Letters of Recommendation

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1. What to say to LOR's when meeting them?

   By Grad_Nov, November 27, 2011
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   • Grad_Nov
   • November 27, 2011

2. What exacly means "Faculty member LoR"?

   By EASC, November 26, 2011
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   • ktel
   • November 26, 2011

3. letters are rolling in

   By DJS508, November 18, 2011
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   • Loimographia
   • November 26, 2011

4. How long a recommendation letter should be?

   By Hatem, November 25, 2011
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   • imjosh
   • November 26, 2011

5. LOR blog by Adcom members

   By ReadytoStart, January 18, 2010
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   • MissH
   • November 26, 2011

6. If a graduate program allows someone to send 5-6 LORs, then could it be a good idea for them to send a LOR from a non-academic?

   By InquilineKea, November 25, 2011
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   • InquilineKea
   • November 25, 2011

7. any school that don't require letters?

   By seanjx, February 15, 2011
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   • finknottle
   • November 25, 2011

8. Be careful how you talk to you references

   By Ampere, November 1, 2011
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   • InquilineKea
   • November 25, 2011

9. How optimized is the process of uploading recommendations for professors?

   By finknottle, November 24, 2011
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   • finknottle
   • November 24, 2011

10. First deadline December 1st, Recommender hasn't responded

    By mj53, November 23, 2011
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    • emmm
    • November 24, 2011

11. My boss is writing a LOR and wants to know what to emphasize

    By Guest tguidici, November 23, 2011
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    • Javiar
    • November 23, 2011

12. Urgent problem with LOR professor's email

    By Deema, November 21, 2011
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    • Deema
    • November 21, 2011

13. LOR after change of heart

    By jpatlik, November 20, 2011
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    • jpatlik
    • November 20, 2011

14. How to ask when I don't have the rest of my application materials prepared

    By Bennet, November 19, 2011
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    • Sigaba
    • November 19, 2011

15. How to get close to professors?

    By Randall Lin, November 10, 2011
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    • gradschoolguru
    • November 19, 2011

16. Professional reference vs. emeritus professor

    By imisscoffee, November 18, 2011
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    • gradschoolguru
    • November 19, 2011

17. How long did it take for an initial response from Referees?

    By LucySera, November 17, 2011
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    • Sigaba
    • November 19, 2011

18. Requested for letter -- silence.

    By thinking, November 11, 2011
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    • Sigaba
    • November 19, 2011

19. Reference is away on sabbatical this semester

    By crunchygum, November 11, 2011
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    • crunchygum
    • November 16, 2011

20. No references?

    By member01, November 13, 2011
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    • member01
    • November 16, 2011

21. Reapplicant w/ unresponsive former LOR-writer

    By greendiplomat, November 15, 2011
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    • greendiplomat
    • November 15, 2011

22. Reminder email?

    By Karajan, November 8, 2011
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    • Karajan
    • November 10, 2011

23. Saw my LOR after it was sent, it wasn't that great...

    By butterfingers2010, November 8, 2011
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    • runonsentence
    • November 9, 2011

24. How many schools will recommendors send to??

    By lalabooks, October 22, 2011
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    • lalabooks
    • November 8, 2011

25. Getting Mixed Signals From LOR Writer

    By butterfingers2010, November 7, 2011
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    • butterfingers2010
    • November 7, 2011