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1) If you can’t take the time to respond, even with a copy-and-paste rejection, you’re not doing your job.
2) This student probably dodged a bullet.
3) Shame on you.
2) This student probably dodged a bullet.
3) Shame on you.
I still remember the names of folks who never responded to my well-crafted inquiry emails. Sometimes I meet them when I give invited talks at their universities. Sometimes I handle their manuscripts or review their grants.
Finally, I don’t care where you went to undergrad. If you want to work with me, please reach out. I can’t take everyone, but I’ll at least suggest others who might be a good fit. And if I don’t reply in two weeks, please follow up—not all of us are ghosting you, I promise.
