved in virtual reality undergraduate research as I am interested in $INTEREST_AREA_1$ and $INTEREST_AREA_2$. I have read two research publications you've worked on. Those publications are $RECENT_PAPER#1$ and $RECENT_PAPRE#2$. Given my interest areas and your research, I have the following research questions: $INTERESTING_RESEARCH_DIRECTIONS$.
I understand that the top students are best suited for research, and so I am including here a brief paragraph of my academic credentials and accomplishments. $ACADEMIC_PROFILE.
I see you have asked students to complete a trial project. I have completed the trial project which can be seen here: $YOUTUBE_LINK_TO_5_MINUTE_VIDEO$. For the trail project, I was thinking $WHY_IS_YOUR_IDEA_IMPORTANT$ (1 paragraph).
Could we possibly meet to discuss this further? I propose $A_SET_OF_AT_LEAST_THREE_TIMES_BASED_ON_YOUR_CALENDAR$.
Sincerely,
$YOUR_NAME$
Research
My research is in the areas of:
1. Virtual Environments (interaction, rendering, avatars, and real-world applications)
2. Human-Computer Interaction (interacting with digital characters, virtual worlds, 3D interfaces)\
If you are not interested in these areas, please contact a faculty member that shares your interests!
If our interests coincide, please drop on by. Please read through ufverg.com. Please complete the trial project within two weeks and contact me.
Preparation: Students should have an interest in virtual reality, human-computer interaction, or computer graphics. Students should learn Unity, C#, and Java.
General Advice: If you are an undergraduate or MS student and want to apply for a Ph.D. program (here, or at other places), you should become involved in research *NOW*. A senior project, MS project, or MS Thesis is a good test to see if you really enjoy and have talent for research. It will also improve your chances of getting accepted into a good Ph.D. program.
A good GPA is not enough for a highly competitive (top 20) graduate school. The acceptance rate is usually less than 10%. Everyone that applies has a very high GPA!
