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TLDR: I have been working in business the last 8 years. Have been taking online Phil classes for last 2 years and would like to pursue more seriously by applying to terminal MA programs. Current phil dept will not give online students letters of recs. What should I do? I have been in industry for 8 years post-undergrad (investing business) in US. I took a few (12 credits) philosophy classes in undergrad, while majoring in business, and had always loved them. Over the last 2 years, I had some pretty significant personal life things happen that made me question the meaning of my work (this work that I had previously thought was my "vocation."). To do some soul searching, over the last 2 years I have been taking online MA Phil classes. This hobby has blossomed into something I would like to take more seriously, culminating in getting a paper published in a well respected journal. I would like to apply to more serious MA programs to pursue next steps. The difficulty I'm running in to is the Phil Dept of my current program will only supply letters of recommendation if I am an in-person FT student, which I am not. Any advice on how to get letters of recommendation, or how to approach the application process without recs? FYI, I also posted this today on Reddit (but haven't gotten any responses), but any and all advice would be welcome.