If this is in the wrong area, I'm sorry guys! I'm new, and not sure where exactly to place this.
Moving on, I was curious if anyone knew how/when to go about contacting your POI? (And if anyone could give me a nod and assure me that POI is basically the person you want as your adviser during your time in graduate school, that would be great.) Not to sound like I'm making excuses, but I have terrible anxiety when contacting new people, mostly because I'm afraid I'll say one wrong thing and then get shut down forever.
So if you guys have tips, would you mind sharing them? Or even your own experiences! I would really appreciate it.