How to learn about programs?

I've changed the context for all the obvious reasons, but this is an email exchange worth sharing. In this case each dessert represents a completely different set of courses (one is PhD, the other is Masters -- there is no overlap in these particular programs in terms of coursework)...

Date: Yesterday
To: Prof Musey
From: WannaBe PhD
Re: Your Dessert Menu

Dr. Prof Musey:

I learned that you have new chocolate ice cream. I'd like to know more about it. Really, I like peanut butter cookies much more than chocolate ice cream. Do you have peanut butter cookies in your chocolate ice cream?

WannaBe PhD

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Date: Earlier Today
To: WannaBe PhD
From: Prof Musey
Re: Re: Your Dessert Menu

Hi,

We do in fact have chocolate ice cream. We do not have it with peanut butter cookies, though. You could get it with peanuts as a topping.

However, we also have peanut butter cookies. We are offering some with peanut butter chips, some plain, some with chocolate chips, and some with peanuts in them.  We would be more than happy to have you get some peanut butter cookies from us.

Musey

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Date: Almost right away later
To: Prof Musey
From: WannaBe PhD
Re: Re: Re: Your Dessert Menu

Those peanut butter cookies sound really good. Can I get them in the chocolate ice cream? I like having peanut butter cookies and chocolate ice cream together. I find chocolate ice cream to be boring.

WannaBe PhD

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Date: Wow that was fast
To: WannaBe PhD
From: Prof Musey
Re: Re: Your Dessert Menu

Hi,

I'm sorry, I must have confused you! The peanut butter cookies are not part of the chocolate ice cream. With the chocolate ice cream, you could get peanuts, but not the peanut butter cookies.

To get the peanut butter cookies all you have to do is ask.

Musey

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Date: Immediate response
To: Prof Musey
From: WannaBe PhD
Re: Re: Re: Your Dessert Menu

You didn't confuse me. I just wanted to be sure I understood what you were saying. I really like the way the peanut butter cookies sound much more than the chocolate ice cream. How do I get a sample of the chocolate ice cream?

WannaBe PhD