Letters of Recommendation

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1. How much can a mediocre letter sink you?

   By planner2019, April 8
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   • fuzzylogician
   • April 9

3. Asking to read letters of rec after acceptance?

   By genresavvy, March 16
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   • TeacherTurningSocialWorker
   • April 8

4. Recommenders made serious grammatical mistakes on LoR

   By Kai _Delacroix, January 19   

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   • HTM18
   • March 13

5. Missing Letter - Call Or Wait?

   By a_sort_of_fractious_angel, January 10
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   • HTM18
   • March 13

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

   By Oklash, February 28
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   • TakeruK
   • March 1

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

   By OldPhart, February 23   

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   • ExponentialDecay
   • February 27

8. Asking them to submit *before* the deadline

   By jigglypuff, February 20
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   • jigglypuff
   • February 21

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

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

10. General questions about Letters of Recommendation

    By Smertios, February 14
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    • Elephas
    • February 14

11. Recommenders not notified about uploading lors

    By apms7, February 8   

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    • apms7
    • February 8

12. Requiring so many!

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    By nushi, January 14   

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    • nushi
    • January 24

13. Thank You Notes/Gifts!

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

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

    By Ronomon, January 21
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    • Neurophilic
    • January 22

15. I’m at a loss for what to do

    By phyanth, January 18   

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    • E-P
    • January 18

16. Recommendation One Day Late?

    By Tma27, January 15
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    • Warelin
    • January 16

17. Letter of recommendation in progress

    By rossonera_cml, January 8
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    • rossonera_cml
    • January 8

18. Bizarrely incomplete LOR

    By PinkGibbon, January 7
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    • PinkGibbon
    • January 8

19. Importance of LoR writer's designation

    By nycpolicy, December 27, 2017
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    • ExponentialDecay
    • December 28, 2017

20. Time is running out and professor hasn't replied to email

    By alaa, December 19, 2017   

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    • fuzzylogician
    • December 26, 2017

21. Recommendation Not Sent in Time

    By Carly Rae Jepsen, December 13, 2017   

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    • ClassicsCandidate
    • December 23, 2017

22. "Professional" Letters of Recommendation?

    By LauraV, December 21, 2017   

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    • ClassicsCandidate
    • December 23, 2017

23. 4 Recommendations, Submit only 3?

    By aunnnn, December 22, 2017   

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    • Carly Rae Jepsen
    • December 22, 2017

24. What to do when request for LOR isn't acknowledged

    By Nico Corr, December 19, 2017   

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    • Nico Corr
    • December 19, 2017

25. Advisor gone AWOL

    By ANerdHasNoName, December 17, 2017   

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    • GreenEyedTrombonist
    • December 17, 2017

26. LoR advice for the grad school- Help me!

    By Moss13, December 16, 2017   

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    • MarineBluePsy
    • December 16, 2017