Questions tagged [recommendation-letter]
Questions on recommendation or reference letters received from faculty members when applying for graduate schools or faculty positions.
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Retract an already submitted recommendation letter (written for an undergrad student)
In the middle of the current semester, a student in my large lecture class (of an undergraduate course) asked me for a letter of recommendation, to supplement his application to transfer to another, ...
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Can I take recommendation from someone I met at a conference?
I met a faculty (from a university in the UK) at a conference. She liked and praised my work and we are in touch after conference. She has an impressive profile and her research work is similar to ...
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Ask for a recommendation letter from a teacher in the university I'm applying to
My situation is a bit unusual: I plan to apply for a second Master's degree in a foreign university I did an exchange semester in. It is pretty well-ranked compared to my current one. The Master's is ...
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How can I politely remind my professors about a recommendation letter they promised? [duplicate]
I am currently applying to a masters program, application is due on April 15, recommendation letters can be given until the 23.
I asked 3 professors to give me recommendation letters approximately on ...
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Did BSc, doing MSc, applying for PhD. Is it frowned upon to not have a letter from my BSc advisor?
I am currently pursuing an MSc and am preparing my PhD application. For this reason, I reach out to professors I know well in order to ask them whether they would be willing to write recommendation ...
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Should I choose someone as one of my references while I also have applied to his group?
I just faced a funny, yet complicated situation!
I want to apply for postdoc positions, and one of my references would be a professor that I had a good collaboration with his group during my PhD. ...
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writing letter of support for H1-B visa applicant
I can't find a suitable tag for my question. I hope I'm posting to the right place. I apologize if not.
I'm a prof in CS in US. I have been asked to write a letter of support for a graduate (BSc), ...
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Ask professor for recommendation after long period without contacting them
So I'm currently in my final year of an undergraduate, intergrated Master's program at a British university and I'll be applying for PhD programs in the Fall. Over the summer of June 2017 - August ...
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Can I put a postdoc as one of the references in my CV?
I'm applying for a postdoc (Computer Science) and some positions ask for the contact information of 3 references. Beside my Ph.D. supervisor, I work with other departments in my institute, but mostly ...
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Is it reasonable to ask update on recommendations letter twice?
It is important to know that I have requested about 7/8 letters per professors ( 3 total ). I have told them that I was conscious that it was a lot of letters to write so I was content with a general ...
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What does it take to get a worthwhile recommendation letter
I am now looking for people to write recommendation letters for me so as to prepare for graduate school application by the end of this year. I found I still need one more person(I want to have 3 ...
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Is it acceptable to ask a professor to write a reccomendation letter now to save for later?
Through the last three years of my undergrad, I have worked closely with a professor in my university and we published several papers together. Once I graduate this spring, I plan on working for two ...
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When to follow up for recommendation letter
I asked two potential referees, 1 month before application deadline, to write me a letter and both gladly accepted, and one asked me to write a draft (which I learned was a common practice).
It has ...
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Impact of Recommendation letters
I am a master’s student of pure mathematics at my country’s most famous university, and recently I have applied to a couple of foreign universities.
Because of the reputation of my university and my ...
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Recommendation letter by significant other if you worked with them professionally?
My significant other (SO) and I are in five years of relationship. We met working in a lab and she already earned her PhD at that time. I was a graduate student. She was the main person I went after ...
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Can I ask a non-academic for an academic letter of recommendation?
A scholarship based on existing mental health problems and conviction to finishing/doing well in school and it requests 2 reference letters and doesn't specify from whom. I'm only a second year in my ...
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Email Asking for Appointment Letter of Reccomendation
I am planning to ask professors that I haven't seen in two years since graduation for letters of recommendation.
I want to ask in person so they can see and remember me, but I want to set an ...
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Is it necessary for a letter of recommendation to include the full name of the candidate?
I'm applying for Colleges for my MSc. But all of my letters of recommendation address me by my first name. is it okay, or should the complete name of the candidate be included?
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Logistics of asking for letter of recommendation after graduation
I graduated from by undergrad two years ago (this May) and now I am applying to law school and require letters of recommendation from my undergrad.
Although I did well in their classes and spoke ...
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How to mask present unemployment when asking for recommendation
I voluntarily quit my job 6 months ago. I need to get a letter of recommendation from a professor I know for grad school, and I want to include my resume in the email I send this professor.
What is ...
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How formal should a recommendation be in the US?
I am a lecturer in a European university. A student from my department asked me to write a recommendation for a program somewhere in the US that he wants to attend.
I have read the horror stories ...
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No response from professor for letter of recommendation
I am applying to MS/MA programs and my first due date is tomorrow. All my matierals were submitted 2 weeks in advance,however, my final letter writer hasn’t submitted his LOR. My other two have both ...
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I have letters of recommendation dated 2016 can I still use them now? [duplicate]
I am currently applying for PhD programs. I have 3 letters from my former professors. All are dated 2016. Does that look bad in an application? And if I am to use them now, should I send emails to my ...
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Can people refer to me as an MD in my recommendation letter if I have already passed my professional exam but my degree is still in process?
This year I am applying to an big university's summer camp this year, and I am not really aware of how US Universities handle this situation. I am a Mexican "medical intern", I call myself like that ...
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Do professors tailor recommendations to universities? [duplicate]
Preferably from a professor's candid viewpoint. When writing graduate recommendations for an undergraduate, do professors write general recommendations describing why #insert name# is a great fit for ...
