***How to get supervisors interest at first glance (for MSc and PhD Positions)***

I know you have seen many threads about writing supervisors from my big bosses @drhammed @olumuyiwaayo but I just like to share a template/format here that works too.

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I have been sending emails to supervisors since I was a 1st year MSc student @ubcforestry @UBC and I can say I have at least 70% success rate (positive response) and if you want to know the steps; then you have it here.

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1. Use catchy subjects: I know some people still think it doesn’t matter how they write the subjects of their emails but will tell you, it matters. Should I call it negligence when you don’t even have a subject when writing a professor that receives about 300 emails per 3/n

day? (because my MSc supervisor at UBC receives about 300 emails per day). You need something that will catch their attention. I know there is no one way answer to this BUT you can use something like “Statement of Research Interest”, “MSc/PhD Candidacy in Wood Drying”

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or write a subject based on the advertised position. You just want them to open that email and read.

2. Research Experience/Skills: I have noticed that most of the profs like it when you talk about your experience/skills working on several projects in that field, laboratory 5/n