How to properly ask for a letter of reference from professor

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I was thinking about asking my former biology professor for a letter of reference (she loved me). I was going to just go right to her office and pop the question but is there a certain etiquette I should use?

Also I'm going to ask my adviser soon, but is the pharmCAS a headache to deal with? and don't you have to have your professor send the LOR to them?

thanks

 

[owlegrad]

I was thinking about asking my former biology professor for a letter of reference (she loved me). I was going to just go right to her office and pop the question but is there a certain etiquette I should use?

Also I'm going to ask my adviser soon, but is the pharmCAS a headache to deal with? and don't you have to have your professor send the LOR to them?

thanks

Actually, PharmCAS sends them an email with a survey to fill out. Pretty easy.

No particular etiquette, just be polite. Professors get it all the time, they will know what to do.

 

[FlavyFlav]

The poster above is right, there is no particular etiquette. I e-mailed my professor to set up a meeting about writing an LoR. We had a good talk and he offered to write one, good stuff.