About letters of recommendation

[cakefacade]

Hi everyone,

Like most of you, I'm getting ready to apply for the 2011 cycle, but as it's my first time applying, I have a couple of questions. If you know the answers to them, that'll be great!

Are LOEs and LORs the same thing?

Is an LOR a form with questions that your reference fills out or an actual letter your reference writes up?

Thanks in advance for your input!

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[CANgnome]

interchangable terms, from what i know.


except when you are asking a prof that does not know you too well, you say "letter of evaluation" instead of recommendation so as to sound less out of place?

 

[cakefacade]

Thanks for the reply.

is it a form provided by the AADSAS or a letter written by the prof him/herself

 

[theragu]

Letter by the professor, generally. They get alot of requests from students and usually know what format they will write in for you. Your school might require you to send a formal request from an office to that professor, but you should ask them personally to make sure they know your face.