Letters of Recommendation

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1. Missing Supplemental forms for LOR - an application killer?

   By babycakes, January 15, 2014
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   • babycakes
   • January 15, 2014

2. should I ask if my letter will be positive?

   By tempact, November 13, 2013
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   • astaroth27
   • January 15, 2014

3. Vent/Cry/Help?!

   By belle00, January 14, 2014
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   • belle00
   • January 15, 2014

4. Pre-emptively asking for a LOR

   By Owego, January 8, 2014
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   • Canis
   • January 8, 2014

5. In regards to lying about dates...

   By belle00, January 6, 2014
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   • Human_
   • January 8, 2014

6. Polite way to underscore a firm deadline?

   By browncow, January 7, 2014
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   • silver_lining
   • January 7, 2014

7. Should I get Letters of Recommendation now?

   By whit92, January 6, 2014
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   • complexbongo
   • January 6, 2014

8. What questions do they get on the questionaire?

   By spectastic, December 16, 2013
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   • Canis
   • January 5, 2014

9. Change of LoR

   By mphct, January 1, 2014
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   • mphct
   • January 3, 2014

10. From whom to take LORs

    By kakoli, December 23, 2013
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    • Brisingamen
    • January 3, 2014

11. Letters of Recommendation - Better Safe Than Sorry

    By Canis, January 3, 2014
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    • TakeruK
    • January 3, 2014

12. Urgent Help needed!

    By GraceEun, December 31, 2013
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    • Canis
    • January 3, 2014

13. LOR writer asked for draft that closely copies my CV/SOP

    By browncow, December 29, 2013
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    • reinhard
    • December 31, 2013

14. Telling references that you got accpeted

    By MichelleAbroad, April 22, 2013
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    • Canis
    • December 31, 2013

15. Want Your Sanity? Lie About the Deadline to Recs! 1 2

    By Loric, December 12, 2013
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    • Human_
    • December 30, 2013

16. When does cutting it close become late?

    By m-ttl, December 30, 2013
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    • m-ttl
    • December 30, 2013

17. Prof missed deadlines, now out of the country!

    By iphi, December 18, 2013
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    • iphi
    • December 30, 2013

18. Recommender offering to have a look at the letter?

    By levo99p, December 10, 2013
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    • TakeruK
    • December 30, 2013

19. LOR Dilemma - How important are recommenders' credentials?

    By Polibee, December 27, 2013
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    • Loric
    • December 28, 2013

20. Optional LOR writer hasn't submitted...

    By Maleficent999, December 27, 2013
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    • Maleficent999
    • December 27, 2013

21. Just received a 'weak' positive LOR... What do I do?

    By wardword, November 15, 2013
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    • reinhard
    • December 27, 2013

22. No Professor LOR, What's Your Experience?

    By ChasingMavericks, December 26, 2013
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    • MsDarjeeling
    • December 26, 2013

23. How much are we as applicants penalized for mistakes in our LOR?

    By phil413, December 23, 2013
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    • phil413
    • December 23, 2013

24. ProjectLead's Letter not on official letterhead

    By DeeD, December 17, 2013
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    • ratlab
    • December 21, 2013

25. A letter is written in an hour. Will that be a good one?

    By mphct, December 19, 2013
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    • mphct
    • December 21, 2013