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How do you approach professors for lab rotations? I am planning on sending emails. 1) Do I just mention that I will be attending in the fall and would like to do a rotation in their lab? 2) These lab rotations are shorter than usual (5 weeks). Do I propose possible projects that I would be interested in doing? 3) It's possible that some of the labs that I am interested in do not want to take anybody new in their lab this year. I have a list of 11 potential labs. Do I email them all at once or do I email my top choices first so that I do not get positive responses that I may have to turn down? Thanks for your insight!