Timeline for Should I send a letter of recommendation directly to a student?
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| Feb 1, 2017 at 4:59 | vote | accept | Daniel R. Collins | ||
| Jan 30, 2017 at 23:30 | comment | added | enderland | As a student, it is nice to read what your recommenders think about you, too, even if you know it is somewhat fluffed up for the purpose of a recommendation you know that it'd only be fluffed up if the writer actually felt you were a good candidate for whatever you are applying for. | |
| Jan 30, 2017 at 4:42 | comment | added | aparente001 | I like this answer. I would add: To ask what program it is, you can start out by saying yes, you'd be happy to, and then explain that you only write recommendations when you know what program the person is applying to. If you state it matter of factly, and then don't budge if questioned, that in itself could be a litmus test as to whether there is anything fishy in the situation. | |
| Jan 30, 2017 at 3:08 | history | answered | xxxxxxxxx | CC BY-SA 3.0 |