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
I think this is just a difference in communication style. May be considered more polite to be less direct. It would be where I come from.
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Replying to @TamlynRogers @AlzScience
But then even including a CV is blunt?
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Replying to @o_guest @AlzScience
I'm no expert, but would probably wait for a positive answer before doing so. But of course such things differ from place to place.
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Maya's explained it enough for me that it's about rotations and such. But I take your point too. Thanks.
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