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The knowledge and insight you bring to the conversation is not always measured by your GPA. Due to the collaborative nature of most creative and academic work, the skills needed to succeed involve more than your technical abilities (and often despite them)鈥攔anging from communication to creativity.
First Contact Email
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Subject Line: Meeting Request to Discuss Research/Creative Opportunities
Dr./Professor Your Contact's Last Name,
I鈥檓 an undergraduate studying major(s)/minor(s) and currently exploring opportunities for undergraduate research/creative work.
I learned about your work (e.g. in arctic ecosystems on the department鈥檚 website) and would appreciate the opportunity to talk with you about it.
< Explain your motivation. >
I鈥檓 available for a meeting or call at the following times and am happy to find other times as needed.
Thank you,
Motivation
What interests you about and/or what questions do you have about their work?
e.g. 鈥淚 read your article on鈥nd am interested in learning more about鈥︹
How does their work advance your academic and professional goals?
e.g. 鈥淚 plan to鈥nd think experience with鈥ill help me鈥"
What do you bring to the potential partnership, noting relevant strengths, previous experiences, courses taken, and current activities?
e.g. 鈥淚鈥檓 comfortable doing鈥, have experiencing working with鈥, have taken courses in鈥, and am currently鈥
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Discussion Questions
- Is your work more individual or team-based?
- If the work is team based, how often do members meet? 听Who are the other members?
- What is your approach to working with undergraduates?
- What methods (resources, tools, theories, etc.) do you use in your work?
- What skills (training, certifications, course pre-requisites) would I need to work with you?
- How do you prefer to communicate (email, phone, text, etc.)?
- What initially interested you about your field of study?
- How did you get started? Who helped?
- What questions keep you going?
- What do you hope your work will accomplish?
- Can we meet again?
Additional Resources
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As a student,
you've answered many questions鈥
and spent many nights studying
to learn the answers.
Working as a scholar
is a collaborative process
driven by your curiosity.听
The classroom is only
part of your story.听
You have your own questions鈥
some without answers and some
in need of better answers.
Research and creative work puts
you in the scholarly conversation,
and your curiosity moves the
conversation in new directions.
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