Contacting a potential research supervisor

[Osz]

Please after you contact a potential research supervisor, how long does it take to get a reply? I contacted a department head and he replied immediately but have not got a reply from a potential research supervisor I contacted.

 

[jasperjazz]

Actually research supervisors do that but you send him a formal and polite reminder email. Usually supervisors reply immediately once they find your proposal interesting.

 

[Kay2018]

Please after you contact a potential research supervisor, how long does it take to get a reply? I contacted a department head and he replied immediately but have not got a reply from a potential research supervisor I contacted.

I send 150 mails and got 2 replies. It’s not easy to find a supervisor but not impossible. Keep sending mails someone will respond.

 

[Osz]

Thanks so much for this information. I pray God continue to bless you. I was almost discouraged.

 

[jasperjazz]

Don't be discouraged at all. I'd say approach many professors(yes, it can be notoriously hard) but, it pays off when you get a rejection, there's always another chance for you. Currently I'm contacting potentially supervisors too.

 

[Tarek9966]

I'm constantly receiving negative response from all the prospective supervisors I have tried to contact.
Any suggestions?

 

[lolcocks]

I'm constantly receiving negative response from all the prospective supervisors I have tried to contact.
Any suggestions?

What @Kay2018 said in this thread is a good suggestion. Hopefully you have a good profile which supervisors will be interested in.

 

[Naturgrl]

I'm constantly receiving negative response from all the prospective supervisors I have tried to contact.
Any suggestions?

Look at each program and find a supervisor whose area of study/research matches your own. Then contact with specific reasons why you want to work with that superviso.

 

[Tarek9966]

I've already done that but unfortunately when I toned down the supervisors based on my research interests and program of interest, 90% of them responded with "I am currently not taking any graduate students." And the others didn't respond back at all.

 

[lolcocks]

I've already done that but unfortunately when I toned down the supervisors based on my research interests and program of interest, 90% of them responded with "I am currently not taking any graduate students." And the others didn't respond back at all.

Total how many professors did you email? What did you email them? And what are the things you wrote in the CV you shared with them?