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by jseliger 4016 days ago
1. See "How to get coaching, mentoring, and attention:" http://jakeseliger.com/2010/10/02/how-to-get-your-professors...

2. Follow-up one more time. Be polite, but persistent, until you get a firm "no."

3. Dating and workplace dynamics are similar in that there's a lot of signaling and distraction happening simultaneously. Aim for "polite, yet persistent."