gfl212 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I have officially accepted an offer of admission so I guess my application process is officially over! I now would like to send something to each of my recommenders to thank them for their help, but I am not sure what. I was thinking of sending flowers or boxes of chocolates.. What do people generally do to thank their recommenders? Thanks for reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akyl Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 good question, I was actually just going to send them an email, but now I think I should probably buy some chocolates... or is that too much? what does everyone else think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbriar Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I am going to send a hand written letter to each recommender, with a thoughtful (but inexpensive) gift. However, I have know most of my recommenders 4+ years in a mixture of settings (a couple came to my wedding). -J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildviolet Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I sent handwritten notes and a small gift. I don't think it's too much, especially if you got accepted! Pitangus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmm Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I also gave small gifts and handwritten notes after the whole process was done. I sent updates as results came in, but I was quite close to my recommenders. Pitangus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinky Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I was wondering the same thing! I already picked out cards and plan to write letters/notes when everything is done but I was wondering about a gift. I feel like they did a lot for me (and I bugged them quite a bit) during the process so I was thinking that I should add something else. The problem is, I don't know what would be appropriate or if I should even add one at all. I thought about gift cards but they are sort of impersonal and can be expensive... Have others given gifts and what types of gifts have you given? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmm Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Gift cards don't need to be expensive -- I think $10-15 to Starbucks or some such would be appreciated, but not enough to make anyone uncomfortable. I expected one of my recommendors to be uncomfortable accepting a gift, and I was right, but it turned out OK. The other two had no problems with it -- but I think they were more used to being given gifts (i.e. had mentored more students). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckyball60 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I meet my recommenders once in a while for lunch and bought them a nice personal gift releated to their research. They supported me and I support them every year with a presentation at thier symposioum. Thats the advantage of a small college, you are not only a number! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cici Beanz Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Somewhere else on the site I read that somebody bought their recommenders mugs from the school they ended up going to. I think I'm going to do that, though of course I've already thanked everybody and updated them in an email...and sent a holiday card back in Dec. to the one prof who helped me out most of all. obsessovernothing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhopper Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Somewhere else on the site I read that somebody bought their recommenders mugs from the school they ended up going to. I think I'm going to do that, though of course I've already thanked everybody and updated them in an email...and sent a holiday card back in Dec. to the one prof who helped me out most of all. If it's okay I'm going to steal this idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDS! Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 If it's okay I'm going to steal this idea If you REALLY want them to have something unique, might I suggest a Zazzle mug, with your chosen school's emblem on one side, and perhaps a personal message on the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cici Beanz Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 If it's okay I'm going to steal this idea Seeing as I stole it myself...I say the more the merrier. Mugs for all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitangus Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I sent handwritten notes and a small gift. I don't think it's too much, especially if you got accepted! I also gave small gifts and handwritten notes after the whole process was done. I sent updates as results came in, but I was quite close to my recommenders. While I tend to just email my thanks to people I have only met once or those with whom I do not have sustained contact, I do think a hand written note is a nice gesture for LOR writers and other longtime contacts. Like emmm, I sent email updates throughout the admissions process, so a handwritten letter at the end was good for a special "closing" thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbeels Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 If it's okay I'm going to steal this idea Me too! Excellent idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karajan Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I probably OD-d on the thanking, but, once I'd submitted everything, I sent all my recommenders a gift (tried to think of something each would like--just chose a book for each one) and a thank you note. Now that it's all over, I sent them a more generalized thank you note for all the help over the course of my undergrad career + app process. Maybe it's too much thanking, but I know they did a lot of work for me, so I want to show appreciation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimo6211 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 (edited) Oh dear! Never thought of this. I just sent email thank yous I think I am going to follow the lead of two respondents; borrow this idea. Thanks (no pun intended ) Edited April 18, 2012 by Nina Moreno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-hermes- Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 One of my recommenders is in another country. I want to send him a card and a small gift for his desk, but I don't have his address. Well, I do have his office address (corporate), but I'm apprehensive about sending it there unannounced because it may be uncomfortable for him... Did anyone use a personal address for their recommenders? How does one go about asking for an address while avoiding the entire "oh you don't have to send me anything!" thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDS! Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Why would you feel uncomfortable about sending a gift to his place of employment; I'd much rather receive something there than at my home address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fillyglory Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 If it's okay I'm going to steal this idea Wonderful idea! I think I'm going to steal it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessovernothing Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) Somewhere else on the site I read that somebody bought their recommenders mugs from the school they ended up going to. I think I'm going to do that, though of course I've already thanked everybody and updated them in an email...and sent a holiday card back in Dec. to the one prof who helped me out most of all. Yeah, I second, third or fourth this quote. I'm actually on an academic exchange (what better way to spend your last semester of your undergrad, right?), so I bought all my recommenders coffee mugs from this university. One professor with whom I am particularly close, I also bought a book. Before I went away, though, I bought all of my letter writers books, because they wrote letters which enabled me to go on this exchange and get nominated for a scholarship. I suppose it depends on how close you are with your letter writers, but conceivably you are pretty close to them because they went out of their way to write you a recommendation. At that, one which contributed to you landing a place in a graduate department. Edited April 19, 2012 by waiting*it*out obsessovernothing1 and obsessovernothing 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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