WRITING A PROFESSOR FOR THE FIRST TIME (COLD EMAIL)

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[@olumidebenjami4]

Thanks so much Dr Muyiwa, God continue to bless you as you dey choke us with this information.

[@mariamrasaq5369]

This is the best video I've watched so far. Thank you very much🙏

[@scholarshipscafe]

Thank you!

[@ayomideegbeyemi4147]

I'm pumped watching this video and reading the comments and replies. Thank you for all you do, Dr.

[@rabiukhalid3907]

Thanks so much Doc. I've always had my data on expecting a notification of your channel. Thanks so much Doc

[@scholarshipscafe]

Thank you!!!

[@hassanmedinat85]

Thank you for the enlightenment Dr. God bless you

[@chinenyechristiana2891]

Thank you so much Dr. I got value. Thou i am still in my undergraduate level but I hope to be here someday. Cheers!

[@saheedalarape]

Thank you, very helpful!

[@bankolesamsudeen2952]

Thanks Dr Olumuyiwa, I wish to follow this your insightful comments to mail Prof and get my admission an funding in no time. Hopefully would come and share my gratitude here. Thanks sir

[@moyofoluwaogunyemi2315]

Thank you, Doctor Muyiwa. This is apt.

[@ekleanthony7735]

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[@knowthisnow_]

Thank you so much for the help sir... I am really grateful Hopefully I'll come back with testimony very soon

[@wumipeters8068]

Thank you for this video. Although I have sent an email to the professor and I am awaiting their response. I followed some of your points too. May I ask for you to do a video for a second email. Thanks Dr. Muyiwa

[@oladotunogunsanya5235]

This came in handy, Doc. I've learnt a lot. God bless you.

[@Madeenah23]

Thanks for this video....it was insightful. Will make sure to utilise it in my next cold email.

[@olakunleojetayo5467]

Wow! Thank you so much sir for the great insight.

[@omoboyeadekunle]

Great video, Doc. Thanks for sharing those insights with us

[@scholarshipscafe]

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[@olayinkaolyj9375]

Thanks a lot for this piece of information sir, it actually goes a long way.

[@emmanuelagadaanthony8398]

Thanks for sharing this important information 👍

[@femioyinloye4250]

Thank you soo much for this sir. It has really motivated me

[@Tasneem.interiors]

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[@ejairumonica2995]

Wow, thank you so much sir, I never knew this answers were online

[@tayoowolabi9368]

Thank you sir. Going ahead to act on the knowledge shared.

[@oluwaseyiokesooto4941]

This is so resourceful. Thank you sir.

[@danielagbolu2182]

Very informative Doc.

[@abdulkadirlawal6582]

Many thanks Doctor and God bless sir.

[@luckyiseghehi]

Thank you so much Doc for this video. It's a timely one

[@fiyinoladipo]

Amazing video!

[@abdulshakurlawalisah2127]

This is helpful! Thank you

[@samueltrinity]

thanks, you are such a life saver.

[@sandrasackey7323]

This was helpful. Thank you

[@srujana72]

Hi, can you let us know how long to wait for the response of the professor and what to do if they dont respond?

[@yahayaakansise6592]

Dear Dr. Olumuyiwa, I hope my write up finds you in the very best of health. A very great piece the video is. Most of my concerns have been ironed out for me. However I am considering if the professor will not consider your attached document for the first time as a hack. Thank you for the help in advance.

[@samuelalalade3474]

Learnt a lot. Thanks Dr.

[@Okolade]

Thank you for this Dr...😌

[@adebayoolusola6786]

Good job Doc...

[@shiyeliainkorea]

Awesome tips!

[@odedeyitimilehin5958]

Thanks a lot Doc

[@bessembest5879]

Thanks so much Dr Muyiwa🙏

[@bempev1130]

God bless you Dr muyiwa

[@ethelberthnwokocha4797]

Thank you so much Dr.

[@omojasolajuwon3617]

Thank you so much Doc. I will be glad if you can talk on effect of grade point in getting scholarship offers Doc

[@scholarshipscafe]

Thank you. Noted!

[@afolabigodwin2847]

Thanks sir, I would like to know if you have a video on the gradual steps to take in order to get a scholarship. Thanks

[@adeyemiblessing]

Just what I was looking for

[@collinsomeike235]

Thank you Doc.

