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private_ryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 02:27 PM Original message |
how to ask a teacher for a letter of recommendation |
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Commendatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. As many as it takes, and I wouldn't write it. |
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dryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. Here it is! |
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private_ryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 02:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I don't have any applications yet |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. Praise them and the school you're leaving. |
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Bossy Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. Have you checked with the other school? Some have forms for this (I think) |
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dryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 02:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Something else to remember |
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private_ryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 02:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. undergrad |
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eileen from OH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 02:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Um, private ryan |
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private_ryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 03:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. doing it as we speak |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 03:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. I think asking for the letters well ahead of time is a good idea |
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damnraddem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 03:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Some want the person writing the letter to sign on the envelope closure. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 03:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I would recommed signed-seal envelopes. |
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eileen from OH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. Combine it with a thank you |
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Bossy Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
9. On second read, it doesn't appear that you're in college. Still... |
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PragMantisT (893 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
11. Depends on the teacher |
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damnraddem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
12. Find teachers who have some reason to remember you -- ... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
14. The first rule is to ask in person. |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
17. Ok, heres how I did it |
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private_ryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 08:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. will do that |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-04 01:20 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Best of luck! |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
19. I just walked up to the teachers who I knew liked me and |
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ForrestGump (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
20. Keep nagging them |
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Donkeyboy75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-04 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
23. Rule #1: Ask in person! |
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