I have a question regarding letters of rec. so far I have taken several science courses and have went to professors office hours. Now I'm no longer in those classes, but the professors still recognize me and I try to talk to them once a semester. Is this method even effective at all? There's a part of me that wants to go visit them every other week, but a conflicting part of me that says not to pester them. What are methods you guys use if you've ever been in this type of situation?
Letters of recommendation
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1) Work study
2) (If studying for mcat) Ask them for help with MCAT questions if they're absolutely not busy and are helpful like that.
3) If you know a prof likes fantasy football, learn fantasy football and you can talk for days. I swear this prof should be a sports analyst but he loves his sports so its easy to relate to this one.
4) See if they offer 1 credit classes or other easier classes so you get to be in their class again.
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If your school has a tutoring service, try to tutor a course taught by one of the professors you want a rec letter from. Consult with them frequently (every one to two weeks).
What if these options are not available?
Is this so you can get a good letter of rec? If you can't take a seminar with them or tutor for their course as an above poster said, why don't you just state your intentions openly and ask for a letter. It is always best (in my experience) to ask for a letter once you have completed the course with that professor. If you want a professor who knows you very well to write, then maybe you should try to get letters from professors who have taught you more than one course, perhaps organic 1 and 2 or physics 1 and 2 if they're taught by the same person.
Also, being your résumé in for the professor to have a look at it. Perhaps there will be an experience you have which they're interested in. From my experience, most professors are involved in more than just teaching their course. They give seminars, do research, or mentor clubs. See what your professors do and latch on if you're interested. This would allow the professor to learn more about you this hopefully resulting in a better letter of recommendation.
Also, being your résumé in for the professor to have a look at it. Perhaps there will be an experience you have which they're interested in. From my experience, most professors are involved in more than just teaching their course. They give seminars, do research, or mentor clubs. See what your professors do and latch on if you're interested. This would allow the professor to learn more about you this hopefully resulting in a better letter of recommendation.
