How much time for references to complete LORs?

[gensin]

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How much time are you giving them? I'm not interested in giving three months - I think that takes any sense of urgency away. Do you think two weeks is too little? (I don't, but I want to hear other opinions!)

 

[terse]

Yes I would say two weeks is too little. About 4 weeks is what it took my recommenders.

 

[mustang sally]

I think it is better to give your references as much time as possible. The less time you give them, the ruder the request seems in my opinion. I gave my references two months, with a built-in buffer of an additional two months just in case.

 

[jonnyboi303]

Two of mine only took about 2 weeks, but the third I gave about 2 months, asking her how it was coming along about every 3 weeks or so.

 

[pdang]

about 3 to 4 weeks

 

[fenixtnlfan]

I went with a month. Both my recommenders got their letters in within two weeks, but you never know what your recommenders may have planned. They could be going to a conference or going on vacation, etc. in those two weeks you need that letter. Give them as much time as possible!

 

[Ricanrx]

I had a timeline of a month but after the first two weeks I checked up on all three(bio teacher, pharmacist, and anatomy prof.) and kept tabs on them to make sure it would get done in time.

 

[andrewattheU]

be sure to give lots of time as professors get busy this time of year, I asked my professor before school started and asked two pharmacists early in october to give them plenty of time