Letters of Recommendation

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1. Excluding a Recommendation - Does it Look Bad??

   By AJ09, December 2, 2012
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   • AJ09
   • December 2, 2012

2. "Rank the student"

   By ohgoodness, November 29, 2012
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   • TakeruK
   • November 30, 2012

3. taking (at least) a year off - should I ask for LoRs now?

   By coyote, November 26, 2012
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   • TakeruK
   • November 30, 2012

4. Order of Recommendations

   By thenerdypengwin, November 27, 2012
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   • moody
   • November 30, 2012

5. Asking a TA?

   By smeagoly, November 18, 2012
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   • moody
   • November 30, 2012

6. Backup Recommendation?

   By A_SouthWest, November 30, 2012
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   • aricyo
   • November 30, 2012

7. undergrad references from entirely different discipline

   By jojo.a.west, November 29, 2012
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   • midnight
   • November 29, 2012

8. Thank You Letters

   By midnight, November 27, 2012
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   • Crucial BBQ
   • November 29, 2012

9. Submitting Application

   By herbie77, November 28, 2012
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   • herbie77
   • November 28, 2012

10. How to tell a professor I no longer need his recommendation?

    By jmcgee, November 17, 2012
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    • emmm
    • November 28, 2012

11. Recommenders with poor English.

    By fishsauce, November 26, 2012
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    • fishsauce
    • November 27, 2012

12. Who to ask?

    By gcook, November 26, 2012
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    • Bearcat1
    • November 26, 2012

13. NSF GRFP Letter of Reference

    By Graham17, November 24, 2012
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    • funchaku
    • November 24, 2012

14. Online LOR: will it disappear once the app is submitted?

    By Basic_Space, November 22, 2012
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    • fuzzylogician
    • November 23, 2012

15. getting a LOR from a retired/former prof?

    By Guest Gnome Chomsky, November 23, 2012
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    • Guest
    • November 23, 2012

16. Unresponsive Prof.

    By A_SouthWest, November 1, 2012
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    • Quant_Liz_Lemon
    • November 22, 2012

17. Overseas Recommenders?

    By pleasestaycalm, October 29, 2012
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    • Lud
    • November 22, 2012

18. Professors vs work references

    By maturia, October 27, 2012
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    • Lud
    • November 22, 2012

19. Help! Ethically Questionable?

    By Jensen12, November 9, 2012
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    • Lud
    • November 22, 2012

20. Professor refused to write to top schools

    By Helenacyl, November 14, 2012
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    • Lud
    • November 22, 2012

21. letters of rec deadlines

    By candycrava, November 21, 2012
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    • DarwinAG
    • November 22, 2012

22. Should I ask a Part-Time professor?

    By MissMoneyJenny, November 20, 2012
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    • moody
    • November 21, 2012

23. Three LORs, can only submit two.

    By kaputzing, November 20, 2012
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    • TeaGirl
    • November 21, 2012

24. Reapplication - how to show my strengths

    By Pinkman, November 20, 2012
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    • Pinkman
    • November 20, 2012

25. Should I just chill out and wait?

    By sar21leo, November 19, 2012
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    • sar21leo
    • November 19, 2012