Most of you are still making obvious mistakes while sending emails to prospective supervisors β
Steal my top 5 tips for free for your graduate school applications: Cold-email editionπ
Steal my top 5 tips for free for your graduate school applications: Cold-email editionπ
1. The length your emails:
β’ Emails should NOT exceed 400 words.
β’ You're NOT there to introduce YOURSELF.
β’ You're there to show how you can ADD on to their ongoing projects.
β’ Your CV will introduce you sufficiently.
β’ Emails should NOT exceed 400 words.
β’ You're NOT there to introduce YOURSELF.
β’ You're there to show how you can ADD on to their ongoing projects.
β’ Your CV will introduce you sufficiently.
2. The goal of your email.
β’ The goal of your email should be to activate an in-depth conversation b/w you & the supervisor.
β’ Your email should include a request for a meeting/email discussion.
β’ Otherwise, the email goes to waste.
β’ The goal of your email should be to activate an in-depth conversation b/w you & the supervisor.
β’ Your email should include a request for a meeting/email discussion.
β’ Otherwise, the email goes to waste.
3. The focus of your email.
β’ The focus should be clear. That you are an asset to their lab.
β’ How can you prove it? By reading their papers.
β’ How can you communicate it? By asking relevant questions about their work/providing insights that....
β’ The focus should be clear. That you are an asset to their lab.
β’ How can you prove it? By reading their papers.
β’ How can you communicate it? By asking relevant questions about their work/providing insights that....
aimed at expanding the scope of their work.
4. The attachments to your email.
As it was an unsolicited email (meaning that the email was for you to establish the first point of contact), your should only attach CV.
If you attach too many documents such as marksheets, certificates etc., it might overwhelm the profs.
As it was an unsolicited email (meaning that the email was for you to establish the first point of contact), your should only attach CV.
If you attach too many documents such as marksheets, certificates etc., it might overwhelm the profs.
Attach additional documents only if they've been asked for.
5. The reminders.
A lot of the replies come after you send a gentle reminder by replying to the original email.
You can steal my template here of reminder hereπ
A lot of the replies come after you send a gentle reminder by replying to the original email.
You can steal my template here of reminder hereπ
"Dear Dr. XYZ,
I am sorry to interrupt your busy schedule but I was wondering if you had the chance to go through the email I sent you regarding my interest in your lab.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,"
I am sorry to interrupt your busy schedule but I was wondering if you had the chance to go through the email I sent you regarding my interest in your lab.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,"
BONUS: The subject of your email:
I used the following subject line which got me the positive responses:
"Enthusiastic graduate student query | {Keywords of profs' research}
I used the following subject line which got me the positive responses:
"Enthusiastic graduate student query | {Keywords of profs' research}
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