[@asaajusola8407]

Thanks so much sir for this video.

[@mayowaiyi5404]

I like it pa

[@nathanielagbagba8261]

Thank you Doc. Please what's the best way to reply a rejection mail form a potential supervisor after you've sent your cold email.

[@anyanwuonyedikachi3533]

Very informative

[@dataiseternal3923]

Can you please make a review video of Mystrika. The tool seems quite affordable for cold email, looks decent at first look but not enough information in public domain.

[@alinafengindonyasulu999]

Thank you for this video

[@babatundeogunkoya7403]

GOOD Day Sir, I'm glad I stumbled on your youtube page. I'm interested in doing a PhD in pathology and laboratory medicine in British Columbia university and I found a professor whose research interest is very similar to mine. i don't know if you could help me with the cold email. I have drafted something but I just need it to be checked before I send it. i would be grateful if you could be of help, sir. thank you in anticipation.

[@Didi-go1ys]

Thank you Dr. Muyiwa. I've been following your tips for months now and I must say they've been very helpful. I was recently awarded a Commonwealth scholarship and I just want to know the best time to start applying for a PhD programme. I'm a bit concerned about starting too early, being that I'm just starting my MSc. and might not have much to say about my study experience. I'd appreciate your thoughts here. Thank you. Adedoyin.

[@alatiseoluwaseunemmanuel4278]

Hello, Can you walk me through your selling points. I tried some, but I did not get the scholarship. So I want to revamp for 2022. Thank you

[@bempev1130]

Congratulations 👏

[@chidinmaezenwa5667]

Thanks alot for this information

[@emilywisdom4911]

Thanks for the video, Dr. I've been wondering: if there's an advertisement and you're required to submit a cover letter, what information should the cover letter include? It seems similar to a cold email, and I'm trying to understand the differences.

[@bolanleolawuyi7957]

Good one

[@victoragu9756]

Thank you for such a detailed video. Please, I still get confused on how to access professors research works and their emails as well for a particular university. How do you go about it?

[@adesanyaayodeji9464]

Thank you Doc… Please help me with the list of documents to be attached to the cold emails.

[@odekunleifeoluwa6140]

Thank you doctor

[@akinbobolaoluwatobiloba3097]

Thanks for the insightful session Dr. I have indeed unlearned. Please I need your guide on how to draft a research work plan specifically for masters degree.

[@ibiyinkaibikunle]

Nice one

[@amosdaniel5307]

Thank you so much sir!

[@augustinetessy2560]

Thank you for the useful tips. Please Dr could you provide a written sample of a cold email..

[@abdullateef9216]

I'd be lying if I said I did not learn a lot in just 9:33 minutes. Thank you very much for this piece. I'd be very glad if you can tell us what document could be attached to this email.

[@scholarshipscafe]

CV, Transcripts and proposal (optional)

[@bernardobengmensah1382]

Thank you Dr Igbalajobi. This video has been helpful in many ways. Please I would want to know if is a good idea to include the year in which you want to take the masters degree or PHD . For instance, You type in your email that " I would want to pursue this research in spring or fall 2023 academic year.

[@onyinyeokeke4454]

Thanks Dr

[@uchemaryann9081]

Thank you so much, Dr Muyiwa, for this insightful video. Please, I have a question. For someone who has started a PhD in his home country and wish to apply for another PhD abroad, in an area a bit different from the one you are researching on presently, is it advisable to mention that you have already started a PhD (in my second year), but want to switch to the potential professor's area? For instance, I am currently a PhD student in natural product chemistry in a Nigerian university, but I am applying for a PhD in medicinal chemistry abroad. So far, I have sent few cold emails to profs for advertised positions in medicinal chemistry, and I mentioned that I have started a PhD in natural product chemistry. One of the profs responded that my background fits best in natural product chemistry. Please, should I stop mentioning my current research experience in natural product in my sop and cv? The gap in my research journey will be so wide (about 6 years I finished my master's program) if I don't capture what I'm doing currently. Your response will be highly appreciated. Thank you so much for your time.

[@scholarshipscafe]

I would mention the PhD year as research associate position. It may be a red flag since most PI would require that you strongly state why you intend to leave your current program.

[@uchemaryann9081]

Thank you so much, Dr Muyiwa. Let me quickly change that section of my CV and SOP to research associate position. Thank you so much for your quick response. I have been your ardent follower on twitter and will keep following you, both on KZbin and twitter. Your scholarship tips have been helpful. Thank you and remain blessed.

