I get your point and totally understand if you keep looking for otheranother student.

However, I would like to explain why I am interested in working with you. Through my PhD application process, I have found that professors mainly choose students with a similar background to the area of research. Thus, I decided to apply within my area of expertise. However, my interest in pursuing a PhD is to explore a future in academyacademia. ThenSo, I think in a PhD asis an opportunity to learn a new expertise in which I have the opportunity to apply Machinemachine learning techniques and maybe start building my path for a future in academyacademia.

In my opinion, solid earth geophysics is a very interestedinteresting area of research with a tremendous potential still to be knowntapped, and I am convinced that machine learning techniques will contribute enormously in this matter.

I also have excelentexcellent references offor you as an advisor, so I would be more than grateful and happy to work with you. Please, keep me in mind among your options, and if you choose me, I promise you will get the best. Let me know if you need recommendationsa recommendation letter or anything else that could help you to evaluate my petition of becoming your student.