LoR Tips

[SrJulio]

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Hi guys,

I am new to SDN. I just want to tell my story about how I got my very first LoR. I am a sophomore at a decent state university. Today, our provost (think COO, CFO in a company if you don't know what a provost does, all the deans report to him) offered to write me a LoR. I was so surprised. I was involved in a seed funding program under the Provost's Office that I only got into because I was looking for some project management skills. The experience was great, but I never expected something like this. I am planning to ask my lab PI (science faculty) to write me another letter, as I will be working with him over the summer.

My tip for getting a LoR would be to try out things you like to do, whether it is volunteering, shadowing, doing research or something else. You will gain valuable experience and meet new people. If you really put in the effort, your supervisor/employer will notice, and if they are nice enough, they will write you a LoR. You don't lose anything if they don't. Just be nice. They will help you out in some other ways later on. Having that network of people is just helpful in general.

Hopefully that helps. Just wanted to share my story 🙂

 

[SrJulio]

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[kanek2013]

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Good advice. Don't take the lack of responses personally -- people are freaking out that apps open this afternoon.

 

[fogorvostan]

It's good advice for life, not just LoRs!

I had a professor in grad school tell us that if we really want to stand out "in the real world" and make a good impression on your supervisors, we had to follow 3 rules:
01: Show up on time
02: Show up dressed properly
03: Show up ready to work

The more jobs I have worked, the more that has proven to be true.

 

[SrJulio]

Good advice. Don't take the lack of responses personally -- people are freaking out that apps open this afternoon.

Yeah, I know. I will watch the forum closely, as I will apply during the next cycle. 🙂

 

[kanek2013]

Yeah, I know. I will watch the forum closely, as I will apply during the next cycle. 🙂

Good luck -- SDN is a great way to learn about applications. I have learned so much from being on here. Plus you get to network with other pre-dents, which is rare for me since there are only like 3 at my school, none of which I know.

It sounds like you are off to a good start with getting everything set to apply. Make sure you keep that up. I learned from undergraduate admissions that it isn't worth waiting, so I really worked hard to get everything ready ahead of time. And here we are -- June 1st and I have had everything done for my application for about 2 weeks now. It is seriously the best feeling ever.

 

[SrJulio]

Good luck -- SDN is a great way to learn about applications. I have learned so much from being on here. Plus you get to network with other pre-dents, which is rare for me since there are only like 3 at my school, none of which I know.

It sounds like you are off to a good start with getting everything set to apply. Make sure you keep that up. I learned from undergraduate admissions that it isn't worth waiting, so I really worked hard to get everything ready ahead of time. And here we are -- June 1st and I have had everything done for my application for about 2 weeks now. It is seriously the best feeling ever.

Good luck! Sounds like you are super prepared!


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[doc toothache]

Or one could just follow the requirements of ds in question.

 

[MahiMahi]

Brilliant! I assume you'll be continuing to work with him in the future?

 

[SrJulio]

Brilliant! I assume you'll be continuing to work with him in the future?

Yeah, I hope I will be reappointed to the student council that works on the project. I think I will easily get in, because I made significant contributions to the project so far and have worked with the provost and his staff closely.


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