Emailing Potential PIs

[Teaching Faculty Wannabe]

Hi all!

First, do you think it is a good idea to contact people who I would like to work with for my PhD before completing grad school applications? If yes, then do you have any an recommendations on what to say in the email, such as discussing my research interests and see how it connects to their research?

Thanks for the help in advance! Good luck to everyone applying this year!

[Teaching Faculty Wannabe]

So, I realized there is another thread related to the same topic, but if anyone has any further advice, that would be great!

Thanks so much!

[loffire]

I have come to realize that people in this forum are very friendly and helpful people, but frown upon spoon feeding. You'd realize that seemingly asking to be spoon fed answers generally go unanswered. You'd be better off reading the other threads and asking for help tweaking your email instead of asking what should go into your email