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| Oct 15, 2023 at 13:09 | comment | added | Christian Hennig | This is of course a nice answer from the professor's point of view, however using a public phone number is not a crime. From the candidate's point of view, if they believe they can show that they connect really well to the professor's work, the expected gain, even if very close to zero, may still be positive. To all professors who don't want to be called: Sacrifice the two minutes to respond to such emails. People who are thoroughly interested in your work deserve it! | |
| Oct 15, 2023 at 13:08 | comment | added | Gauss | What I dislike about not getting a response at all is that I don't know if, as you said, the professor doesn't want me as a student, or if the email was just not received/read. I did email the department, stating I tried email and got no response, and all they did was suggest I try again. As for asking a professor to do it for me, I have to ask: does this professor have to know/work in the same area as my prospective advisor? I ask because I'm slightly changing fields, so this prospective advisor probably won't know anyone at my university... | |
| Oct 15, 2023 at 12:49 | history | answered | Buffy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |