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tjk · 02-13-2006, 07:20 PM

Hey. I was offered a call by a professor to talk about the department and the work in his/her research group in particular. I already got accepted but I'm afraid I'd do badly. Somehow I almost always screw up when talking to professors about research interests. Sometimes I'm too much of a theorist and sometimes too experimentalist for each of them (I'm actually something in between). Would it be impolite to deny his/her offer? I'm interested in joining his/her group and don't want to make a bad impression. I'll see the prof at the recruitment weekend anyway, but I feel like I'd do better if I talk to him/her in person.

02-13-2006, 07:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
tjk Within my grasp! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 163	A professor offering to call? Hey. I was offered a call by a professor to talk about the department and the work in his/her research group in particular. I already got accepted but I'm afraid I'd do badly. Somehow I almost always screw up when talking to professors about research interests. Sometimes I'm too much of a theorist and sometimes too experimentalist for each of them (I'm actually something in between). Would it be impolite to deny his/her offer? I'm interested in joining his/her group and don't want to make a bad impression. I'll see the prof at the recruitment weekend anyway, but I feel like I'd do better if I talk to him/her in person.