faux pas?

[JennyFieldsOriginal]

so, per my professor's request i sent her a copy of a writing sample i'm planning on including with my applications for lit phd programs. she is very kind about taking time for students, crafting great letters of rec etc. but she is also a rising star in the field and a very busy woman. so i sent this as an attachment and waited a solid week and didn't hear back. of course this is totally fine i didn't expect her to be refreshing her inbox a million times till i sent it then drooling over it or anything like that. i know she's got seriously important things to do.

yesterday i sent an email that said "hey, i sent you an attachment of my sample last week but i know it was a pretty long paper and that kind of thing is annoying to read on a computer and if you're doing me a favor you shouldn't have to waste time/ink printing it out. i'm gonna be on campus next week if you want i'll just give you a hard copy". it was more formal than that, but you can get the basic idea

i mentioned that i did that to somebody else and her reaction sort of led me to believe i'd done something rude. the LAST thing i want to do is be rude to this woman, and i was careful to write in a way i though was courteous and respectful. i kind of thought you have to be simultaneously diplomatic and pushy with professors because they have a lot on their plates and you want to stay in their faces in the least annoying way possible.

was this rude and awful as my friend's reaction suggests? i know i'm over-thinking but i don't want to be a pain in the butt. i know people here have been through similar things and if anybody has suggestions about etiquette like this i'd really appreciate it.

[fuzzylogician]

I don't see how what you wrote is all that rude. I think it's totally ok to check back with someone after a week has passed, if only to find out that they got your email and didn't forget all about it the next second. Profs can usually print for free but I still don't see any problem with asking them if they'd like you to drop by and bring a hard copy.

[glasses]

so, per my professor's request i sent her a copy of a writing sample i'm planning on including with my applications for lit phd programs. she is very kind about taking time for students, crafting great letters of rec etc. but she is also a rising star in the field and a very busy woman. so i sent this as an attachment and waited a solid week and didn't hear back. of course this is totally fine i didn't expect her to be refreshing her inbox a million times till i sent it then drooling over it or anything like that. i know she's got seriously important things to do.

yesterday i sent an email that said "hey, i sent you an attachment of my sample last week but i know it was a pretty long paper and that kind of thing is annoying to read on a computer and if you're doing me a favor you shouldn't have to waste time/ink printing it out. i'm gonna be on campus next week if you want i'll just give you a hard copy". it was more formal than that, but you can get the basic idea

i mentioned that i did that to somebody else and her reaction sort of led me to believe i'd done something rude. the LAST thing i want to do is be rude to this woman, and i was careful to write in a way i though was courteous and respectful. i kind of thought you have to be simultaneously diplomatic and pushy with professors because they have a lot on their plates and you want to stay in their faces in the least annoying way possible.

was this rude and awful as my friend's reaction suggests? i know i'm over-thinking but i don't want to be a pain in the butt. i know people here have been through similar things and if anybody has suggestions about etiquette like this i'd really appreciate it.

I've said pretty much the exact same thing to professors, and it has never been considered rude. Unless you practically said, "Yo! You haven't replied," I think you're fine.

[celph]

"You haven't responded yet... Is [whatever your name is] gonna have to choke a bitch?"