Hi there!
I am getting ready to apply to schools this fall and am trying to make a timeline of when my apps should be submitted. I was wondering if anyone had any advice for approaching/contacting writers for rec letters. I am definitely planning to ask early; I am going back to school next week and had been planning on asking for reference letters at the beginning of September, but I am wondering if it would be appropriate to email two of my professors now just to see if they are willing to write them, and then provide them with a folder containing my gpa, resume, etc. when I get back to school just to be ahead of the game.
I'm not sure if it is OK to do this via email or if there is a better way to go about asking, so if anyone has any advice I would greatly appreciate it!