PhD student here who’s picked RAs before, the Harvard CV format and “hi my name is * I’m interested in * research topic, I saw that ur lab is working on * project and I wanted to ask if there is any need for assistance in ur lab, I attached my cv to this email in case it’s useful. Thank you!” email flow is the secret formula
2026-08-27 17:20:35
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Darling :
"kids don't want to work these days" meanwhile 100 emails later:
2026-08-27 15:08:41
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jugureg :
“sorry but lab is full” all lowercase is wild 😭😭
2026-08-27 13:37:55
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⚡️ofia :
Nah I work at a research lab and these responses are CRAZY unprofessional wth😭
2026-08-27 15:14:52
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miyoung | bnd 😛🕸️🍿 :
I emailed a professor who responded "don't email me again" like oh okay
2026-08-27 18:35:48
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Goldmine :
Ask to set up a meeting to discuss their research, and in the meeting express interest and how you would like to also be apart of their efforts. In person wins way more frequently in my experience
2026-08-27 17:56:34
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ً :
or even shadowing a doctor.. its genuinely so hard to find one
2026-08-27 10:49:44
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𓃟 :
It actually drives me nuts how professors literally beg students to get involved in research so they can build experience, but then you email every research lab and they're all full. I emailed for 3 years straight and finally got into a lab AFTER I graduated 😫
2026-08-27 16:23:26
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ladylazarus :
bro wanted us to see the MD PhD part
2026-08-27 16:13:59
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Aisha ♡ :
okay but how do you find people that are doing research
2026-08-27 10:51:54
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drooscefphe :
Blame Trump, there’s 0 funding across the board. Professors are struggling to take grad students let alone undergrads
2026-08-28 01:07:46
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user6993115800966 :
I got into a lab by asking my bio lab TAs if they knew any PIs hiring—a RA was graduating and I got their spot!
2026-08-27 22:28:02
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Fadak.AlZahraa7 :
It’s a humbling experience unfortunately
2026-08-27 07:37:27
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chelle edits :
those low effort all lowercase replies would make me mad as helll😭😭
2026-08-27 21:10:32
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L :
Just sent you a dm with some info about how to get into a lab!
2026-08-27 18:44:59
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YesodLiker🔑🌙 :
The misspelled name is so real. I straight up got an e-mail with someone else's name and a bunch of basic grammar mistakes. Like, omg okay I get it 😭😭
2026-08-27 23:03:02
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Ananya 🏎️🚦 :
i thought this was a new take on the peter parker wrong dm trend in so fried omg 💔
2026-08-27 21:33:39
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Chop :
I randomly sent a PI a review paper I was working on and he let me publish it with his name on it lmfao
2026-08-27 20:34:01
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irtgfwux :
lowkey the funding is so bad for research rn that a lot of labs can’t afford to “waste” expensive reagents and other products on student research that might not be productive, this is possibly the worst time to be premed 😭
2026-08-27 18:53:56
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ycatsss_editz :
At least they answered 😭
2026-08-27 21:13:44
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christdefinesme :
Some people forgot where they came from and are extremely arrogant I cannot comprehend how you fail to send someone a proper email especially someone who took time out of their day to email you😭
2026-08-27 20:02:50
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future713510 :
PhD student here. You genuinely just gotta keep trying
2026-08-27 14:47:01
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kappa_leafy :
i got one after like 70 emails bro😭
2026-08-27 16:25:40
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lee <3 :
at this point undergraduates might as well start our own research group 😭
2026-08-27 20:29:53
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