Visiting campuses as an international?

randomname01
Fri, 01 May 2009 10:59:51 +0000

“you mean to just tell them what I stated here?”

Send to the professors you are interested in a brief inquiry email outlining your background and interests and your intent to visit. I recommend not attaching anything (e.g. CV), but do mention you will provide it upon request. Others may say differently, but I dread spam filters…

The key point is to keep it brief as professors receive TOO many emails every day.

“Would it also be improper to contact more than one professor in a university?”

You can contact as many as you want. Of course, try to keep it to those whose research interests you and you can see yourself possibly working with in the future. Might as well visit several when you still have the chance to.