peace2012 Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Hi, I have problems finding a research position. I have emailed a few profs for research volunteer opportunities but they usually do not reply. My email in my opinion is pretty good, and it is customized to each professor. My grades are decent (3.8-3.9 OMSAS range, but not spetacular). All my grades are in the As except organic chemistries (and all the research positions I applied are not chemistry positions), does anyone have advice on how to make the profs respond? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Go see them during office hours so they put a face to your name. There is no downside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simvastatin Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Make your letters really short. Oftentimes they go tl;dr on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FML. Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Make your letters really short. Oftentimes they go tl;dr on you. This. Anyways, most of the time in my experience GPA has nothing to do with whether you get a spot or not. Show interest, be concise and to the point. Email more profs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDakota Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Show up at their office, or approach them after class. There's no substitute for face time with people. Just remember that not every prof is looking for honours students each year. They may be taking a sabbatical, they may have too many graduate students at the moment, they might not have a project that's suitable for an undergrad. If you email them, there's a good chance they'll just ignore your email even if you've written something perfectly. They can't ignore you if you show up in person - and if they do, you don't want to be supervised by them anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 Show up at their office, or approach them after class. There's no substitute for face time with people. +1 Emails are easy to ignore and delete. It's more difficult to get rid of people in front of you. Don't be overbearing but display interest and things may work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evirus Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 What if I am not currently at the university that I want to research in? In particular, I want to volunteer at hospitals, so I would have to find PIs. How should I approach them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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