psychedelic Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 Hey all! I recently found out that I was accepted into one of my top programs (yay!). Once I found out, I was literally bombarded with emails from faculty and grad students I met during my visit congratulating me and telling me to let them know if I have any questions. I feel like I pretty much asked all of my questions while I was there to visit, but I don't want to seem rude by not responding to their emails. Any suggestions for questions I might ask? Thanks!
ltodd Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) I typically ask more detailed questions about funding. If it's monthly/bi weekly, etc and if you have to TA or RA I would ask more details about that. Also can ask about health care policy. If you are changing areas you can see what type of resources are available to help you find a place. Congrats on the acceptance! Edited February 22, 2012 by ltodd
rising_star Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 If you don't have any questions, respond by thanking them for their email and letting them that you'll be in touch as questions arise.
MediaMom Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 You might want to consider starting a casual and friendly back-and-forth with some of the grad students. This way you can learn a lot about the overall culture of the department; how the grad students view their experience there, what they think of particular faculty members, how collegial it all is, what the city is like. And if you end up going to school there, you'll already have friends in the program.
cyberwulf Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 One question which gets criminally under-utilized: "So, tell me a little bit about what YOU'RE working on?" It works a little better during in-person interviews than via email, but I'm sure a good number of profs and grad students would love to tell you about their current projects.
Stately Plump Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 One question which gets criminally under-utilized: "So, tell me a little bit about what YOU'RE working on?" It works a little better during in-person interviews than via email, but I'm sure a good number of profs and grad students would love to tell you about their current projects. Brilliant. Thanks
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