Letters of Recommendation

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1. 'waiving' the right to see LORs

   By db2290, September 19, 2010
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   • violaswamp
   • October 21, 2010

2. "Doctoral programs often prefer letters from tenured faculty"...??

   By thegraydude, November 2, 2014
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   • bsharpe269
   • November 2, 2014

3. "He came to class and got an A” x 3 -- How much can this hurt?

   By harbindreams, October 22, 2012
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   • Radian
   • November 10, 2012

4. "Mature" student so who do I ask?!

   By Courtenayk, March 25, 2015
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   • xolo
   • March 31, 2015

5. "Professional" Letters of Recommendation?

   By LauraV, December 21, 2017   

   • professional
   • recommendation
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   • ClassicsCandidate
   • December 23, 2017

6. "Rank the student"

   By ohgoodness, November 29, 2012
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   • TakeruK
   • November 30, 2012

7. "this will be difficult"....

   By mf2232, October 24, 2012
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   • Bearcat1
   • October 25, 2012

8. "Truly Exceptional"

   By mbrown0315, October 24, 2012
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   • fuzzylogician
   • October 26, 2012

9. (Out of three LoRs) Two self-written (but to be edited) LoRs

   By myoranges, October 22, 2013
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   • IRToni
   • October 22, 2013

10. [CompBio] Only one strong LoR

    By myoate, March 31, 2019
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    • myoate
    • April 3, 2019

11. [HELP] How do I tell my professor that I no longer need his LOR for scholarship?

    By bigworrier, April 6, 2013
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    • bigworrier
    • April 7, 2013

12. + 5 years out of academic

    By OldGrad2012, June 30, 2011
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    • newms
    • June 30, 2011

13. 1 week till deadline and no rec. letter from prof. yet

    By Rk29, March 24, 2016
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    • alberber
    • March 25, 2016

14. 10 Year "break" in academics

    By Iyer_CS, February 15, 2013
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    • Iyer_CS
    • April 19, 2014

15. 2 LORs required, professor or boss for second?

    By Hugo85, August 31, 2010
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    • Eigen
    • August 31, 2010

16. 2 or 3 LORs?

    By svent, October 25, 2015
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    • svent
    • October 25, 2015

17. 2 questions about who to get letters from

    By Guest Gnome Chomsky, June 9, 2012
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    • TakeruK
    • June 12, 2012

18. 2 weeks, 2 emails, no word. what to do?

    By mf2232, October 21, 2012
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    • darkknight9
    • October 21, 2012

19. 2/3 LoRs. What do I do?

    By Samoyed, December 6, 2015
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    • 2ndChanceKid
    • October 31, 2016

20. 3 LOR's from non-degree grad profs / None from undergrad?

    By jujubea, October 3, 2014
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    • peachypie
    • October 3, 2014

21. 3 research experiences, but LOR from only 2 of them. Is this bad?

    By NWFreeheel11, December 1, 2014
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    • lab ratta-tat-tat
    • December 12, 2014

22. 3 years out of undergrad - who should I ask?

    By Adamah, June 22, 2011
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    • lyonessrampant
    • June 23, 2011

23. 3/4 letters submitted

    By w@term3lon, November 25, 2019
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    • Warelin
    • November 25, 2019

24. 3rd and 4th letters: from department faculty with different subfield vs. outside faculty relevant to your emphasis

    By mseph, November 9, 2014
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    • fuzzylogician
    • November 9, 2014

25. 3rd Letter OF Recommendation Guidance

    By indyir, November 15, 2010
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    • milkshake22
    • November 15, 2010