#i'm so scared. he's written so many amazing papers on roman republican art and i've read like all of them

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WHY is emailing potential supervisors so intimidating. like hey esteemed academic in the field i aspire to become qualified in do you want to put up with my stupid fucking research project. do you want me to plague you with emails for the next year. do you want me to ruin your fucking life you poor innocent soul ensnared by your duties to inarticulate sleep deprived classics students. god

#like what the fuck do i even say #do i use his first and last name ??? do i call him professor ?????? do i say dear or is that too formal ????? #how do i explain my dissertation topic when i don't have an actual title or line of argument yet #maybe i'll just attach an image of a statue of caesar and be like “discuss” #FUCKKFKDJFLJ;ASF fuck #i'm so scared. he's written so many amazing papers on roman republican art and i've read like all of them #i didn't think he'd be my supervisor because he usually does phd stuff #but my lecturer was like nah email him he'll want to see your ideas #THAT MAKES IT FUCKING SCARIER I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEAS BROTHER #i haven't done enough reading yet to have formed my own opinion or argument #he's going to think i am a fucking idiot