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Questions on recommendation or reference letters received from faculty members when applying for graduate schools or faculty positions.
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Is it appropriate to compare students to other successful students in a letter of recomendat...
Say you are writing a letter of recommendation for a freshman student of yours who is applying for an undergraduate research position in a field very different from yours. You can of course say some t …
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Getting a letter of recommendation from a new professor
An unestablished professor that knows you well, and writes a fantastic letter, is far better as a letter writer than a famous professor that will just write a generic "he was 3rd out of 38 students in …
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If you have no choice, is it acceptable to translate a recommendation letter for yourself?
I'd like to suggest instead of asking if you could self write the letter, send your advisor an email that says something like this. "Thank you so much for agreeing to write this letter for me. We have …
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Why do people keep saying 'it is your responsibility' to make sure your supervisor uploads t...
Frequently we perceive we are being pushy, when we remind someone to do something. But usually, this is just in our heads because we are anxious. Do you have an example of someone who was punished for …
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How to get reference from lab I worked with, when lab head seems unlikely to help and I was ...
One option is to ask the postdoc and professor if the postdoc can write a strong first draft that the professor would be willing to sign (and ideally edit). Most admission committees will probably kno …
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