About to start emailing profs to ask if they're accepting grad students in their lab next year. Any common mistakes I should avoid? Do I attach a CV? Am I putting way too much anxiety on a simple email? Don't answer the last one, I know it's yes. #AcademicTwitter #PhDchat
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Replying to @AlzScience
I'm not from the USA, I'm a Cypriot academic in the UK, so please bear this in mind but I'm really confused by this. I understand emailing but why ask if accepting? Why not just ask if they would want you? I think I'm missing something deep about US academia.
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Replying to @o_guest @AlzScience
Sometimes the professor doesn't have the grant funding to support a grad student and while they would want to have a grad student, they would not be able to accept them without the grad student bringing their own funding (e.g. through a fellowship).
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Replying to @ZKamvar @AlzScience
Yeah, but wouldn't you ask if they would take you as opposed to generally?
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Replying to @o_guest @AlzScience
I haven't thought about it that way. I guess I always just assumed that was implied.
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Replying to @ZKamvar @AlzScience
I'm confused if it's implied why OP isn't sure of including her CV. Not blaming her for asking but you can see given the context and the fact she needs to ask, it's adding to my confusion.
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In the US you have to do rotations for your first year. So it’s a good idea to make sure a school has several possible PIs you’re interested before applying. You aren’t directly admitted to a single lab.
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This is making so much sense now. Thank you!
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