Contacting Potential PhD Advisors / Supervisors
Email template for contacting potential PhD advisors, and information about when to approach potential supervisors, how to follow up on email to faculty, how to read between the lines in responses, common mistakes PhD applicants make when emailing prospective PhD advisors, and other stuff that is useful to know!
00:00 Should you contact potential advisors?
02:31 Finding out about advisor capacity
05:00 Finding out about current research
06:17 When should you reach out?
07:40 Template for contacting advisors
09:25 Personalize your emails
11:55 Don't demand a meeting
14:35 How to follow up
15:15 Types of responses you might get
Template for contacting potential PhD advisors:
Dear Dr. ______ ,
I am considering applying to your department's PhD program, one reason being that I am very interested on the work you are doing on ____. For example I particularly enjoyed your paper on ____ and I could see myself doing that kind of work. My own research interests relate to _____ , and in fact, I have some research experience with ______ . I'm wondering if you are considering taking on new PhD advisees, or if you have suggestions for other faculty that I should reach out to. I'd be interested to hear about the most recent work in your lab, and I'd be happy to answer any questions or to talk if more information would be helpful.
Additional Resources
+ Setting yourself up well for a PhD (in undergrad) https://youtu.be/ToaS0QgITZ8
+ PhD application tips https://youtu.be/dAk3pEa4OZs
+ Reasons PhD applicants are rejected https://youtu.be/n_noDfxE9nY
+ PhD application timeline https://youtu.be/WYw4iQMaD2I
+ Full PhD application playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Find Me
+ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@professorcasey
+ Twitter https://twitter.com/cfiesler
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Видео Contacting Potential PhD Advisors / Supervisors канала Casey Fiesler
00:00 Should you contact potential advisors?
02:31 Finding out about advisor capacity
05:00 Finding out about current research
06:17 When should you reach out?
07:40 Template for contacting advisors
09:25 Personalize your emails
11:55 Don't demand a meeting
14:35 How to follow up
15:15 Types of responses you might get
Template for contacting potential PhD advisors:
Dear Dr. ______ ,
I am considering applying to your department's PhD program, one reason being that I am very interested on the work you are doing on ____. For example I particularly enjoyed your paper on ____ and I could see myself doing that kind of work. My own research interests relate to _____ , and in fact, I have some research experience with ______ . I'm wondering if you are considering taking on new PhD advisees, or if you have suggestions for other faculty that I should reach out to. I'd be interested to hear about the most recent work in your lab, and I'd be happy to answer any questions or to talk if more information would be helpful.
Additional Resources
+ Setting yourself up well for a PhD (in undergrad) https://youtu.be/ToaS0QgITZ8
+ PhD application tips https://youtu.be/dAk3pEa4OZs
+ Reasons PhD applicants are rejected https://youtu.be/n_noDfxE9nY
+ PhD application timeline https://youtu.be/WYw4iQMaD2I
+ Full PhD application playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Find Me
+ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@professorcasey
+ Twitter https://twitter.com/cfiesler
+ Instagram https://instagram.com/professorcasey
Видео Contacting Potential PhD Advisors / Supervisors канала Casey Fiesler
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