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    I mean, did he just learn about your GPA? Commented Jul 2 at 17:24
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    Sounds like it’s time for a crucial conversation with this potential advisor. Only he or she will be able to help you resolve this. Commented Jul 2 at 17:26
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    Was [school redacted] one of the schools you're applying to? Commented Jul 3 at 0:14
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    I am not sure if you give the professor an impression that you want to do a PhD with him, but now you are applying a lot of different PhD programs. Some professors mind especially if they spend a lot of time to teach you something. Commented Jul 3 at 2:02
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    Elaborate on exactly why you are doing unpaid work for a professor, what your current student status is, e.g. graduated 2024 or 2023, MS student, etc, and whether your work is simply housekeeping another person's work or if you have any original domain input or not. Doing unpaid work for a professor's research is a long-time alternative route into research than by GPA or undergrad dissertation. Is this your intention too ?
    – Trunk
    Commented Jul 3 at 12:27