UngSully Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 My professors submitted my LORs in early December, but I'm still waiting to hear from programs for interviews and probably won't know where I'm going until March or even April. I was planning on giving my professors a present as a thank-you for writing letters, but I'm worried about what this could imply. Should I wait until I've heard back from all the program I applied to? Should I be giving them presents at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.letmeinplz// Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Waiting till you make your decision is probably fine, just bundle it with your announcement of where you are going. One of my ideas was getting a city coffee mug (from starbucks, even though I don't like starbucks it is a pretty cool mug) with the city I'm going to (or if someone makes a school version, maybe that) so they will remember where I went when I left them :-(. mathandcoffee and iDance 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UngSully Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 10 minutes ago, .letmeinplz// said: Waiting till you make your decision is probably fine, just bundle it with your announcement of where you are going. One of my ideas was getting a city coffee mug (from starbucks, even though I don't like starbucks it is a pretty cool mug) with the city I'm going to (or if someone makes a school version, maybe that) so they will remember where I went when I left them :-(. Thanks! That's a cute idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathandcoffee Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Last year, my roommate got the professors that wrote her recommendations chocolates. I'm still deciding what to get mine; I don't want it to come off as generic. I'm from a small undergrad school, so I know my professors pretty well and I know they wrote strong letters. I want to make sure they know how much I appreciate the time/effort they put into them. The mug idea is cute though, and a little more unique than chocolates. It's closer to what I'm looking for I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I don't think I thanked them... I mean, not beyond the spoken word. In the US you have a neat subculture of thanksgiving, I wish we had thank you notes back at home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturdyelm Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 OP - you might find this similar forum useful UngSully 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbyecrt555 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I thanked mine in email, but we have great relationships and are still in communication as they are either supervising my work or I am doing theirs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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