Letters of Recommendation

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1. Recommender denied request. Other options?

   By IoSpero, October 13, 2015
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   • Eigen
   • October 14, 2015

2. How to get a hold of a professor "on leave"

   By Arm457, October 14, 2015
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   • rising_star
   • October 14, 2015

3. LOR: Professor I barely know or Psychiatrist I shadowed (who knows me)?

   By cogitox, October 9, 2015
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   • rising_star
   • October 9, 2015

4. How many letters is too many to ask for?

   By rgreen, October 6, 2015
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   • birchleaf
   • October 8, 2015

5. Time allowed for LOR writers

   By hippyscientist, October 5, 2015
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   • hippyscientist
   • October 7, 2015

6. Applying to CS for ML/NLP, will a recommendation from a professor not in CS be an issue?

   By tanker11, October 7, 2015
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   • tanker11
   • October 7, 2015

7. Reference letter co-signing

   By pax6pax6, October 5, 2015
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   • fuzzylogician
   • October 5, 2015

8. Would getting a professor I TA'ed for to act as a reference be okay?

   By HYHY02, September 29, 2015
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   • MarineBluePsy
   • October 4, 2015

9. Changing field of study, retired professors, and other issues.

   By c12, October 4, 2015
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   • c12
   • October 4, 2015

10. Chem PhD -- LoR requests : who / different dept.??

    By KaffeeCafe, October 3, 2015
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    • KaffeeCafe
    • October 3, 2015

11. Not sure who to ask for LOC. Professor, CEO, or volunteer supervisor?

    By AlbeeW, September 22, 2015
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    • AlbeeW
    • October 2, 2015

12. Would my referee be annoyed if being contact too many times?

    By ArchieLi, October 1, 2015
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    • ArchieLi
    • October 2, 2015

13. Who should my professors be addressing my LOR's to?

    By search the scriptures, September 29, 2015
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    • search the scriptures
    • September 30, 2015

14. Who should I ask?

    By meow, September 3, 2015
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    • rising_star
    • September 29, 2015

15. Which would make a better letter?

    By Shellhead, September 28, 2015
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    • fuzzylogician
    • September 28, 2015

16. Extension Course Professor LOR

    By lizlizliz, September 27, 2015
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    • TakeruK
    • September 28, 2015

17. What should you ask your referees to write about?

    By FranzFan, September 27, 2015
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    • TakeruK
    • September 27, 2015

18. Can I use rec letter from a professor, and use it to apply to a program where the professor is a faculty member?

    By anthedu, September 26, 2015
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    • TakeruK
    • September 26, 2015

19. Another "who should I ask" thread...

    By GuruLakshmir, September 21, 2015
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    • AlbeeW
    • September 23, 2015

20. Teacher no longer lecturing in this uni

    By Rising, September 22, 2015
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    • Eigen
    • September 22, 2015

21. Too soon to ask?

    By lightballsdeep, September 21, 2015
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    • TakeruK
    • September 22, 2015

22. Which Professor should I ask? (Biostats)

    By randomcat, September 16, 2015
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    • fuzzylogician
    • September 18, 2015

23. Awkward situation with LOR

    By rusalka, September 18, 2015
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    • EdNeuroGrl
    • September 18, 2015

24. No rec letter from home university.

    By nir1241, September 13, 2015
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    • TakeruK
    • September 13, 2015

25. Tips for asking for letter from current employer?

    By shrimps, September 10, 2015
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    • shrimps
    • September 10, 2015