Jub.jub Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 I visited POIs at half of the schools I'm applying to. Most of the visits were really good; they gave good advice, and I really got to understand their research better. I'm thinking of sending them "Thank you for meeting with me; I just submitted an application" emails. I'm genuinely appreciative, and I definitely thanked them in person for letting me visit, but I haven't emailed any of them since (except for one guy whose group meetings I attended), and so I'm afraid sending those emails would come across as bad-taste, "Hey, please advocate for me :)" messages. Any thoughts?
andrew001237 Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Hey Jub.jub, Like GettingDemReactions said, the time to email them was right after you met with them, or back in August or September (something like: "Hi, we met previously, I was impressed, I am beginning the process of applying for next fall, please look out for my application.") Emailing them now probably isn't a good look.
Sigaba Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 On 12/7/2019 at 12:26 PM, Jub.jub said: Any thoughts? I agree with the previous posts. If you still want to express your appreciation, I recommend that you wait until you find out where you've been offered admissions and where you haven't. Then send a thank you note. Make sure that you convey how interacting with the person to whom you're writing made you a stronger applicant over all. Be specific if possible. Under no circumstances should you express anything that sounds like sour grapes.
struggleknot Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 I always kinda emailed them a thank you (and a "hey i'm applying") after we talked. The only instance I actually did this was by a specific request by a PI; she told me "email me when you submit your application".
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