Letters of Recommendation

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1. Does the amount of grad school matters to recommenders?

   By TsarandProphet, 9 hours ago
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   • Warelin
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3. TheThirdRecommender?

   By maxamaxam, July 24
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   • FishNerd
   • August 8

4. LOR From Math Department for Engg Grad School?

   By AlkaKadri, August 3
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   • AlkaKadri
   • August 3

5. LOR for PhD admissions

   By NoTimeForCaution, July 13   

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   • little_lady
   • August 1

6. The graduate school bible

   By Shru947, July 27   

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   • Shru947
   • July 27

7. Recommender doesn't reply to your inquiry.

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   By DJS508, October 11, 2011
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   • Eigen
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8. PhD in Neuroscience- Rec Letter Choices

   By tama5tchi, June 18   

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   • Psygeek
   • June 19

9. What happens if no one is willing to write a LoR for you?

   By nkdvy, May 29
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   • ThisIsCruel
   • June 4

10. Only 1 "good" LOR?

    By CluelessUndergrad, May 29
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    • ThisIsCruel
    • June 4

11. Who to ask?

    By historygeek, May 28
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    • Warelin
    • May 28

12. Asking to read letters of rec after acceptance?

    By genresavvy, March 16
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    • TakeruK
    • May 2

13. How much can a mediocre letter sink you?

    By planner2019, April 8
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    • Psygeek
    • April 30

14. Recommenders made serious grammatical mistakes on LoR

    By Kai _Delacroix, January 19   

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    • HTM18
    • March 13

15. Missing Letter - Call Or Wait?

    By a_sort_of_fractious_angel, January 10
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    • HTM18
    • March 13

16. Should I give my letter writers stickers as a thank you gift?

    By Oklash, February 28
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    • TakeruK
    • March 1

17. JD looking to add a PhD but SOL on LORs

    By OldPhart, February 23   

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    • ExponentialDecay
    • February 27

18. Asking them to submit *before* the deadline

    By jigglypuff, February 20
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    • jigglypuff
    • February 21

19. Late LOR's: How late is TOO late

    By kierkegoth, December 5, 2017
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    • paenesonus
    • February 21

20. General questions about Letters of Recommendation

    By Smertios, February 14
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    • Elephas
    • February 14

21. Recommenders not notified about uploading lors

    By apms7, February 8   

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    • apms7
    • February 8

22. Requiring so many!

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    By nushi, January 14   

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    • nushi
    • January 24

23. Thank You Notes/Gifts!

    By glaciers17, December 10, 2017
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    • petrichordant
    • January 24

24. Late LOR and early acceptances have already been sent!

    By Ronomon, January 21
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    • Neurophilic
    • January 22

25. I’m at a loss for what to do

    By phyanth, January 18   

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    • E-P
    • January 18

26. Recommendation One Day Late?

    By Tma27, January 15
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    • Warelin
    • January 16