museum_geek Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I was planning on sending out emails to some faculty members I would like to work with towards the end of August. Does anyone have any idea if this is a good timeline - too late, too early, etc? Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierra918 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Yes, I think that's a really good timeline! museum_geek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museum_geek Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 Thanks - it's good to know I'm not too far off track with my timeline! sierra918 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajtz'ihb Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Yeah, sending out emails just around the beginning of the academic year is a good idea. People won't be too busy yet so they're more likely to have time to respond. museum_geek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bschaefer Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Also to add, professors could be out in the field collecting data and won't check their emails regularly leaving your email to accumulate in their inbox. museum_geek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 So, I'll just be honest here as a faculty member. I work a 9 month a year contract (that is, I don't work or get paid from mid-May to mid-August). Consequently, I don't check my work email that often and don't answer anything that isn't urgent (so, right now that means emails from the registrar about course-related matters and certain emails from my chair). The rest can wait until I start getting paid again in August, at which point some may be lost because of how many emails have come in thus far this summer. Just something to think about when you're timing your emails... I would wait until early September (after Labor Day in the USA) to send emails. sierra918, museum_geek and menge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeruK Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 My opinion is that for most schools that have deadlines in December, including Dec 1 deadlines, it's a good idea to send emails around mid-September (like after Labor Day in the US as rising_star suggested) or a week after the Fall quarter/semester has started (at my school, this would be October 1), whatever comes later. museum_geek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museum_geek Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 Thanks for the advice everyone! I'm starting my second year in a master's program south of the Mason-Dixon line and we start our semester in mid-August, so I didn't factor Labor Day into the equation. I'll push back my timeline by a couple weeks and wait until mid-September to start sending out some emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Need Coffee in an IV Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Yeah that sounds like a good timeline. It's similar to mine and everyone actually got back to me. I even had some phone calls with my POIs and it was a great experience. Also good luck! We may run into each other at conferences since I'm also interested in museum work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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