Contacting POI in November -- Too late for December deadlines?

[mutualist007]

I found faculty and programs that make awesome fits for my interdisciplinary interests; Unfortunately I found them last month.

Can I reach out to my new POIs and programs without coming across as flippant or inconsiderate?

I blame my delay on the are rarity and uniqueness of the sub-subfields. I searched for months and even then I only found some of the faculty by chance while reading material from other disciplines.

All advice Is welcome. Thanks!

[smg]

Drop them a line.  You've got nothing to lose.  

[Ajtz'ihb]

Agree with #1. Can't hurt.

[Daisy123]

i dont think it will be a problem- at the end of the day you will either get a positive response or a negative one. if you DONT contact them, then you wont win anyway. 

[mutualist007]

Thanks everyone for your honest and logical input!

 

Last year I thought that I had to leave anthropology for social and affective neuroscience and neuropsychology to find a fit, but I see things  differently now. Hindsight tells me that I did not choose wisely last year when I decided to apply to neuroscience and neuropsych programs as a latecoming outsider. However, I was somewhat sure that one of my waitlis!tings would turn into an acceptance. I waited until almost June, which is why it took me a while to reconsider and complete a new search.

 

I regrouped after the last rejection notice and got busy with the final stages of my MPH degree requirements. Fit was a concern because I was coloring outside of the lines in the MPH program and I realized that going down that path took me away from most traditional bio and medical tracks in anthropology. My thesis research in public health centers on multivariate analysis of imaging and genetics data, which is a bit outside of the thesis work for others in my school's epidemiology track, but also outside of most anthro work. Despite the past experience fit issue, I hoped that I could use my thesis and internship work to show that I could crossover and be useful.

 

Somehow while reading material for my thesis and internship work, I stumbled upon research by anthropologists and began a new journey of sorts. My tangent reading eventually led me to my current lists of potential contacts and their home departments.

 

I hope something works out this time!