Emailing Potential Advisor

[Sarah :)]

Hey all

I am drafting email to send to my potential advisor  . What to include ? what not to include ?

I know I should read their previous papers , how many of their papers should I read ? I heard  it was like 12 -20 papers , is it true ? I feel like it is a lot of work (considering the fact that I will be emailing about 10 professors so 20*10 = 200 papers that's almost a masters thesis )

one more thing, how many advisors should I email? 10 ? 20 ? 

Any tips is appreciated  

 

[rising_star]

This question has been asked and answered frequently around here. I'd suggest using the search box to find responses to this. But, no, you don't need to read 12 papers to email someone.