- Mon, Sep 8
- Hey Maya, nice to meet you
- I can help with internships, research labs, emails to professors and recruiters, deadlines, pretty much all of it
- What’s on your plate right now
- trying to get into a lab this spring
- Mon, Sep 8
- here’s my resume and what chatgpt knows about me
- Got it. Sophomore, MechE, some MATLAB
- Sounds like you’d rather build things than read papers
- And it has to be paid, right?
- yeah rent lol
- Tue, Sep 9
- Found 3 labs taking undergrads this spring
- Best fit is Prof. Lee’s soft robotics lab. Hands on, paid, and she’s mentored sophomores before
- Skipped the other two. They only take grad students
- ok lee’s lab
- Tue, Sep 9
- Before you email her
- She just got an NSF grant for soft grippers. That’s your opener
- And a Berkeley alum who did his PhD in her lab can tell you what she looks for
- wait that’s perfect
- Wed, Sep 10
- can you draft the email to prof lee
- Yeah, here’s a draft
- Subject: Sophomore interested in soft grippers
Hi Professor Lee, congrats on the new NSF grant. I’m a MechE sophomore and… - Want me to send it from your Gmail?
- yes send it
- Mon, Sep 15
- Did you end up hearing back from the lab
- not yet
- Normal, give it a few days
- I’ll check back Thursday
- Thu, Sep 18
- It’s Thursday. Any word from the lab?
- Thu, Feb 12
- got the offer!!
- That’s huge, congrats
- Don’t sign anything yet. Take a day to read it over
- And once you’re in, a rec from Prof. Lee makes SURF next year a lot easier
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