Letters of Recommendation

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1. LOR from former student?

   By EconMusician, January 21, 2013
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   • uromastyx
   • January 28, 2013

2. Choice of recommenders - who to go for? Help Please!

   By wreckofthehope, August 27, 2010
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   • uromastyx
   • January 28, 2013

3. How to submit extra rec?

   By ilmank, January 14, 2011
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   • uromastyx
   • January 28, 2013

4. Second round of applications OR wait a year?

   By lifesgood, January 24, 2013
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   • lifesgood
   • January 27, 2013

5. Should I contact admissions about late LOR?

   By helmetedhamster, January 15, 2013
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   • History Time
   • January 26, 2013

6. How to respond to this?

   By Zelda311, January 11, 2013
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   • helmetedhamster
   • January 25, 2013

7. Is this a good LOR, or is it just "meh"?

   By Mtorey, January 22, 2013
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   • Eigen
   • January 23, 2013

8. Should I contact Admissions about a late LOR?

   By helmetedhamster, January 15, 2013
   • 1 reply
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   • unacclimated
   • January 20, 2013

9. Need some opinions! Replace LOR from only professor?

   By deekay25, January 15, 2013
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   • slaNYC
   • January 15, 2013

10. Recommender Openly Voices Reservations: A Deal Breaker?

    By silvercat, January 7, 2013
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    • silvercat
    • January 11, 2013

11. The letter would be great, if only he would write it...

    By sestina, January 9, 2013
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    • sestina
    • January 10, 2013

12. LOR from a Prof who is ... dying

    By Vader Was Framed, December 28, 2012
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    • asleepawake
    • January 9, 2013

13. Professors have to give recommendation but ask me what to say

    By confusedgradhopeful, January 7, 2013
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    • PhDreams
    • January 7, 2013

14. Will submitting more letters of recommendation than required hurt my application?

    By antoinette, January 5, 2013
    • 8 replies
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    • Bearcat1
    • January 6, 2013

15. Thank you gifts?

    By BrookeSnow, January 5, 2013
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    • surefire
    • January 6, 2013

16. Misspelling of Name?

    By thefaultinourstars, January 5, 2013
    • 1 reply
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    • marco_math
    • January 5, 2013

17. To chase down like a rapid dog or not?

    By sadthatthisdefinesmylife, December 22, 2012
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    • selecttext
    • January 3, 2013

18. Very shy - who to ask for letters?

    By perfectionist, December 21, 2012
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    • mrsnosleep
    • January 1, 2013

19. POI Writing LOR

    By bleepbloop, December 29, 2012
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    • moody
    • December 30, 2012

20. Unexpected letter of recommendation issue.

    By Swagato, December 21, 2012
    • 14 replies
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    • PhDreams
    • December 29, 2012

21. Swapping out recs [ please, please help!!!!]

    By somer8077, December 28, 2012
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    • somer8077
    • December 28, 2012

22. Sending in LOR earlier than deadline?

    By melkat, December 21, 2012
    • 1 reply
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    • shadowclaw
    • December 27, 2012

23. FLAKY PROFS!! WHAT TO DO??

    By psychdm, December 26, 2012
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    • shadowclaw
    • December 27, 2012

24. Missing Recommendation Requests for Texas Common App!

    By ridofme, December 23, 2012
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Miskina
    • December 27, 2012

25. One recommender may not get the letter in on time

    By shockwave, December 22, 2012
    • 1 reply
    • 796 views
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    • damequixote
    • December 22, 2012