<p>Oh okay, thanks very much for all the advice! I appreciate it a lot!</p>
<p>Hm - let’s see - what do most people look for? Do they look for you being a hard worker? (for example, might they prefer it if they know that you can work VERY long hours?) Or would they prefer ingenuity? (that you propose lots of novel ideas?) And that you understand things quickly? What about curiosity? </p>
<p>Of course, they want to know that you’re one of the best that your professor has ever had. But sometimes that is hard to show in a research project.</p>