[@uchemaryann9081]

Kindly bear with me, Dr. Where do I capture the research associate in my CV because I'm an academic staff of a uni. Should it come under research experience, professional training, work experience or volunteering experience? Please, kindly suggest where it is suitable to appear.

[@sodekeoreoluwa4133]

Thank you so much for this Doc, very explanatory. Please sir, would you be open to helping me view my draft?

[@msd02399]

Really informative But what need to be written if we don't have research experience on what professors was doing current research.

[@michaelabiolashokunbi3687]

Nice one doc, On a lighter note; your examples are mostly labs and scientific orishirishi why not use examples of social and management science. Overall nice tips. More grease to your elbow

[@scholarshipscafe]

Cold email is mostly applicable to STEM. You do not have to for most NON STEM

[@opeyemiakinlade9823]

Thank you so much Dr Olumiyiwa . I'm about writing a cold email to an associate professor on the US . Please I'm confused on the title to use Is it Dr or professor?

[@reginasylv]

Thank you Dr Muyiwa, Should we send the cold mail before offer or after the offer?

[@ejiakachinenye9315]

Hello Mr muyiwa,thanks you so much for the knowledge shared.Please sir I am a graduate of microbiology and I intend going for my masters,I do not have much expertise and I dont knw how to go about it sir.

[@scholarshipscafe]

The best approach is to identify a research institute near you.

[@tolulopeomolade7833]

Thank you so much sir

[@lekeadewa5790]

Pls can I get or do have a link to obtaining samples of statement of purpose for masters programme, personal statement, Academic CV and Recommendation or reference letters also cold mails to professors. Thank u

[@microphone_zion8070]

Hello sir...am Zion the guy that did jingle for you on your birthday sir...it's been a while sir

[@adenikeokunlola399]

Thanks so much for this information Dr. Am a graduate of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development,and planning to go for my masters soon but I heard instead of going for masters for a year or two years I should go for my PhD straight away for like 5years,pls permit me to ask how possible is this? I felt is like am omitting a stage to another stage,if is possible pls kindly shed more light on it and how to go about it sir. Thank u very much once again as I await your response

[@niyiadewumi]

Thank you Dr Muyiwa.. can you be kind enough to look through my cold mail draft. I seem to not be getting responses.

[@abigaildagunduro7886]

Thank you for this guidelines. My question is how long do we wait for a response ?

[@meyimiogidan8152]

Thank you doc. But please, I wish to be your student. 😢

[@ritaonyinye5879]

Thank you Dr. Olumuyiwa for this video. Please, I want to know if I can send cold emails to 2 professors in the same department

[@scholarshipscafe]

Not at the same time!

[@ampomahkofi7238]

Thank you

[@gbengafayose2342]

Good morning Dr Muyiwa. Please is there any way you can help me review my cold mail to my professor. Please kindly send a link if possible. Thanks.

[@sanusiakintunde9548]

Thanks so much for this. 1. Do one have to mention details of all the past degrees in the cold email? If yes, in what order and to what detail or extent. 2. Is this the same format to write a cover letter for an advertised position.

[@scholarshipscafe]

Kindly check my cold email format. Cheers!

[@sanusiakintunde9548]

@@scholarshipscafe please sir, where can I get the format? I can't access your twitter account here in Nigeria. I need a cover letter format too. Thank you so much sir.

[@bukolaadenuga9960]

