kpr002 Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 So I've gone through the list of professors I'm interested in working with at the schools/programs I want to apply to. I've contacted the professors via email, but many of the ones I'm interested in have not responded to my emails. Should I continue sending emails, or should I try and call them?
rising_star Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Have you already sent in your applications? Not that it actually matters but, it's more a curiosity. How long have you waited since sending your initial emails? It's not uncommon for these kinds of things to be at the bottom of someone else's to-do list and, between Thanksgiving and the end of the semester rush, take 1-2 weeks to get around to reply to. I would not advise calling them. kpr002 1
pro Augustis Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 If you have sent an email, I would let the matter rest there. If they don't get back to you, that doesn't mean that they don't want you as a student, especially since, as rising_star said, it's a busy time of year.
kpr002 Posted December 7, 2015 Author Posted December 7, 2015 I have not applied to the university yet, even though I do have the application done. I always like at least to get some initial contact before hand, because the problem that I've been running into is that the area of research that I'm interested in (microbial ecology) is not being well funded. Also, a lot the programs that I've narrowed down, you have to have "approval" from advisors before you apply.
Jimtastic Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 12 hours ago, pro Augustis said: If you have sent an email, I would let the matter rest there. If they don't get back to you, that doesn't mean that they don't want you as a student, especially since, as rising_star said, it's a busy time of year. I would at least send a follow-up email a week or two after, a couple of the profs I contacted had simply forgotten about it because they were busy or traveling. But yeah, do not cold-call them (unless their website specifically asks you to I guess).
pro Augustis Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Yeah, a follow up email isn't a bad idea. And if you need approval before applying then that of course changes the matter substantially.
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