Safferz Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Silly question I know, but I was asked by one of my professors and I'm not sure what to tell him (he should know better than I do!). To the department? To the admissions committee? Has anyone here actually seen a LOR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktel Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 To Whom It May Concern? I seem to recall that's what my references put Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 To the person in charge of graduate admissions in the department. Often this is the DGS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runonsentence Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Just to clarify, when you ask to whom it should be "addressed," are you asking who should be addressed in the opening salutation of the letter itself? Or you asking what goes on the outside of the envelope? To answer the first question: My letter writers either wrote "Dear Colleagues" or didn't include an opening salutation. The answer to your second question is usually on the website, but the DGS is the safest fallback if it's not expressly indicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safferz Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 Just to clarify, when you ask to whom it should be "addressed," are you asking who should be addressed in the opening salutation of the letter itself? Or you asking what goes on the outside of the envelope? To answer the first question: My letter writers either wrote "Dear Colleagues" or didn't include an opening salutation. The answer to your second question is usually on the website, but the DGS is the safest fallback if it's not expressly indicated. I was asking about the opening salutation, since all of my letters will be uploaded electronically. Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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