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Will I get a negative LOR from my professor
I have recently asked my professor to write a LOR for my taught master program application. We are not so familiar with each other, but at least I have attended one course of him (got A grade) while ...
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How much effort does it take to modify a reference letter for different applications?
I am in my early PhD years and encouraged to apply for scholarships/fellowships that would boost my funding. All of these applications ask for recommendation letters from previous supervisors, and ...
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Should I send a research recommendation letter to teaching postdoc position?
I am a math PhD student, graduating this semester. I found a teaching postdoc that I would really like to apply for but I am confused by the ad.
They ask for a teaching statement but no research ...
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Letter of support for promotion to full professor from an “unusual” student
A professor (currently Associate Professor) I used to collaborate with is being considered for the promotion to "full Professor". The Department asked me to write a letter supporting the professor's ...
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Why would recommender not submit letter to some schools?
My recommender received the list of schools I would be applying to months in advance. She submitted 7 out of 10 letters and then just disappeared: ignores emails and notifications from schools. Why ...
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Asking my Professor to create a Google Account to submit a Letter of Recommendation for me
I requested a recommendation letter to a professor and he agreed to write one for me. However, the application (a Google form) to which he needed to upload the letter required a Google account to ...
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As a graduate student, am I allowed to use university letterhead in a letter of recommendation for an undergraduate student?
This is in the U.S. I am a graduate student, and an undergraduate student who I mentored in an independent reading project has asked me to write her a letter of recommendation for an internship ...
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Emailing a professor for points on an exam when you want a recommendation from the professor
I recently took an exam in my master's program where I missed just enough points to change my grade from A+ to A (in my country, these show up differently on a transcript). I intend on applying to ...
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How to ask for a recommendation letter from a professor after long time?
I had worked under a supervisor in 2015 and that year I asked a recommendation letter from him for a Ph.D. He wrote it very well. On 2016, I again asked him for one and he sent me again. Both of the ...
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What to do when professor denies authoring an extremely negative letter of recommendation?
I asked a professor for letters of recommendation for 7 universities. I was able to view his review for one particular university and it was extremely, unnecessarily negative.
When I confronted him, ...
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I am unable to reach one of my faculty member through email, phone call or even in person, what may I do? [duplicate]
I am unable to reach one of my faculty member through email, phone call or even in person, who have agreed on providing me with a recommendation letter. He is not replying to my email, phone number is ...
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Is it fine to ask a collaborator to give me a recommendation letter directly or should I ask my adviser to do so?
Recently, I need to take some recommendation letters from our collaborators but I'm not sure is it fine to ask them directly by myself or should I ask my adviser to do so? Any idea or suggestion is ...
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If this is my second Visiting Assistant Professor job, who should I ask for letters?
I'm just looking ahead, but I intend to get 1 letter from my current department chair but am not sure beyond that. Should I include a letter from my graduate advisor no matter what? Should I get a ...
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Professor uploaded a recommendation meant for university 'A' to a different university 'B'
There are 2 universities that I was applying to for a PhD program. Lets call them 'A' and 'B'.
The professor, who was writing a recommendation for me, uploaded the recommendation, meant for ...
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Applying for PhD overseas After a Break
I am a Graduate in Life sciences who has been working in a corporate job for the past 2+ years.
I am currently researching and aiming to apply for PhD programmes in Europe. In requirements for PhD I ...
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Professor asked for details of letters I need
I am applying for summer REUs in physics. A professor I asked agreed to write me a recommendation, but also asked for details of the letters I need. What details should I send?
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What reference from current insitution is required/advisable for pre-tenure move?
I am interviewing for a tenure-track position in the United States. I am currently a tenure-track faculty member at another US university. In my cover letter, I stated that I wished to keep my search ...
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Is it common to perform a campus interview before asking for letters of recommendation [closed]
I was recently invited to an on-campus interview after having a skype interview. I noticed, after checking with my referees, that this particular school did not request letters of recommendation for ...
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Letter of recommendation before Skype interview
I recently applied for a tenure-track faculty position. The recommendation letters were not requested when I applied. After 2-3 weeks, I got an email that my referees should send them the letters and ...
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Mathjobs.org Generic Reference Letter
I am applying for mathematics postdocs through Mathjobs.org. I have mentioned
names of three of professors for reference letter. One of professors asked me
about whether should I submit a generic ...
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Are NSF GFRP recommenders updated on the status of the application?
I applied for an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, and was curious if my letter-writers will receive updates of my acceptance or refusal at the same time I do or if they hear anything at all after ...
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What is recommendation/reference draft copy?
I am applying for a PhD program and reached out for a recommendation to a professor under who I had done my master’s thesis. He told me to:
send a draft copy as per the requirement
What does that ...
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letterhead required for recommendation emails sent electronically?
I am applying to graduate schools in North America. Most of these institutes require at least three electronic letter of recommendations to be sent during the process.
I have already submitted my ...
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Mediocre/Poor letter of rec from well-known professor vs great letter from not as well-known professor?
I'm planning to apply to graduate school next year after working a year in industry (software engineering) but have received advice to get my letters of recommendation and other application parts ...
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What makes a good reference letter for a junior faculty position
I'm in the process of applying to junior faculty positions (e.g. Assistant Professor). This will be my first time I ever apply for an academic position.
My direct supervisor asked me to write a ...
