Right now I’m in a lab that I’m starting to hate (all field work) so I’m looking to get involved in another lab.
My PI now is really young and laid back so all I had to do was email him and I was on the team. The other professor that I want to work with isn’t really like that. I emailed them and didn’t get a response. I’m going back and forth between sending another email and showing up to their office to ask them about their research. My concern is that I’ve never met this professor before and I don’t know if it would be rude or presumptuous to just show up unannounced and ask for a research position. On the other hand, I know that professors get dozens of emails from undergrads looking for research experience and this would be a way to stand out.
On another note: I’ve been in my current lab for about 1.5 years & 80 hours (2.5 years and x hours by the time I apply) and if I get into a new lab within the next month (ha) then that will be less than a year by the time of application and x hours. Is this a red flag or am I overthinking all of this?
My PI now is really young and laid back so all I had to do was email him and I was on the team. The other professor that I want to work with isn’t really like that. I emailed them and didn’t get a response. I’m going back and forth between sending another email and showing up to their office to ask them about their research. My concern is that I’ve never met this professor before and I don’t know if it would be rude or presumptuous to just show up unannounced and ask for a research position. On the other hand, I know that professors get dozens of emails from undergrads looking for research experience and this would be a way to stand out.
On another note: I’ve been in my current lab for about 1.5 years & 80 hours (2.5 years and x hours by the time I apply) and if I get into a new lab within the next month (ha) then that will be less than a year by the time of application and x hours. Is this a red flag or am I overthinking all of this?