Need Help with Professors

[galatea]

So I got admitted...

Is it normal to send e-mails to professors? I sent an e-mail to one professor in another department since I had a genuine question about how I could integrate my subject with his. Is it necessary to e-mail a professor in my own department? I mean I don't really have a question at this moment...Is this a part of networking?

I was also reading about this somewhere in this forum - someone has planned to e-mail his professors about RA positions. Is it ok to do that? Or do you have to get the Ok Flag from someone in graduate department to do something like that?

Me and my silly questions Answers away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[liszt85]

Once you get accepted, Professors are more than willing to discuss prospects with you. I had let one or two of the primary faculty (within the department) know about my interest in cross disciplinary work and then went ahead and mailed those other professors. All of them, at a genuinely interdisciplinary place like Northwestern for instance, replied exhibiting great interest.

I believe you should email one of the primary faculty, thank them for admitting you, and briefly talk about your interests and mention that you might be interested in cross disciplinary activity and ask if the department supports such activities. Then go ahead and email the professor from the other department. You can also ask about RA positions and the duties attached to such positions if you have been offered an assistantship. If not, you can ask about how good/bad the chances are that you might be able to get one after going there, maybe within a semester (quarter) or two. You are well within your rights to ask all such questions since time is running out and you need to make an informed decision by the 15th of April. Everybody understands that, including these grad schools.

[galatea]

Thanks a lot liszt85...

Does writing a letter create a better impression? I know it sounds kinda superficial...but was just wondering if it makes a difference overall