Yet another uber-intelligent question

[hejjhog]

So I'm applying to school X, it's my first choice and all.

The professor I want to work with, to whom I have written and expressed my interest and to whom I've sent LoRs, has requested a phone interview. Today he he emailed me with the following:

Dear Me,
Can you talk tomorrow (Friday) at Y PM?

This probably sounds really stupid, but

Comments

[lostreality]

Dear prof x,

Ypm sounds great- talk to you then!

Take Care,
galadriel

and an uber-intelligent respone

[hejjhog]

Is "talk to you then" really appropriate? It strikes me as a bit informal...

Re: and an uber-intelligent respone

[lostreality]

Hmm i don't know, that's how I regularly respond to emails from my advisers setting up meetings, and they respond in similar ways. You could say something like

"ypm sounds great- looking forward to speaking with you then!"

if you want to be more formal. :)

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[hejjhog]

Well, that's just it - he isn't my adviser yet, he's my POTENTIAL adviser.

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[shaydlip]

No, it's not to informal.

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[roseofjuly]

You don't have to be super-formal when you're doing this - I know it sounds like you should be, but "talk to you then" is exactly what's going to happen. It's not offensive.

[aonde]

I like this! You're a person, not a robot! :)