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Should you email Professors when you have a pending application?
| crystalline soul-stirring university | 03/25/10 |
| Jet talking stage | 03/25/10 |
| infuriating dilemma | 04/06/10 |
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Date: March 25th, 2010 12:38 PM Author: crystalline soul-stirring university to inquire about involvement in research studies, or is that too blatantly brown-nosing? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1261710&forum_id=3#14496884) |
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Date: March 25th, 2010 3:05 PM Author: Jet talking stage depends. conventional knowledge used to be that contacting profs was an essential part of the process (assuming you're talking about phd programs). the last few years, though, things seem to have moved in a different direction. i don't believe that it can ever hurt you, but it does not help as much as it used to. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1261710&forum_id=3#14498318) |
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Date: April 6th, 2010 10:54 PM Author: infuriating dilemma it most certainly helps. concisely demonstrate that you know that you're talking about, ask some questions that only that prof can know, but /dont/ act like you want them to get you funding or to help you get accepted |