@@sanusiakintunde9548 Dear Professor XXXX I am writing to express my interest in a doctoral position in your group. I recently completed my Ph.D. in the laboratory of Professor. Dr. Reinhard Fischer. I have 14 years of experience studying microbial interactions and stress signaling cascades. My bachelor’s thesis was on antibiotic resistance patterns of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis strains isolated from cow dungs across 10 local government areas of Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study which was commended as one of the best in the department showed multidrug resistance of both organisms to conventional antibiotics. I have also worked extensively on various bacteria such as Salmonella, Shigella, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa among others. I have 5 years of experience working with filamentous fungi including Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus nidulans and Alternaria alternata. In my Master thesis, I characterized the role of the rax1 gene encoding a putative regulator of G protein signaling in A. fumigatus. The findings of the research highlighted the role of Afurax1 in sporulation and oxidative stress. The work was published at BBRC. In order to acquire more knowledge in the field of mycology, specifically fungal pathogenesis and to stay connected with academics, I started my Ph.D. in Professor. Dr. Reinhard Fischer group at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). My Ph.D. thesis work focused on understanding the mechanism of light responses in the plant pathogen A. alternata. A. alternata is a black spore producing fungus capable of producing over 70 classes of toxins harmful to human health. I investigated the role of the red (FphA) and blue (LreA) light photoreceptors and the interplay with the high-osmolarity glycerol (HOG) mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathway. Loss- of function mutations for fphA, lreA, and hogA were created using the CRISPR-Cas9 technology. Part of the findings of this study, which has been published in mBio, showed that high-osmolarity sensing required FphA and LreA, suggesting a complex cross talk between light and stress signaling. I read some of your research articles, and the area of research being pursued in your group is very interesting. Your recent publication on XXX caught my attention and I will appreciate an opportunity to discuss potential research ideas that align with your area of interest. I am confident that my investigative qualities, independence, creativity, and critical thinking, my technical skills in nucleic acid isolation and manipulation, qRT-PCR, protein localization, protein-protein interactions, stress assays and my experience in cell biology and microbial pathogenesis would be an asset to your laboratory. I am enclosing my curriculum vitae. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, XXXX

[@scholarshipscafe]

@@sanusiakintunde9548 Kindly check the video on CV and cold email formats

[@opeayeni2023]

Thanks Dr. Muyiwa, Mine is request for reference letter years after my first degree. What should be the subject of my email

[@shedrackjohnny9619]

Is it possible to cold email a professor that has different research interest from you in order to get referred to other professors

[@yemisioyetunde64]

Thank you very much sir. How does one sign the cold email then, if automated signature is to be avoided?

[@timmytim7673]

Thank you so much for the information. I am currently planning to write to a potential supervisor in partial fulfilment of my application needs. I studied Biochemistry but I would love to further my masters in Microbiology. But my project research topic is quite different from his laboratory’s interest which I would love to research on. Do I just focus on his laboratory research and build my interest around it or do I look elsewhere for a supervisor in line with my undergraduate research work.

[@anyanwuonyedikachi3533]

Hello dearest,please,can I private chat you?if yes,drop your IG handle.Thank you

[@gabbieumeh]

Please How can we get professors to email and please do you know any school with scholarships ongoing

[@jadkouzi1052]

Thanks a lot Doc. Your tips have been helpful. I have sent a couple of emails for the past months for a Masters supervisions, but most ended up with saying “Sorry but current there is no Vacancy for MSc position” or no reply. Can I ask you a favor? Would you mind reading one of mails in case I missed a tip or done a mistake. I really appreciate it.

[@winner9348]

Hello Dr. Please My undergraduate Project (software development) is different from my current interest (network automation), that what I am currently working on, in my place of work. Dr, please how will you advice to make it work in my cold email. Thank You So Much, For Everything You Do!!!! Remain Truly Blessed, Sir.

[@joesonukpebor6082]

Very informative content, please i need your guidance on a subject... my wife is a graduate of biomedical technology, and has a masters in public health, but she has interest in nursing, please can she practice after an msc in nursing in canada?

[@Osi_eg]

Thank you Dr., I just found your page and I want to thank you for this information, it is really helpful. My question is this, I am a master's degree holder of architecture and I am seeking for PhD scholarship openings in canada. Could you give me any pointers sir? I am in the process of compiling a list of professors to send cold emails to but I would appreciate your help as well sir.

[@scholarshipscafe]

The best shot is to reach out to Professors in your field.

[@divinefrancis9385]

Thank you very much Doc Muyiuwa!

[@promisegold7907]

Thanks so much Dr. However, I need a little clarity, this cold email is it meant to be attached as a PDF document or am I suppose to write directly as an email?. Thanks

[@aaronicks7797]

Good afternoon sir, How do i write a cold e mail to a Professor knowing fully well that i studied Economics as an undergraduate but willing to change to another field of study that has nothing to social sciences i mean sofware development and web technologies. so how do i go about this.

[@oyinlaguda5229]

Thank you so much for the Information Mr Muyiwa. Regarding the attachment of thesis to the cold email, should it be the abstract /the full thesis or a summarized version that should be attached? Thank you

[@scholarshipscafe]

I didn't mention thesis as an attachment