Letters of Recommendation

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1. What type of recommender is better?

   By blubb, November 24, 2014
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   • bsharpe269
   • November 29, 2014

2. Are letters of recommendation submitted electronically must be signed?

   By andrestoga, November 28, 2014
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   • TakeruK
   • November 28, 2014

3. I graduated 3 years ago...

   By pwe5000, November 20, 2014
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   • Texan_Air
   • November 26, 2014

4. Reccommender not sure if he's the best guy for the job, but I think otherwise? What to do? Time sensitive, please help!

   By occidorient, November 25, 2014
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   • occidorient
   • November 26, 2014

5. If your recommender starts to dislike you...

   By mseph, November 21, 2014
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   • mseph
   • November 25, 2014

6. will the university contact my recommenders?

   By silex7, November 24, 2014
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   • silex7
   • November 24, 2014

7. Bad to reuse an Undergrad LOR?

   By mmblue88, November 21, 2014
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   • mmblue88
   • November 21, 2014

8. Do they usually let you read the letter?

   By waitingchan, November 20, 2014
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   • waitingchan
   • November 21, 2014

9. How strict are schools about letters being on time?

   By abbeyalise, November 16, 2014
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   • tuckbro
   • November 20, 2014

10. Two letters from the same place of employment: bad idea or no big deal?

    By MJA87, September 24, 2014
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    • sdfltft
    • November 19, 2014

11. Proffs haven't responded to LOR request, but I got a read receipt

    By Gonzo12004, November 18, 2014
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    • beccamayworth
    • November 18, 2014

12. University of Miami - applyweb

    By BioFreya, November 17, 2014
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    • BioFreya
    • November 17, 2014

13. Applications say LOR submitted but I got no emails?

    By TheChai, November 13, 2014
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    • TakeruK
    • November 14, 2014

14. Need help deciding between two options for final letter

    By topologicalGod, November 11, 2014
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    • bsharpe269
    • November 13, 2014

15. LORs for Engineering Masters

    By romeluc, November 7, 2014
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    • mustainefan
    • November 12, 2014

16. Giving my LOR writers a packet tomorrow. What else should I include?

    By youngcharlie101, November 11, 2014
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    • TakeruK
    • November 11, 2014

17. I'm in a unique LOR pickle.

    By chipirone22, November 11, 2014
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    • biisis
    • November 11, 2014

18. Three Best Sources For My LORs: Please help

    By nikitamd, November 10, 2014
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    • Applemiu
    • November 10, 2014

19. Recommender with the higher rank, or the one with a PhD?

    By elveintiocho, November 6, 2014
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    • Applemiu
    • November 9, 2014

20. 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

21. Need advice, will one bad comment hurt my application?

    By arrxing, October 14, 2014
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    • kurumi2117
    • November 7, 2014

22. Reapplying this year. Taking LORs from the same professors! Do they need to completely redraft the LORs?

    By JessePinkman, November 7, 2014
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    • fuzzylogician
    • November 7, 2014

23. Query regarding UCLA LORs.... Pls help..... URGENT

    By devang, November 7, 2014
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    • Between Fields
    • November 7, 2014

24. Total newb question

    By s_rez87, November 5, 2014
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    • ashiepoo72
    • November 5, 2014

25. Listing extra recommenders?

    By gliaful, November 5, 2014
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    • gliaful
    • November 5, 2014