Professor said we should meet again, but never answered my email

Question

Recently I tried to join a lab as an undergrad and do a research project next semester. I e-mailed the professor and he arranged an interview. Interview was pretty normal, and we talked about an available project he had. At the end, he said we should meet again in August to talk more about the project.

Since the interview I have followed up several times, trying to arrange this meeting. But he never responded to my e-mails, and now I'm just confused... Should I keep waiting? Or did he just change his mind and decide to ignore me instead of telling me that. (If this is the case then it is really a d**k move. I have been spending a lot of time reading relevant papers and studying his project for the past month or so.)

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

Answer 1

Based on my experience with professors, he's probably just overloaded with emails and either missed your messages or hasn't had the time or energy to reply, since it's probably not high on the list of priorities for him.

Assuming he's a professor at the university you attend, you could try just stopping by his office and hoping to catch him there. I did a similar thing once or twice during university and it was generally successful if the professor happened to be in. (If he's in a fancy office with a receptionist you could even ask the receptionist what hours he tends to be in the office, or ask them to pass along a note.)