FreeRadical Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) I'm surprised at the amount of people on Grad Cafe who were in communication with their professors of interest during the application process. If that's you, how did you approach him/her for the first time? How did you develop the relationship? Edited March 7, 2014 by FreeRadical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methylmadness Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I had professors at my current program who gave me suggestions of people that might be a good fit for me. I emailed them, making sure to mention my current professors, with whom they have worked with closely. I ended up going and chatting in person before I submitted my applications and it was really useful. It is good when they can put a face to a name. Because I mentioned that specific POI in my statement, he also got to read my application so I wasn't just another applicant at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epikid2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I was contacted by a researcher at Harvard who read my application and wanted me to work in his lab. It's how I got notified of my admission in January for SM2 - and definitely takes the pressure off of finding someone whose research interests match mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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