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SetV

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  1. Euhm, I think your response got erased or something.
  2. Could you explain what you mean? Do you mean I should try to focus to interact on one of Professor 3,4 or 5? Or do you mean I should focus on interacting with just one professor in general? Also, did you mean someone needs a stellar LoR, a great LoR and a hasty 3rd one? Or did you mean you need a stellar 3rd LoR rather than a 3rd hasty LoR?
  3. Professor 5 knows I'm interested in graduate school, though I'm not sure if I should ask him for a letter. I once asked him what adcoms look for in LoRs. He said that if he were to write a LoR for his TAs, he would use the students' evaluation of the TAs as his basis. So the letter would show what a great TA I am (assuming the students didn't hate me ). But not sure if it'll say much about research potential. Thanks for the advice. I'll see how the Fall semester goes and decide whether to ask Professor 3 or someone else. Though I'm still curious to know, did someone else here submit two LoRs from professors that co-supervised their project?
  4. I plan on applying to grad school this upcoming Fall. I've been doing research in thermoelectrics on the nanoscale. The problem I'm facing is that not many people do research in thermoelectrics. Nonetheless I'm still interested in doing research in nanoelectronics/nanotechnology as I like the physics aspect of electrical engineering. Would it look weird in the adcom's eyes if I say I did research in thermoelectrics, but for graduate school I'd like to do research in e.g. compound semiconductors, graphene, etc. Also, is it OK that I haven't done any research in these subfields yet? So should I have research experience in those subfields to back up my research interests. Or is it OK to say I've done research in thermoelectrics, I've taken several physics classes and although I won't be doing thermoelectrics in grad school, I want to pursue research in nanoelectronics? Has anyone else had similar experiences, i.e. did research as a UG but planning on doing something different as a graduate student?
  5. Ok, so I've got a few professors I can ask for a recommendation letter. I'm just not sure who to ask. Professor 1: Will have 2 summers and 2 semesters of research experience with him. He's in the field I'm applying to for grad school, though he's a professor for a different engineering major. I'm definitely going to ask him. Professor 2: Will have 2 semesters of project experience with him. The project, although not real research, has many similarities to research. For example, we had weekly update reports, had to work in teams, we were basically on our own since the professor didn't know anything about the coding API (it was a coding project). I think besides coming up with data, it was almost an actual research experience. The professor is a distinguished professor, though he's in a different field. Nonetheless, he should be a safe bet for a LoR. He might not be able to talk about any actual research, but I'm sure he'll be able to say some good things about my research potential. Here's where it gets tricky: I'm not sure whom to ask for the 3rd letter Professor 3: He co-supervised the coding project with Professor 2. He's a distinguished professor as well, once again, not in my field. I'm not sure if I should ask him since he'll probably say the exact same things as professor 2 (seeing how they co-supervised the same project) Professor 4: Took a class with him. Had some interesting conversations. I'm possibly taking another class/independent study with him. He's somewhat in my field (my field is pretty interdisciplinary). Professor 5: Took a class with him. TA'ed a class under him for 3 semesters. I came up with the idea of having undergraduate TA evaluations for the class. Professor 6: Did a research project under him for a semester. Didn't get to see him much, mainly interacted with a graduate student. The experience was interesting. I thought the graduate mentor was being unrealistic with his expectations. Needless to say, I thought I was seriously disappointing him. Apparently he told the professor I'm very motivated and dedicated. Nonetheless, I rather not ask, I still feel the graduate student would mention several negative things about me. Any advice would be seriously appreciated. I always wondered, what do adcoms think about letters from 2 professors who basically say the same thing (since they co-supervised)? Would it be better to go with Professor 4 instead of Professor 3?
  6. Would it be better to start emailing professors early (i.e. July-September). I would think that perhaps that way I can beat the crowd, especially since it would be the summer so I would hope professors might be less busy. But do most people start emailing professors during the semester? Or are there a lot of people who start early? Also, thank you all for your replies. They've been very useful
  7. I'll be applying to graduate school this upcoming Fall. I've been thinking about emailing some potential advisors, but I'm a bit clueless on exactly what to say. I understand I should say I'm interested in their research. But then, should I also say I'll be applying to graduate school? And should I ask if he's taking graduate students the next year? Or should I wait and see if the professor replies back? I just feel that simply saying "Hi, my name is XXX YYY and I'm very interested in your work in ZZZ." seems too short to have any meaning.
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