MEMO
To: Evan Crisp, UBC Student
From: MinZhang Si, English 301 Student
Date: March 8, 2022
Subject: Some Writing Tips for Getting into a Full Course
Here are some tips to ask your professor to add you into the full English course:
- Including a subject with course title/section and student number to help the professor track correspondence
- Addressing the professor by using a title (Prof., Dr., etc.) and a formal and respectful tone and editing out contractions
- Writing a reader-centered email that uses the You-Attitude:
- Starting with a wish to be a part of the professor’s popular and valuable course
- Emphasizing a connection between a topic in the course outline and an important social topic (to show awareness of the professor’s work)
- Mentioning in 1-2 sentences how the professor can benefit from your presence in the course (knowledge, experiences, etc.)
- Focusing on problem-solving (getting registered) and keeping from personal feelings and details (schedule conflict, three credits, being away in Mexico, etc.)
- Showing appreciation for efforts by staying positive about the professor’s decision and authority and by highlighting how long the course has run and how it has helped students
- Signing off with polite closure that includes full name, contact information, and request for response by a certain date (providing a reason for the time)
Following these tips gives us a better chance of getting into a full course. If you have any questions, please call me at 604-111-1234 or email me at msa176@students.cs.ubc.ca.
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