Contact Professors for M.Eng or non-thesis M.S.?

Graduate School
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<p>I've read that it's a good idea to get in touch with professors that you might want to do research with before applying for research-based MS programs.</p>

<p>However, is the same true for applying to M.Eng or non-research MS programs? Is there still value in getting in touch with professors that teach courses in your area of interest before submitting an application?</p>

<p>I'm interested in bioengineering master's programs.</p>

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<p>If you’re not doing research, then there is no point in getting in touch with them. </p>

<p>They won’t be recruiting you for their lab, so they probably have no real interest in you. Also, I don’t even know what you would say? I guess you can tell them you’re interested in the class they teach, but that won’t get you anything. </p>

<p>Good luck,
-DV</p>