deperate question about what to do in THIS situation...

almafuerte
Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:37:57 +0000

well, i already asked this question in the thread i started before (“doing research but no competitions?”) but i think i should create a new thread for it so that more people would read and answer

i have been e-mailing a bunch of professors lately
and one actually responded by saying that he’d like to meet with me this winter break to discuss his research and the research I would like to do. He is a very flexible professor, judging from his lab webpage. BUT–
he was really my “Plan B” professor (because he is a biology professor and i was looking for a chemistry lab), in case the chemistry professors don’t want me! He seems like a great mentor but…i want to wait for others’ responses and i also want to send out some more e-mails…

well, now, I…don’t know what to say! i don’t want to just ignore his e-mail for now…but i also want to wait before writing back to him…

and also–
HOW do you go about turning down a professor when YOU are the one who asked to be a part of his/her lab?lol

ALso, later on, when i choose a professor, do i need to e-mail all the other ones and say that i chose another lab blah blah…sorry…thanks…??

AHHH
and sorry about the typo in the title (deperate?? lol) i was really in a hurry to ask my questions lol, i know how to spell desperate