In your demeanor and your written communications, always be professional, clear, and concise. If you take this advice, you will ensure that your inquiry gets taken seriously.
PREP info bridgesedu. Do not: Use slang unless it is a topic of conversation in the course. Write to your professors or TAs as if they are your friend or family. Demand a response in an unreasonable amount of time. Do: Be courteous and professional. Use proper grammar and spelling as if you were writing a paper.
Sincerely, Student Name Final Word. Search for:. I simply ask now for WSU to look at their Email Policy and place reasonable time constraints for replies within this policy for faculty and staff. It will help with student satisfaction, especially in eight week courses, or courses with a unique delivery format. WSU community gather together to remember those affected by anti-asian violence.
Cancel reply. Close Menu. RSS Feed. I think we need to talk a little about how admissions works YMMV at other institutions. Every school has an admissions committees that does the initial ranking and sorting of candidates.
I will read every single application that mentions my name in the statement of purpose. For some faculty that might just be , for others, it may be several hundred applications.
I will also try and read every application that mentions keywords that are relevant to my research -- further increasing my load. This takes a long time and honestly, this means that we might not get to spend as much time on your application as you were hoping we would.
Here's where your email helps or hurts: If I get an email that meets the above criteria -- I give the application a closer look. That's it. It's not nothing, but it might not be what you were hoping for. If we are a really good match I can try and put my thumb on the scale, but once admitted, you're under no obligation to work with me this is a good thing! But that means that I can't be the only person who is willing to work with you either.
This creates a preference for applications that are "broadly" strong and that several faculty agree would be successful if admitted. Remember they receive many emails a day, so give them at least 24 hours to respond before following up. Students who email their professors over the weekend or on holidays should wait until school is back in session. Timing is everything It allows you to schedule an email to be sent out or remind you if you never heard back from the contact you reached out to.
Once you put a system into place, we recommend waiting at least 48 hours from your original send time and then schedule out your follow-ups from there. I would say emailing early such as in the summer is a great idea. Some professors do check emails despite this, so hopefully they get back to you soon.
It will almost be impossible to become a lecturer without a Ph. Full year professors are paid for 12 months with vacation days, like a regular job. Academic year professors are paid for 9 or 10 months depending on the school. They supposedly get all of the vacations off that students do, such as Thanksgiving, Winter Break, Spring Break, and Summer.
The U. Professors at universities and colleges in the US travel all over the US and the world for conferences, research, and for instruction related trips.
They do this during the school year as well as during the winter, spring, and summer breaks. Professors are by no means poorly paid, and they typically earn enough to live comfortably and to raise a family.
However, someone with the level of skill and experience that a professor has could almost certainly earn much more money in the private sector.
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